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Colorado Democrats maintain control of the state legislature, but their path to a supermajority is slim
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Colorado Democrats maintain control of the state legislature, but their path to a supermajority is slim

By Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun Colorado Democrats held on to their large majorities at the statehouse, but their path to a rare legislative supermajority in both the House and Senate was shrinking Wednesday morning, with a handful of races still too close to call. Supermajority control could embolden the progressive left to push for a more aggressive agenda on a range of issues like worker and tenant rights, the environment and social services. And there will likely be rising pressure from their base to do so as a bulwark against a second Donald Trump presidency. But their ability to reshape the state government next year could be limited. Lawmakers will return to a state Capitol in January with a pressing need to slash more than $1 billion in spending, cuts expected to fall he...
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Colorado’s 2024 ballot is very crowded. Will voters fill out every bubble?
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Colorado’s 2024 ballot is very crowded. Will voters fill out every bubble?

By Tracy Ross | The Colorado Sun Presidential races typically drive turnout. But Colorado voters have plenty of other reasons to fill out their ballots this year, including statewide measures that would affect everything from abortion rights to mountain lion hunting to the way we vote, potentially defying conventional thinking about voter behavior.  Take Seth Stern, a federally registered firearms dealer and unaffiliated voter from Granby who for 25 years has refused to vote for Republicans or Democrats in a U.S. presidential election and likely will choose a third-party option this year.  It’s the local issues, not who will occupy the White House for the next four years, that keep him showing up.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Trisha Calvarese, the Democratic nominee in 4th District, pays herself salary from campaign chest
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Trisha Calvarese, the Democratic nominee in 4th District, pays herself salary from campaign chest

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Democrat Trisha Calvarese, who is running against Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to represent Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, paid herself $13,720.92 out of her campaign account in July, August and September. Calvarese, who lives in Highlands Ranch and is a former Democratic congressional aide and campaign operative, started taking a salary from her campaign after winning the three-way Democratic primary in the 4th District on June 25.  She paid herself $3,119.08 in July, and then began taking a biweekly salary of $2,650.46 in August. That’s a typical paycheck for someone who earns $63,500 a year. The living wage for a single adult without children in the Denver area is $55,058, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ...
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A look inside the numbers in Colorado’s antitrust Kroger-Albertsons merger trial
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A look inside the numbers in Colorado’s antitrust Kroger-Albertsons merger trial

By Tamara Chuang | The Colorado Sun After three weeks of testimony in Denver District Court, a megamerger trial in Colorado is nearing its conclusion. There’s been a lot to take in during the sometimes 10-hour days and attorneys from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, Kroger and Albertsons are scheduled to wrap up Thursday.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Health insurance prices for some in Colorado will go up next year, an average of 5.6%
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Health insurance prices for some in Colorado will go up next year, an average of 5.6%

By John Ingold | The Colorado Sun Health insurance prices in Colorado are set to climb again next year on the whole, but by a below-average amount, according to final, approved rates released Thursday. But, as is often the case in health insurance, that doesn’t necessarily mean your insurance prices are going to go up for 2025. In fact, Thursday’s rates apply only to a subset of people who have private insurance coverage. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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State orders Mollie Kathleen mine to halt all tours after guide killed, 23 trapped
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State orders Mollie Kathleen mine to halt all tours after guide killed, 23 trapped

By Olivia Prentzel | Colorado Sun A Colorado tourist mine was inspected and declared safe six weeks before an elevator malfunction killed a tour guide and stranded 23 people underground last week.  The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety sent a cease and desist letter to Mollie Kathleen tourist mine near Cripple Creek on Wednesday, ordering its owners to halt tours and restrict all public access to the mine, with the exception of law enforcement and other agencies investigating the fatal incident.  A message posted on Mollie Kathleen’s website after the incident said the gold mine “will be closed until further notice.” The mine, which isn’t open year-round, was scheduled to end tours a few days after the Oct. 10 incident.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORAD...
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Amendment 18 to credit for federal candidates appearing on ballot with a term-limits disclaimer
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Amendment 18 to credit for federal candidates appearing on ballot with a term-limits disclaimer

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Coloradans receiving their 2024 ballots may notice that the names of some congressional candidates have a disclaimer below them that others do not. For instance, beneath the name of Frank Atwood, an Approval Voting Party candidate running to represent the 4th Congressional District, is a notice that he has signed a declaration to limit his service to no more than three terms should he be elected. James Wiley, a Libertarian candidate running in the 3rd Congressional District, has the same notice below his name. Ditto for Unity Party candidate Critter Milton on the ballot in the 1st Congressional District. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Search for fifth Copper Creek wolf pup called off by Colorado wildlife managers after 19 nights
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Search for fifth Copper Creek wolf pup called off by Colorado wildlife managers after 19 nights

By Jennifer Brown | The Colorado Sun Colorado wildlife officials have given up on capturing a fifth wolf pup that was left behind in Grand County when the rest of its pack was relocated last month.  The operation to find the pup was suspended Thursday because of declining temperatures that make it unsafe to move the animal, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Friday.  Wildlife officials saw the gray wolf pup on game cameras in September and tried for 19 nights to capture the pup, which they believe is the seventh member of the Copper Creek pack, CPW said. Still, they will continue to watch the game cameras and look for evidence of the pup, which is about six months old, they said.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Safeway would be owned in state by two companies post merger, neither would be Albertsons
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Safeway would be owned in state by two companies post merger, neither would be Albertsons

By Tamara Chuang and Olivia Prentzel | The Colorado Sun If the supermarket megamerger goes through as proposed, Safeway stores in Colorado would be owned by two companies. Neither would be the current owner Albertsons, which would fade into acquirer and King Soopers parent, Kroger Co. But while Kroger plans to take over 14 Safeways, the other 89 in the state would find a new owner in C&S Wholesale Grocer, a wholesale distributor that aspires to become a major grocery chain. And don’t forget there are two Albertsons in Pueblo and Durango that C&S plans to buy as part of the divestiture and conversion to Safeway. But C&S won’t own the Safeway brand — just a license to use the name in Colorado and Arizona for three years. Kroger plans to keep the other Safeway stores it’s...
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How to register to vote, cast your ballot and more FAQs about Colorado’s 2024 election
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How to register to vote, cast your ballot and more FAQs about Colorado’s 2024 election

By Alexander Edwards | The Colorado Sun Election day is Nov. 5, and voters across Colorado will be casting ballots that will decide the outcome of the presidential race, congressional contests, statewide ballot measures, legislative battles and a myriad of local issues. County clerks can start mailing out ballots Friday, Oct. 11. As part of our 2024 election guide, we’re here to answer some questions about voting and how the election works. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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