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Schumann: It’s a party in MAGA Country, as Trump’s return to White House signals a mandate for change

When Americans awoke Nov. 6, following an Election Night which went into the wee hours of the early morning, they learned Donald J. Trump had been elected as the 47th U.S. President with 286 electoral votes, defeating Kamala Harris.

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All eyes remain on 8th District race where Caraveo, Evans are split by 3,817 votes

Whether Democrats will retain a majority or the seats will be a split for the Colorado caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives appears as if it will come down to the one race most political observers always anticipated.

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Navarro flips 8th District seat on board of education, Democrats grasp on board loosened

Yazmin Navarro appears to have wrestled the 8th District seat on the State Board of Education away from Rhonda Solis, and with it loosened the Democratic Party’s grasp on the board.

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District court denies Libertarian Party’s plea for a hand-count of ballots in Colorado following password leak

Denver District Court Judge Kandace Gerdes has denied an appeal to seek a hand-count of election returns and other relief sought by the Libertarian Party in a suit against Secretary of State Jena Griswold and the State of Colorado.

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Colorado’s wolf reintroduction has cost taxpayers double what they expected when they voted to approve it

Bringing wolves back to Colorado has cost the state at least $4.8 million so far, according to a new financial analysis by The Denver Post. This is within the total amount appropriated by lawmakers, the Post reports. But it’s more than double the estimate that was given to Colorado voters during the 2020 election, when voters narrowly passed a ballot measure initiating wolf reintroduction by a margin of less than 1 percent.

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An open letter to voters from Mesa County Clerk Bobbie Gross

As your Mesa County clerk​ & recorder, I am deeply committed to the transparency, security, and integrity of our elections. I want to address a recent oversight by the secretary of state’s office, which inadvertently published BIOS passwords — one of the many layers that protect our voting equipment.

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