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Colorado announces possible release areas for next wave of introduced wolves
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Colorado announces possible release areas for next wave of introduced wolves

By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials met Friday with commissioners from four counties where the agency plans to release wolves — a new approach after state authorities previously released the animals in secret. Garfield, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and Eagle counties are in the running as drop-off points for the 10-15 wolves the agency will source from British Columbia during the 2024-25 capture-and-release season starting in December. The counties are within the agency’s northern release zone.  The early engagement comes after a rocky start to Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program in part, say critics, because of the agency’s lack of transparency starting with the release of five wolves in Grand County on Dec. 18, and five in Summit County on D...
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Gabe Evans on his 8th District victory, immigration and plans for Congress
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Gabe Evans on his 8th District victory, immigration and plans for Congress

By  Gabrielle Franklin | Fox 31 News It’s a Colorado race that has shaken up the outlook on the balance of power in Congress and the makeup of the state’s congressional delegation. Gabe Evans, a Republican, held his first press conference after Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo, a Democrat, conceded the race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, flipping the seat from blue to red. With Evans proclaiming victory in this race, Colorado will now have equal representation for both parties in the U.S. House and Republicans likely have an edge in Congress. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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‘Uncle Benny’ urges Republicans to change approach to down-ballot funding
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‘Uncle Benny’ urges Republicans to change approach to down-ballot funding

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice With the outcome of a few races still in doubt Monday morning, Republican Ben Aste was already focused on the next one. Aste, the man who ran as "Uncle Benny" for the Larimer County District 3 seat, proposed a new approach to campaign funding, on a Republican call with several candidates and former Sen. Kevin Lundberg, that he hopes might gain some support. "I'm going down and I'm going to open a 'future election monies' account," he said. "This would be a place to put $5 or $10 or whatever you have each week or month." Democrat Jody Shadduck-McNally defeated Aste by 12.6%, despite his hard work attending events throughout the campaign, and a good distribution of signage. He earned 43.7% of the vote. "We certainly felt like we did every...
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Lundberg: In ‘Griswoldgate’, it is time to prove we have the ‘gold standard’
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Lundberg: In ‘Griswoldgate’, it is time to prove we have the ‘gold standard’

By Kevin Lundberg | Guest Columnist, Rocky Mountain Voice When Tina Peters was accused of sharing Mesa County election equipment passwords, all of the machines were replaced and she got several years in prison. But, when the shoe is on the other foot and Secretary of State Griswold (SOS) is caught publicly exposing more than 600 complete BIOS passwords of election machines from all across Colorado and kept it a secret for several days right before the election, it becomes an honest mistake and no big deal. I say either pardon Tina or arrest Jena. Or, better yet, do both, for Jena is clearly guilty of withholding the facts from the public and Tina was just trying to get to the truth, so everyone could know those facts. But the fate of Jena Griswold is not the biggest issue. The ...
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Carr: Why risk-limiting audits are risky (software is auditing software)
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Carr: Why risk-limiting audits are risky (software is auditing software)

By Tasha Carr | Guest Commentary, Larimer League of Independent Voters As an election watcher, I have witnessed many risk-limiting audits (RLAs) in Larimer County. I was immediately struck by how inadequate they seemed because the most important audit step is hidden within the RLA tool and is not observable by the audit board or election watchers. After reading the so-called “gentle introduction” to RLAs, I quickly learned that my skepticism was justified. The problem is not with the RLAs per se, but that Colorado is not doing the RLAs correctly and as a result cannot guarantee that the election outcomes are correct. READ THE FULL COMMENTARY AT THE LARIMER LEAGUE OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in commentary pieces are those of the author and do n...
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With Evans victory in 8th District, Colorado Republicans earned split in U.S. House
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With Evans victory in 8th District, Colorado Republicans earned split in U.S. House

Colorado's 4th District has now been held by Republican in 50 of past 52 years By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Gabe Evans has delivered on a seat Republicans always believed they could capture. “Black Hawk helicopter pilot, Army veteran, Arvada police officer, state representative, grandson of immigrants, and now: Congressman," said Delanie Bomar, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Congressional Committee. "Gabe Evans is a fighter for the American Dream who will work tirelessly on their behalf in Congress, and we look forward to seeing the valuable results Congressman-elect Evans will deliver for Coloradans.” Shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs blocked the Broncos' kick for victory on Sunday, Evans blocked Democrat Yadira Caraveo's bid at re-election to Colorado'...
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Voters passed Prop. 113 for national popular vote, so what happens with Colorado’s electoral votes?
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Voters passed Prop. 113 for national popular vote, so what happens with Colorado’s electoral votes?

By  Spencer Kristensen | Fox 31 News Several days have passed since Election Day and former President Donald Trump is president-elect for the second time in his political career. To achieve the president-elect status, a candidate must obtain 270 votes from the Electoral College. Trump secured the 270 electoral votes across the nation but one state he did not receive electoral votes from was Colorado. Vice President Kamala Harris received Colorado’s 10 electoral votes. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Map offers glance into veteran population in Colorado
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Map offers glance into veteran population in Colorado

By Addy Bink | Fox 31 News Veterans comprise roughly 6% of the U.S. population, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. In some states, however, veterans represent an even larger part of the public. The Census Bureau’s most recent American Community Survey estimates more than 15.8 million Americans previously served. Unsurprisingly, the nation’s most-populated states — Texas, Florida, and California — are home to the most veterans. Each state has more than 1 million veterans, but Texas has the greatest number at nearly 1.4 million. READ THE FULL STORY AT FOX 31 NEWS
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Colorado voters seem poised to approve about half of school district funding measures, deny the rest
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Colorado voters seem poised to approve about half of school district funding measures, deny the rest

By Yesenia Robles | Chalkbeat Colorado When it came to giving schools more local funding, Colorado voters were reluctant to raise taxes this year. Typically presidential election years can be good years for districts to ask voters to raise taxes for schools. But this year, only about half of the requests, or 22 out of 41, were successful, according to unofficial results as of Friday morning. That’s fewer than in 2020 when about 90% of the measures were successful and also in 2016 when 68% of measures passed. This year, of those 22 that voters approved, only 11 were actually tax increases. READ THE FULL STORY AT CHALKBEAT COLORADO
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Democrat Colorado House Speaker McCluskie likely to remain in place following caucus leadership election
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Democrat Colorado House Speaker McCluskie likely to remain in place following caucus leadership election

By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics State House Democrats elected its slate of leaders for the 2025 session on Monday. House Speaker Julie McCluskie of Dillon, who is entering her fourth and final term, will serve as the nominee for another term as Speaker. McCluskie was elected by acclimation. McCluskie was nominated by Rep. Emily Sirota of Denver, with a second from Rep. Matthew Martinez of Monte Vista. The full House must ratify that decision when it convenes on Jan. 8. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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