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Independents breaking for GOP’s Evans by 6 points in toss-up Colorado House district, polling says

Independent voters in Coloradoโ€™s 8th Congressional District are leaning toward a Republican challenger to incumbent Rep.ย Yadira Caraveoย (D-CO), according to a GOP polling memo showing the freshman lawmaker in a vulnerable position inย one of the most competitive racesย of the 2024 cycle.ย 

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Overbeck: Transgender fans try to kill parentโ€™s rights and girls-only sports ballot initiativesย 

The transgender craze infecting our schools and dumping many gender-confused young children headfirst into a bewildering pipeline of puberty-blocking drugs, hormone injections and eventually gender-mutilating surgery, is making progress in Colorado thanks to the legislatureโ€™s ruling Democrat majority.ย 

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What words can’t Colorado Republicans say in immigration debate? House Democratic leaders gave them list.

Colorado Republicans are accusing Democratic leaders of censorship, saying the latter have provided them with a list of words they are prohibited from using during floor debates.

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In November, voters will decide on adding economic transparency to ballot measures

Registered voters will be asked this fall whether the state should provide more economic transparency in relation to ballot measures, following the signature verification this week of Proposed Initiative No. 77, qualifying it for the ballot.

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The votes are in and here’s what Colorado lawmakers want to spend money on

With the state’s spending plan completed and on its way to the governor, along with funding for K-12 education, lawmakers are turning their attention in the final weeks of the legislative session to tax credits and bills totaling billions of dollars that will likely tap into the Taxpayerโ€™s Bill of Rights surplus.

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Democrats are set to unveil their Colorado property tax relief plan this week. Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s in it.

Democrats in the Colorado legislature are preparing this week to introduce a measure that would overhaul the stateโ€™s property tax system to limit future spikes in businessesโ€™ and homeownersโ€™ tax bills, with an eye toward providing more relief to people who own lower-value homes.ย 

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Rural โ€œcowboy upโ€ culture has led to high suicide rates. How can the state improve mental health in ag?

San Luis Valley cattle rancher George Whitten was halfway through a mental health workshop when he let himself tally up a figure he had never wanted to know โ€” the number of people in his life who had died by suicide.ย 

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