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2018 Governor Race

For the Democrats running for governor in Colorado, gun bans take center stage

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect Erik Underwood's position on a 2013 Colorado gun law. Following the slaughter of 17 people at a...

Republicans running for Colorado governor: Who’s the biggest defender of oil and gas?

Republican candidates for governor vigorously defended Colorado’s oil and gas operators on Wednesday, including Cynthia Coffman who said she has worked on behalf of...

Coffman joins effort to end forced arbitration for workplace sexual harassment claims

This story was updated on March 14 with a statement from Attorney General Cynthia Coffman.  Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is among those calling on...

Littwin: In the latest gov shocker, it’s three strikes and Tancredo calls himself out

The big Tom Tancredo news can be summed up in just a few words. Republicans are thrilled. Democrats are bummed. Columnists are devastated (particularly this...

‘Power abhors a vacuum’: What’s a 2018 Colorado GOP state assembly without Tom Tancredo?

UPDATE: On Feb. 13, Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said she would change course and go through the assembly process.  Want to see how a Trumpist...

Victor Mitchell, the Republican who didn’t vote for Trump, is running for governor. What...

In February, Victor Mitchell, a Castle Rock businessman who served one term in the state legislature, announced he was running for governor with a...

On the stump: Polis pitches big ideas. How to fund them is an open...

PARKER, CO — From the street, an “Impeach Trump” sign framed in twinkling white Christmas lights makes the suburban Douglas County home of Carolyn...

Cary Kennedy on the stump: Change TABOR, give locals more control on fracking, ban...

At a Tuesday campaign stop on a liberal arts campus in Colorado Springs, Democrat Cary Kennedy said if she becomes governor she would want...

6 takeaways from 7 GOP candidates for governor in Colorado

Over burgers and beer in a historic fort in Weld County’s gas patch Monday night, seven Republicans running for governor largely agreed on issues...

Colorado Dem House speaker strips Dem of chairmanship after harassment allegations, urges him to...

UPDATE: Since the news broke Friday, Westminster Democratic Rep. Faith Winter said she will file a formal complaint against Democratic Rep. Steve Lebsock, which...
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