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Campaign spending nears $4M on Prop. 127, Colorado’s ban on hunting cougars, bobcats, and lynx

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The two issue committees fighting over the initiative, which seeks to ban the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats and lynx in Colorado, have collectively spent around $3.8 million in the campaign so far. This is based on information filed with the Colorado Secretary of State as of Thursday, Oct. 24. There have been no additional expenditures reported by either group since Oct. 14, with the next filing deadline on Oct. 28. 

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Retired teacher and State Board of Education candidate Sherri Wright appointed to fill vacancy

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Sherri Wright, a retired teacher and former local school board member, will fill a vacancy representing Congressional District 3 on the Colorado State Board of Education. The seat was previously occupied by Stephen Varela, who resigned earlier this month.

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In sprint to Election Day, millions are being spent on Colorado’s ranked-choice voting proposal

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The last campaign finance report before Election Day shows millions are being spent on that would upend Colorado’s election system in favor of ranked-choice voting, in which candidates are selected by order of preference.

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Allen & Melanie Fuller: Preserve Colorado charter schools with ‘yes’ vote on Amendment 80

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As a husband and wife who both serve on the boards of different charter schools, and as parents of three students currently in K-12 schools in Colorado, we fully support not only Amendment 80, but also the incredible opportunity and personalization school choice creates.

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Trump Campaign calls for action over Secretary Griswold security breach in Colorado

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In a letter addressed to Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, representatives for Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. have raised alarms over a reported disclosure of BIOS passwords for voting system equipment across the state. According to the letter, these passwords have been publicly accessible from at least August 2024 through October 24, 2024, without public notification from Griswold’s office regarding the security risk. The letter suggests that the passwords’ exposure presents an opportunity for unauthorized access to modify the Trusted Build of voting systems—a concern intensified by the upcoming election.

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Republican Hartsook and Democrat Nilemo talk housing, crime, presidential preference in HD44

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In House District 44 for the Colorado General Assembly, Republican Anthony Hartsook looks to continue his work by being elected to a second term, while Democratic opponent Alyssa Nilemo aims to win the newly redrawn district this November.

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Ganahl: Exposing Colorado’s election failures, how citizen pressure uncovered what officials tried to hide

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During my run as the GOP Nominee for Governor in 2022, I talked to voters across
Colorado that didn’t trust our elections. 25% of Republicans didn’t vote. After the race, I
decided to dig in and see if I could find a way to restore trust for voters in the process.

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Armstrong: Punishing the innocent with Colorado’s Proposition KK

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Imagine the screams from the left if, instead of facing a ballot measure to allow for tax-subsidized abortions, Colorado voters instead saw a measure to tax abortions to fund mental health for women dealing with matters pertaining to fertility, pregnancy, and raising children. “This is punishing people for exercising their basic rights,” we would hear. “This is not how we should fund essential services,” the chorus would chant. And the critics would be right.

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