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Salazar taps Shafroth for fish, wildlife and parks deputy post at...

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday afternoon that fourth-generation Colorado resident Will Shafroth, who ran unsuccessfully for Congress last summer, will be the department's...

Polis, Starin differ dramatically on gay rights issues in Colorado’s 2nd...

Republican 2nd Congressional District candidate Scott Starin balks at the notion of amending the U.S. Constitution, an action he says should not be taken lightly. But when it comes to same-sex marriage, he would be willing to make an exception. “At the federal level, I always am hesitant to amend the Constitution; there’s a reason it’s only been amended a few times in our 230-year-plus history,” said Starin, who’s running against openly gay Democrat Jared Polis in the left-leaning district that includes Boulder.

Polis opponent Starin says climate change not caused by man

Echoing his party’s vice presidential nominee, Republican congressional candidate Scott Starin Wednesday told the Colorado Independent he does not believe global climate change is caused by man. Starin, a Lafayette aerospace engineer who’s running against Boulder Democrat Jared Polis for the 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by Mark Udall, sounded a lot like Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who said during her recent vice-presidential debate with Joe Biden that she was uncertain of man’s role and that cyclical weather patterns may be responsible.

In High Stakes Money Race, CD2 Dems Focus on Primary Ground...

Both Congressional District 2 Democratic candidates Joan Fitz-Gerald and Jared Polis got what they wanted over the weekend at the CD2 assembly in Westminster,...

Live Q&A with CD-2 Candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald

Joan Fitz-Gerald, second congressional district candidate and former Colorado Senate President, talked live with Colorado Confidential readers this morning. Read more to see her...

COMING: Live Q&A with CD-2 Candidate Joan Fitz-Gerald

Join Joan Fitz-Gerald, second congressional district candidate and former Colorado Senate President, for a live 30 minute Q&A on Monday, March 31 at 10...

Democratic Hopefuls Unveil Plan to End War

Ten  U.S. House candidates, including CD-2's Jared Polis, offer a sweeping strategy to get out of Iraq, as Mike Lillis from Washington Independent reports.On...

CD-2 Candidates Get Virtual in Online Debate Tonight

Coming on the heels of the president's State of the Union speech Monday night, the intersection of political rhetoric and reality becomes even more...

Live Q&A with CD-2 Will Shafroth

Will Shafroth, candidate for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, talked live with Colorado Confidential readers this morning. Read more to see what he had to...

COMING: Live Q&A with CD-2 Candidate Will Shafroth

Join Will Shafroth, candidate for Colorado's 2nd congressional district, for a live 30 minute Q&A on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. MST. Shafroth...