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A group of centrist political strategists have moved into Colorado with the aim of installing enough independent lawmakers into power in next year’s elections to deny...
A conservative foundation based in Wisconsin is funnelling hundreds of thousands of dollars into Colorado to help shift the state to the right, according...
Dozens of local and state officials throughout Colorado have a message for Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper: Don’t appeal.
At issue is a decision the...
Next year, unaffiliated voters —the state’s largest voting bloc—for the first time will be able to help choose the Democratic or Republican nominee in...
As a sprawling field of Republicans quietly lay the groundwork— and begin to file official paperwork— for a potential run for governor in 2018, George Brauchler...
With calls and e-mails clogging congressional phone lines and inboxes, and protestors waving signs outside regional congressional offices as part of a broad backlash to...
NOTE: This story, originally posted on Nov. 17, has been updated to reflect the changing field.
In Colorado it’s never too early to start thinking about the...