Colorado GOP Will Look For Ways To Avoid Assembly Controversies In The Future
The party faced criticism after two leadership committees decided to place a candidate on the primary ballot even though he failed to get enough support at his district assembly.
Colorado’s Capitol May Reopen Without Many Of The Coronavirus Precautions Common Elsewhere
The state legislature must return to work soon to pass next year’s state budget. But as lawmakers try to figure out how to meet safely during the pandemic, deep divides have emerged over things like requiring masks and enforcing social distancing.
The Grim Business Of State Budget Cuts Under Coronavirus Has Begun
On Tuesday, state lawmakers learn exactly how big a hole the pandemic has blown in Colorado’s budget. But they’ve already started the difficult task of trying to patch it.
Coronavirus Extends Hiatus At Colorado Capitol, Surprising Some GOP Lawmakers
State lawmakers have extended their adjournment at the Capitol and won’t come back until May 26. The original plan was to return May 18.
Colorado’s Primary Ballot Is Officially Set After COVID-19 Upends Some Campaigns
The courts rejected efforts to add candidates to the ballot who didn’t collect enough signatures or failed to gather enough support at a virtual assembly.
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Against Adding Additional Candidates To 2020 Senate Primary Ballot
Colorado Supreme Court: No exceptions to ballot signature rules, not even in a pandemic.
Secretary Of State To Decide This Week Who Is On June Democratic Primary Ballot
The clock is ticking. In just three days, Colorado’s Secretary of State must tell county clerks definitively which candidates are on the June primary ballot, including those for U.S. Senate. Normally that’s not a deadline people pay much attention to, but this year’s different. There are numerous court cases over who’s done enough to qualify. CPR Public Affairs reporter Bente Birkeland explains what’s going on.
Lawmakers Will Soon Start The Grim Work Of Cutting Colorado’s Coronavirus Wounded Budget
Colorado’s constitution requires a balanced budget. The state can’t spend more than it brings in.
COVID-19 Will Be A Weapon In The 2020 Election. Some Groups Are Testing Their Messages Now
COVID-19 may have driven the 2020 election mostly out of the headlines, but it’s still coming. And the politicization of the coronavirus pandemic has already begun.
Officials Raise Concerns As State Heads Toward Patchwork of Orders
On Monday, when Colorado’s statewide stay-at-home order officially lifts, Coloradans will wake up to different guidelines depending on where they live.
Big Questions Await State Lawmakers When They Return To Work In May
Colorado legislators say they are preparing details for when they return to the state Capitol on May 18. Chief among them: how they will meet, for how long and what they might be able to get done.
Judge Orders Third Candidate Added To Democratic Senate Primary Ballot
Michelle Ferrigno Warren only turned in half the signatures needed to qualify, but the judge ruled that should be enough given the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Where In Colorado Is All The Federal Coronavirus Relief Money Going?
The coronavirus pandemic is causing economic distruption and bringing normal life to a standstill. The federal government is trying to blunt some of the pain through economic aid. CPR is tracking the money that’s coming to Colorado, and how it’s expected to be spent.
Final Stage Of Colorado’s Dem Senate Primary May Start With A Debate Over Debates
Former House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is pushing his U.S. Senate primary rival, former Governor John Hickenlooper, to commit to seven debates before the Democratic primary on June 30.
‘Operation Gridlock’ Arrives In Colorado To Challenge Polis’ Stay-At-Home Order
Demonstrators in automobiles, and possibly on foot, will converge on downtown Denver Sunday to demand Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ lift restrictions on businesses and public life. It’s one more sign that opposition may be growing against the unprecedented measures taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
W(h)ither The Big Bills?
Remember the start of the legislative session, when all talk was about paid family leave, the public option, and how Jared Polis might use his power as governor in the […]
