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How education reform became a wedge issue among Colorado Democrats this...
On the campaign trail, the Democratic candidates for governor of Colorado tend to hit the same themes when it comes to education: more money...
Can a ‘Centrist Project’ break the power of political parties in...
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...
DU Draws Heat for Plan to Present Bush with ‘Improving Human...
Hundreds of students, staffers and alumni are protesting the University of Denver’s decision to honor former President George W. Bush with an award traditionally recognizing recipients for their work on behalf of humanity.
Primary election stats suggest GOP youth-voter catastrophe will continue
Low turnout among youth voters for the Republican Super Tuesday primary contests suggests the GOP is making a major strategy misstep this year, analysts told the Colorado Independent. They said that Republican campaign messages to young people are mostly absent, weak or a turn-off and they called youth outreach efforts uninspired. They said the party looks to be continuing a disastrous trend sure to be exploited in the general election by President Obama, the man whose candidacy drew out young people as voters and volunteers in record numbers in 2008.
U.S. GDP rises again, good news for incumbent Democrats
The government Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday that U.S. GDP grew at a 3.2 percent per-year pace in the first quarter. It's the...