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Dems choose bridge-builder Morgan Carroll as new state party leader

As the state Democratic party gathers itself for next year’s mid-term elections, party faithful representing both the progressive and establishment camps rallied behind former...

Rep. Joe Salazar rules out run for governor for a shot...

State Rep. Joe Salazar announced today he will run for Attorney General in the 2018 election. Salazar, a Thornton Democrat, is currently in his...

How Colorado lawmakers are reacting to Donald Trump— with state laws

Colorado’s legislative session began Wednesday with a signal to Washington, D.C.: We’re watching. On the Democratic side, Thornton Rep. Joe Salazar, who might consider a...

Close, but no cigar: Slavery amendment loses

Much has been written about why voters turned down Amendment T, the measure referred by the Colorado General Assembly to the November ballot that...

Amendment T — the slavery question — hanging in limbo

In a disappointing election for many Colorado civil rights advocates, Amendment T's potential failure is an unexpected twist of the knife. The measure, which...

Diverse coalition unites against Raise the Bar

These days, the Vote No on 71 campaign travels with a 10-foot-tall wooden horse. As opponents see it, that’s what Amendment 71, also known as...

Mysterious dark-money fliers target highly contested Colorado House and Senate races

Anonymous fliers are targeting candidates in the suburban battlegrounds of hotly contested Colorado House and Senate races — a tactic political observers say is...

GUEST POST: Trump’s racism from a Colorado Latino perspective

For several months, we’ve seen Republican Party leaders distance themselves from Donald Trump because of his outrageous and offensive comments. Video recordings of Trump...

The maverick and the reformer: Sandgren v. Salazar

He’s a maverick Democratic lawmaker who supports Bernie Sanders for president. She’s a Republican teacher who believes in the power of education to change children...

What happens to Bernie’s political revolution in Colorado?

Colorado supporters of Bernie Sanders are in something of a purgatory. The candidate who promised them a political revolution has also promised to do what...