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Sports Betting Giants Pour $1.5 Million Into Colorado Legislative Primaries
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The Colorado Sun, Approved, State

Sports Betting Giants Pour $1.5 Million Into Colorado Legislative Primaries

By: Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun The state-level super PAC American Future is funded by a federal super PAC of the same name that has received millions of dollars from the sports betting companies DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics. Groups funded by some of the nation’s largest sports betting companies have spent about $1.5 million in Colorado’s statehouse primaries this year, the majority of it on Democratic contests.  It’s unclear exactly why. The state-level super PAC American Future has spent roughly $1.25 million alone on Democratic legislative primaries in Colorado. It’s funded by a federal super PAC of the same name that has received millions of dollars from the sportsbooks DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics.  On the GOP side, $250,000 in ...
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Dark Money Groups Pour Millions Into Key Colorado Democratic Primary Battles
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The Colorado Sun, Approved, State

Dark Money Groups Pour Millions Into Key Colorado Democratic Primary Battles

By Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun The dollars are aimed at helping more moderate candidates beat their more liberal opponents, including a handful of incumbents. It’s paying for ads and mailers in districts across the Denver area and one in the high country. About $2 million in untraceable money has flowed into a handful of Democratic statehouse primaries in recent weeks to help more moderate candidates beat their more liberal opponents, including several incumbents. The funds come from three nonprofits that don’t have to report their donors and are being routed through a convoluted web of eight state-level super PACs, some of which have names that appear aimed at deceiving people into thinking they are grassroots organizations. The dark money is paying for ads and ma...
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Red Flag Law Expansion Clears First Senate Committee On Party-Line Vote
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Red Flag Law Expansion Clears First Senate Committee On Party-Line Vote

By: Colette Bordelon | Denver7 Lawmakers voted along party lines after roughly four hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents. DENVER — On Tuesday evening, with a 3-2 vote along party lines, Colorado lawmakers advanced the first bill of the session that wrestles with the debate over gun violence prevention and the right to bear arms. The Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee heard roughly four hours of emotional — and at times, furious — testimony regarding Senate Bill 26-004 (SB26-004), which was introduced by State Senator Tom Sullivan, D — District 27. "My son, Alex, and 11 others were murdered in the Aurora theater massacre on July 20, 2012," Sullivan said. Sullivan's goal has been to ensure gun vi...
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