Tag: don wilson
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What to expect from Colorado’s special session on property taxes
A deal to further reduce property taxes sits on a razor’s edge as lawmakers prepare to convene into a special session and pass the compromise aimed at heading off two initiatives from the November general election. Some legislators are likely to push for more than a dozen bills — in draft form as of last…
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Bill Wysong, state Rep. Don Wilson neck-and-neck in Republican race for El Paso County District 3
Colorado Springs neighborhood advocate Bill Wysong and state Rep. Don Wilson were within about 2 points to earn the Republican nomination Tuesday in the race for El Paso County District 3 commissioner, according to unofficial results in the primary election. Unofficial returns from the Secretary of State’s Office updated at 9:25 p.m. show Wysong edging ahead, capturing…
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2024 Primary Election Voter Guide: District 3, Board of El Paso County Commissioners
Republican voters will choose among four candidates in the upcoming primary election to represent El Paso County’s third commissioner district, the most competitive seat up for grabs this year after the Board of County Commissioners redrew district boundaries in 2023. Colorado Springs Councilman David Leinweber, former Councilwoman Brandy Williams, state Rep. Don Wilson and neighborhood…
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Campaign finance records show early frontrunners in El Paso County commissioner races
Two-and-a-half weeks before the June 25 primary election, campaign finance records show likely front-runners in the races for three open seats on the Board of El Paso County Commissioners. Some candidates have pulled in thousands of dollars more than their opponents, the latest campaign finance reports from the secretary of state show. The largest campaign…
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The strange distractions of the 2024 Colorado legislative session
Distractions often take attention away from policymaking at the state Capitol, and in this year’s legislative session, small and large side attractions unfolded over 120 days. Minority leadership in the House [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vY29sb3JhZG9wb2xpdGljcy5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsLzQvM2UvNDNlYTRjMTItYjU5Ni0xMWVlLTllODUtNTc0ZWQzNDY5OGFlLzY1OTRlOTczNDQyZDIuaW1hZ2UuanBnP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMjAwJTJDODAw” alt=”TWlrZSBMeW5jaCBDb2xvcmFkbyBMZWdpc2xhdHVyZQ==” caption=”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” credit=”KEFQIFBob3RvL0RhdmlkIFphbHVib3dza2ksIEZpbGUp” credit_link=”aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY29sb3JhZG9wb2xpdGljcy5jb20vdXNlcnMvcHJvZmlsZS9Fcm5lc3QlMjBMdW5pbmc=”] In this file photo, Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, R-Wellington, listens as the legislative session opens in…
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The strange distractions of the 2024 Colorado legislative session
Distractions often take attention away from policymaking at the state Capitol, and in this year’s legislative session, small and large side attractions unfolded over 120 days. House minority leaders The 2024 session kicked off with a bang, putting the spotlight on the House Republican leadership, when Rep. Mike Lynch, R-Wellington, took the reins as minority…
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State Rep. Don Wilson eyes return to local politics in El Paso County District 3
Colorado state Rep. Don Wilson is eyeing a return to local politics, where he said Friday his experience in both state and town government will be the most effective. The Monument Republican and the town’s former mayor, who is serving his first term representing House District 20, is among five candidates seeking election this November…
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Watch Lauren Boebert, CD4 candidates debate, Republicans pick Rose Pugliese as House leader | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Jan. 26, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: More than a dozen Republicans seeking the nomination in two of Colorado’s most competitive congressional primaries faced off for the first time Thursday night in Fort Lupton. House Republicans on Thursday chose Assistant Minority Leader Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs as the caucus’…