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Battle in Broomfield: Delegates casting ballots for Dem hopefuls with talk...

Update: As expected, Cary Kennedy and Jared Polis make the Democratic primary ballot, with Kennedy winning about 62 percent of the delegate vote, twice...

Battle in Boulder: Governor’s race at GOP state assembly still anyone’s...

BOULDER — With a critical vote among Republicans to help shape the governor’s race looming in a convention hall in this liberal college town,...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Three

Illustration by Mike Keefe It was a huge week here at the Littwin Official Unofficial gov rankings shop. Stapleton’s gigantic blunder. Tancredo’s surprise endorsement. Coffman’s...

8 takeaways from the first Republican gubernatorial debate in Colorado

Former Parker mayor Greg Lopez, entrepreneur and one-time lawmaker Victor Mitchell, and retired investment banker and first-time candidate Doug Robinson faced off for the...

Three Colorado Democrats debate fracking as they run for governor of...

During their first televised debate, former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy, ex-state Sen. Mike Johnston, and current Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne drilled down on whether and...

6 takeaways from Colorado’s first Democratic gubernatorial debate

Former state Treasurer Cary Kennedy, ex-state Sen. Mike Johnston, and Democratic Lt. Gov Donna Lynne squared off for the first time on TV Wednesday...

A stunning SNAFU by Colorado GOP governor hopeful Walker Stapleton throws...

A dramatic cascade of events in the past 24 hours has scrambled the campaign of a Republican front-runner in Colorado and is about to...

Running for governor in Colorado, education reformer Mike Johnston says what...

Former state Sen. Mike Johnston, known as an architect of the state’s most sweeping education reforms, says that what Colorado’s schools really need is money. Now...

Trail Marker: The week that was in the Colorado governor’s race

This past week on the campaign trail in the Colorado governor’s race saw some big spending on TV advertising— and accusations of getting free airtime— along with more...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Two

Illustration by Mike Keefe The big story in the gov race is probably not going to change anything, but it’s the best we can do...