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After 20 years, Colorado Springs Pride Fest still not welcomed by...

The Colorado Springs Pride Festival is coming of age in its 21st year of celebrating the local GLBT community, yet it still faces opposition from those within local government.

The race to succeed Wadhams: A contest of God, guns and...

In the wake of Dick Wadhams’ exit from GOP leadership, a shootout is erupting over the soul of the state Republican Party. Wadhams this week said he is done with the political sniping – particularly from Tea Party and 9-12 sectors - and is not seeking a third term as party chair.

Secretary of State Gessler’s plan to moonlight as private attorney sounds...

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is no stranger to political controversy. He has represented a long line of conservative advocacy and attack groups and in that role has become the public face of partisan causes. Indeed, his name and the law firm he founded virtually stand for a branch of Colorado politics that seeks to limit government restrictions on and oversight of campaign financing. He has done battle repeatedly with laws the secretary of state is charged to enforce and now he is secretary of state. His election victory put government watchdog groups on high alert. News coming today, a little more than a week since he was sworn into office, that Gessler plans to keep working part-time as an attorney for his former firm even while serving as secretary of state has set conflict-of-interest alarm bells ringing in watchdog offices.

Colorado Springs halts homeless sweeps

Colorado Springs mayor Lionel Rivera issued a moratorium on homeless camp cleanups last week, saying he wants the city to explore the ethical and legal issues surrounding the practice, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Mayor Rivera To Shadowbox at City Hall

What? Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera is going to dance into city hall, in boxing gear (complete with gloves and a champ's robe), shadowbox...

Rivera: Mayor For Four More

Lionel Rivera has easily landed a second term as Mayor of Colorado Springs. That Rivera won the all-mail ballot election, with more than 59 percent...

Looking Like A Mayoral Cakewalk

Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera's awkward landing in fourth place in a field of six candidates for Congress left many wags predicting that the...
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