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Last week, during the last hurrah for the current Jefferson County Board of Education, the ousted conservative majority, Julie Williams, Board ro-resident Ken Witt...
Jefferson County voters cared more about kicking out three conservative school board members than about who replaced them.
Recent voter turnout numbers showed that more...
Jeffco School Board President Ken Witt Thursday said he would seek an advisory opinion with the Colorado Ethics Commission over possible violations by the...
The conservative majority on Jeffco's School Board defended its record at a candidate forum Monday night, while the candidates vying to oust them played...
This article was updated August 27.
The recall for three controversial Jefferson County School Board members is on. This week, Jefferson County Clerk and...
Last fall, teachers rebelled and hundreds of students and parents staged protests when Jefferson County conservative school board Julie Williams announced a plan to...
Counties like Douglas and Jefferson in suburban Denver have become political flash points in local and state politics as conservative boards of education duel...