Author – The Durango Herald

Colorado GOP requires presidential candidates pay up to $40,000 to appear on the state’s 2024 primary ballot

Democratic and Republican parties in other states also force presidential candidates to pony up to appear on their primary ballots, but it doesn’t seem to have been imposed in Colorado in at least a decade

DATE: Oct 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Update: Joe Biden postpones Colorado trip amid Israel-Hamas conflict

The White House said the visit would be rescheduled

DATE: Oct 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

What we learned from Colorado’s governor — including his position on some hot-button issues — at SunFest

Jared Polis talked about everything from affordable housing to passenger rail to water conservation when he appeared at the inaugural Colorado Sun festival convening the state’s civic and cultural leaders

DATE: Oct 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lauren Boebert apologizes after being removed from ‘Beetlejuice’ performance

Representative sorry actions or words caused harm: ‘I simply fell short of my values’

DATE: Sep 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lauren Boebert escorted from ‘Beetlejuice’ performance in Denver

Congresswoman’s campaign said she was asked to leave for taking photographs

DATE: Sep 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit seeks to block Trump from appearing on Colorado’s 2024 ballot

The suit was filed by the Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics. It alleges the former president’s ties to the Jan. 6 riot disqualify him for running for president again.

DATE: Sep 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New federal lawsuit targets Colorado law meant to persuade voters not to cut their taxes

House Bill 1321 requires that voters be informed of at least three programs and services that would be affected by ballot questions decreasing taxes

DATE: Aug 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado GOP goes all in on trying to block unaffiliated voters from its primaries

State party files lawsuit and is considering a bylaw amendment to opt out of primaries

DATE: Aug 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Space Command headquarters will remain in Colorado Springs

President Donald Trump’s administration, in the final day of his presidency, ordered the HQ moved to Alabama

DATE: Jul 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Grand Junction mayor becomes latest Democrat to launch a bid to unseat Lauren Boebert

Anna Stout will face a primary with Adam Frisch, who nearly unseated incumbent in 2022

DATE: Jul 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two Colorado House Democrats sue their caucus, Republicans alleging open meetings violations

Legal action is a rare intraparty spat spilling into public view and the courts

DATE: Jul 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposed change to Colorado GOP bylaws would make it easier to block unaffiliated primary voters

Closing Republican primaries has been a major objective of the far right