Democrat challenges politics as usual: Paladino faces Balmer for Senate seat
David Paladino is running for state Senate on the mission of closing what he considers a dysfunctional partisan divide in the Colorado legislature.
“I’m tired of this my-way-or-the-highway politics where somebody comes up with a good idea and because they’re not part of your crowd, you don’t want to listen to them. That’s not the way we’re going to meet our challenges in Colorado,” the Democrat said.
Politics – Strengthening and protecting Medicare
By Rep. Mike Coffman The 2011 Medicare Trustee report estimates that the Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund, for inpatient hospital and related care, will go bankrupt in 2024 – five years earlier than estimated in the previous report. Also, in the 2011 report, the trustees estimated Medicare’s unfunded liabilities total $24.6 trillion. No doubt, we [...]
Hansen to appear on GOP ballot: DA candidate lost to Brauchler at assembly
By Peter Jones Deputy District Attorney Leslie Hansen has earned a place on the upcoming Republican primary ballot, despite her recent loss in a vote by party activists. The candidate for district attorney was required to present at least 1,000 valid petition signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office after failing to receive the [...]
Democrat runs for commissioner: Martin challenging Bockenfeld in District 3
By Peter Jones After several unsuccessful runs for the Colorado House of Representatives, Centennial Democrat Mollie Martin – better known in local political circles as Mollie Cullom – has set her eyes at the county level. “I started really paying attention to what the county commissioners do and there is so much ability to affect [...]
Politics – Coffman beating Miklosi 2-to-1 in fundraising
By Peter Jones Colorado’s 6th Congressional District may be among the most competitive voting districts on the state’s recently redrawn political map, but not so when it comes to campaign fundraising. Despite a virtually three-way split among Republicans, Democrats and unaffiliated voters within the district’s new boundaries, the Republican incumbent is beating his Democratic challenger [...]
Politics – Feldman officially named Democratic nominee: Retired judge will face Brauchler or Hansen in DAs race
By Peter Jones It was far from an unlucky Friday the 13th for Ethan Feldman. The only Democrat in the 2012 race for district attorney was officially named the party’s nominee. The former Arapahoe County judge received the nomination by acclamation at the Democrats’ 18th Judicial District Assembly on April 13. “I’m honored and humbled [...]
Brauchler wins big at GOP assembly: Outsider still faces primary challenge in DA’s race
By Peter Jones George Brauchler, an often-controversial outsider running for district attorney, surprised everyone – most of all himself – when he resoundingly won the recent Republican assembly by an overwhelming margin. “Isn’t that nuts?” Brauchler said. “With four people in there, we took almost 50 percent of the vote. It was unexpected. That’s a [...]
Cherry Hills elects new mayor: 3 council members reelected, ballot issues passed
By Clarissa Crozier Doug Tisdale was elected mayor in Cherry Hills Village by 47 percent of those voting. Tisdale received 540 votes to handily beat out Russell Stewart, who received 437 votes and Joe Poché, who received 161 votes April 3.
Three vie for 2 spots on South Suburban Board: Incumbent Rosser faces two challengers
By Peter Jones Three candidates are seeking two four-year positions on the South Suburban Parks and Recreation Board of Directors. Incumbent Sue Rosser is running for re-election. Two challengers, Scott LaBrash and John Castellano, are also seeking terms on the five-member board, which oversees the large tax-funded parks organization. All candidates run at large in [...]
Politics – Dark horse Republican challenges DeGette: District Democrats outnumber GOP by 2-to-1 margin
By Peter Jones A Republican has not represented Colorado’s 1st Congressional District since Richard Nixon was in the White House, but don’t say that to Danny Stroud. To hear the Republican challenger tell it, redistricting and overreach by the Obama administration have created the greatest opportunity in decades for Republicans to take what has been [...]
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