Colorado Politics
- Opposition to Colorado Lottery App?
I'm relatively new to Colorado, and I was surprised to see that the Colorado lottery can be played via a phone app. Is there any political action in opposition to this that you could point me toward?
- The new gun laws sure seem to be working...
So glad I have to wait three days after buying a shotgun. It's amazing how much of a deterrent the new Visa Gun Registry, waiting list, and age restrictions are.
I really love jumping through hopes to exercise my rights. Hey, maybe next they will make me log into my citizens portal that monitors all of my online use just in case there is a chance to catch the next 1:99999999 terrorist that isn't a part of a three letter agencies.
Colorado is such a big freedom loving state.
/s if it wasn't obvious.
- www.dailykos.com Colorado voters could eliminate traditional primaries with new ballot measure
A Colorado ballot initiative that would establish a top-four primary system similar to Alaska's cleared a key hurdle last week when a board of state officials gave it a title and ruled that the ...
- www.dailycamera.com Longmont Green Party to host ‘Break The System’ candidate forum Jan. 5
The Longmont Green Party is scheduled to host a “Break The System” forum for various congressional candidates on Jan. 5.
- www.denverpost.com Lauren Boebert says she will switch districts and run for another Colorado seat in Congress next year
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert announced Wednesday night that she will abandon the congressional district she has represented for nearly three years — and seek her party’s nomination in 2024 …
- www.theguardian.com FBI investigating threats directed at Colorado supreme court justices after Trump ruling
Court voted 4-3 last week that ex-president was ineligible to run for White House again under US constitution’s insurrection clause
- www.denverpost.com Aspen Snowmass owner sues over influencers shooting high-end fashion content on slopes
The owner of the Aspen Snowmass resorts is complaining about a high-end fashion company that keeps sending so-called “influencers” to its ski areas to be photographed in pricey attire.
- time.com Why Boebert's House Race Will Be So Closely Watched in 2024
Even before the Beetlejuice scandal, Lauren Boebert's re-election bid was already drawing strong national interest.
- coloradosun.com Colorado's governor wants colleges to hold tuition below inflation. His budget doesn’t provide money to do so.
Funding for higher education has emerged as a major divide between Colorado's Democratic governor and state lawmakers.
- www.kktv.com “We’re going to appeal the decision” Colorado Republicans react to Colorado Supreme Court Trump ballot decision
A Colorado Supreme Court decision that declares former President Trump ineligible to appear on the primary ballot continues to make headlines. The Colorado Republican Party says they plan to appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court.
- www.huffpost.com Colorado Secretary Of State ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Pro-Trump Violence
Jena Griswold received 64 death threats and more than 900 threats of abuse within three weeks of the case being filed to keep Trump off the state ballot.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9839986
> Jena Griswold received 64 death threats and more than 900 threats of abuse within three weeks of the case being filed to keep Trump off the state ballot. > > Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said Wednesday she is “extremely concerned” about fanatical supporters of Donald Trump becoming violent in response to the state Supreme Court ruling that Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. > > “I’ve been concerned about violence and threats of violence since Donald Trump incited the insurrection,” Griswold, who has been Colorado’s Democratic secretary of state since 2019, said in an interview. “I’ve received hundreds if not thousands of threats at this point.” > > She’s faced an astounding uptick in threats amid the lawsuit over Trump’s eligibility to appear on the state ballot, even though she has nothing to do with it. The case, which was brought in September by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, was filed by six unaffiliated and Republican voters in Colorado.
- www.rmpbs.org Colorado will expand automatic voter registration to tribes for the first time
As Colorado's largest statewide, member-supported, multi-media network, Rocky Mountain PBS wants to make sure everyone is seen and heard.
- coloradosun.com Another Colorado Democrat resigns from legislature, citing low pay and “vitriol” at Capitol
State Rep. Said Sharbini, D-Brighton, cited low pay for lawmakers and the contentiousness in the legislature.
- www.marijuanamoment.net Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Let Marijuana Consumers Get Concealed Carry Permits For Guns - Marijuana Moment
A proposed ballot measure in Colorado would remove marijuana use as a disqualification for concealed carry permits in the state, potentially allowing people who use the drug to carry concealed firearms in public. The measure, backed by the advocacy group Guns for Everyone, is set for a public hearin...
- coloradosun.com “None of the above” option to appear on Colorado’s Democratic presidential primary ballots
Colorado Democratic Party asked for "noncommitted delegate" on ballot to give voters more options in March 5 primary.
- coloradosun.com Western Slope coalition strikes historic deal for Colorado River water rights
The Colorado River District formalized a deal to buy long-coveted water rights for the Shoshone Power Plant from Xcel Energy this week.
- MEGATHREAD Trump Disqualified from 2024 Election per Colorado Supreme Court - c/politics
YoBuckStopsHere @lemmy.world Lockedlemmy.world MEGATHREAD Trump Disqualified from 2024 Election per Colorado Supreme Court - Lemmy.WorldThe Colorado Supreme Court is removing former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot, saying he is ineligible to be president. AP: Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state’s ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause [https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-14th-amendment-...
- coloradosun.com Elisabeth Epps, Bob Marshall removed from Colorado House Judiciary Committee by speaker
In a statement to The Colorado Sun, House Speaker Julie McCluskie said she “took this step to address frustrations that the Judiciary Committee needed a reset due to the level of acrimony in the personal relationships”
- apnews.com Federal judge denies cattle industry’s request to temporarily halt wolf reintroduction in Colorado
A federal judge has denied a request to halt the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado just days away from the predators’ release.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9633901
> A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward in the coming days by denying a request Friday from the state’s cattle industry for a temporary delay in the predators’ release. > > While the lawsuit will continue, Judge Regina Rodriguez’s ruling allows Colorado to proceed with its plan to find, capture and transport up to 10 wolves from Oregon starting Sunday. The deadline to put paws on the ground under the voter-approved initiative is December 31. > > The lawsuit from the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and The Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association alleges that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately review the potential impacts of Colorado’s plan to release up to 50 wolves in Colorado over the next several years.
- coloradosun.com New Colorado law aims to give some incarcerated people chance to parent from prison
Starting Jan. 1, courts must include jailed parents in hearings, consider kids' "safe" relationship with them before terminating rights
- coloradotimesrecorder.com After Endorsing Boebert As an ‘Impassioned Leader,’ Phil Anschutz’s Newspaper Now Calls for Her Ouster
If you see an editorial from the Colorado Springs Gazette, owned by GOP billionaire Phil Anschutz, it's probably because some extreme or ludicrous opinion has viralized into your inbox, not because you make a point to read the newspaper's positions. For example, you may have seen the Gazette's ...
- www.denverpost.com Denver City Council corrects Fair Elections Fund “rounding error” to save city over $4 million
The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a handful of tweaks to the voter-approved Fair Elections Fund including a change that will save the city an estimated $4.4 million over four y…
- The Texas Governor sent another busload of migrants to Denverwww.denverpost.com Busload of migrants is dropped off at state Capitol in Denver
A busload of migrants was dropped off outside the Colorado Capitol building in Denver on Monday morning in what a city official believes is the latest in a wave of buses chartered by the Texas stat…
- www.durangoherald.com La Plata County Republican Party Chair Shelli Shaw refuses to certify November election results
The 2023 La Plata County Coordinated Election in November went “beautifully” by Clerk and Recorder Tiffany Lee’s account. Turnout started slow, but by the end of the night on Nov. 7, it was evident th...
- Colorado state Rep. Ruby Dickson resigns, pointing to difficult political environmentcoloradonewsline.com Colorado state Rep. Ruby Dickson resigns, pointing to difficult political environment - Colorado Newsline
Colorado lawmaker Ruby Dickson cited the current political climate as the reason she will resign on Dec. 11.
- www.denverpost.com Denver’s Johnston plans to close two more encampments; relocate 200 homeless to hotels
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to move more than 200 people off the street and shut down homeless encampments at 20th and Curtis streets and near 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, his administr…
- coloradosun.com Colorado lawmaker abruptly announces her resignation, citing “sensationalistic and vitriolic” political environment
State Rep. Ruby Dickson’s resignation means at least 29 of the 100 lawmakers serving at the Colorado Capitol next year will have landed a seat in the legislature thanks to a vacancy committee
- coloradotimesrecorder.com Colorado GOP Leader Predicts Civil War if Trump Is Forced Off Ballot or If Election ‘Fraud’ Continues
The chair of the Colorado Republican Party says he doesn't want civil war, but he's sees one in America's future under two scenarios: one, if courts remove Trump's name from the ballot or, two, if "they're successfully able to keep engaging" in blatant election fraud (even though Williams or other R...
- coloradosun.com Joe Biden blasted Lauren Boebert during a speech at a Denver-area fundraiser. Here’s what else he said.
Biden’s appearance at the fundraiser kicked off his two-day tour in Colorado. He will visit a wind tower manufacturing plant in Pueblo on Wednesday
- coloradosun.com Kent Thiry’s proposal to overhaul Colorado’s election system has Democrats and Republicans skeptical
Both Democrats and Republicans are dissatisfied with various aspects of proposed voting changes that would take effect in 2026.
- The House Republicans who may head for the exits (Lamborn)punchbowl.news The House Republicans who may head for the exits
Amid a growing wave of retirements, we wanted to give you a sense of who else might be heading for the exits.
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.): Lamborn survived a primary scare last cycle when he received less than 50% of the vote but triumphed in a four-person race. We didn’t hear back from Lamborn’s campaign team on whether he was running in 2024.
- thehill.com Monica Lewinsky calls for constitutional ban on presidential self-pardons
Monica Lewinsky penned on op-ed Monday calling for a series of constitutional amendments, including age limits for elected officials and a ban on presidential self-pardons. In a piece in Vanity Fai…
- CO Republicans rail against Prop HH, but in Special Session, end up proposing exact idea they hated Prop HH forwww.coloradopols.com Republicans Again Snatch Defeat from the Jaws of Victory | Colorado Pols
The Denver Nuggets are the defending NBA Champions. The Colorado Avalanche are a Stanley Cup contender in 2024. The Denver Broncos may have finally turned things around and are currently riding a 4-game winning streak. The moribund Colorado Rockies, sadly, are still terrible, but they can neverthele...
- coloradonewsline.com Colorado GOP without evidence alleges 'systemic fraud' and tells canvas boards not to certify November election - Colorado Newsline
The Colorado GOP is urging county canvassers to vote against certifying the results from the most recent statewide election.
- coloradosun.com Most of the Colorado school board candidates backed by teachers unions won their races this year
But the upcoming presidential election could stir up conservative energy in school board races across Colorado.
- coloradosun.com Joe Biden is coming to Colorado. He’ll be in the Denver area Tuesday and Pueblo on Wednesday.
Biden will attend a fundraiser in Denver and then visit the CS Wind factory in Pueblo, the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant. He was originally scheduled to go to the plant in October.
- www.denverpost.com Colorado Supreme Court will hear appeal of ruling that Trump can stay on ballot despite insurrection
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear appeals from both a liberal group that sought to disqualify Donald Trump and the former president himself after a state judge ruled that Trump &…
- coloradosun.com 2024 ballot measure would make Colorado’s primaries open, enact ranked-choice voting for general elections
Voters may be asked to approve a single primary election with the top four finishers going to the general election.
