Tag: jared polis
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Colorado gubernatorial candidates Phil Weiser, Greg Lopez to face off Thursday in televised debate
Two of the candidates for governor of Colorado are set to square off in a televised debate for the first time Thursday night, when Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee, and former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, an unaffiliated candidate, meet in Colorado Springs. Republican nominee Victor Marx, a ministry leader and first-time candidate, declined…
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Colorado’s sesquicentennial marred by fashion crime | Rachel Stovall
As a community advocate I have spoken on many subjects. This is the first time I have ever had to advocate about attire. But this outfit was a crime! This case is pretty cut and dry. Colorado turned 150, and Gov. Jared Polis marked the occasion by stepping onstage at the United We Rock Festival…
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Details emerge after teen motorcycle parental consent bill is set to become law in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis this year signed a bill that requires minors to obtain parental consent for a motorcycle instruction permit — legislation inspired by a young man who almost died in a crash last year. The measure, House Bill 26-1079, sailed through the House and Senate with unanimous support in both chambers and all committees…
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Will Jared Polis’ independent streak define his legacy?
Sometimes aligned with his party and at other times apart from it, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has spent much of his tenure charting his own course. That independent streak carried through fights over labor policy, rural anger over wolf reintroduction and ultimately his decision to commute Tina Peters’ sentence, a move that reshaped his standing…
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EDITORIAL: At last, Polis denounces his party’s radical left
A deep and growing rift among Colorado’s ruling Democrats blew wide open last week in a very public brawl on social media between Gov. Jared Polis and a member of his party’s political fringe. It pitted the Democratic “establishment” — still as liberal as it ever was — against the party’s ascendant socialists on the…
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As Trump targets DEI programs, Polis says he worries about federal dollars used as ‘political football’
Colorado’s governor has officially opposed a proposed White House rule that would change procedures for grants, cooperative agreements and other forms of federal financial assistance. Gov. Jared Polis said the proposal from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would allow billions in funding for states, cities and local governments to be used…
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Victor Marx defeats Barb Kirkmeyer as Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial primary crosses finish line
Republican Victor Marx won Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial nomination on Thursday after maintaining a razor-thin lead over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer for more than a week as county clerks finished reporting final, unofficial vote totals. Marx, a missionary leader and first-time candidate, will face Democratic nominee Attorney General Phil Weiser in November for the office held…
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U.S. Rep. Evans tells Polis small businesses are feeling strain from state regulations
In a letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans raised concerns he says he’s hearing from small-business owners about the effects of the continued increase in state regulations. Evans wrote in the letter, which Colorado Politics obtained an advanced copy of, that small‑business owners and local chambers of commerce…
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Republican Victor Marx maintains slim lead over Barb Kirkmeyer in Colorado gubernatorial primary
Republican Victor Marx held on to a narrow lead Monday over state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer as county clerks continued to count ballots in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary. Following an update posted at 3:30 p.m. by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, Marx had 206,477 votes to Kirkmeyer’s 204,527, for a lead of 1,950, or about 0.38%…
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Colorado joins 24-state challenge to USPS rule tied to Trump election order
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office joined 24 state attorneys general in filing a formal complaint against what it called the U.S. Postal Service’s attempt to aid President Donald Trump’s efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting. In March, Trump signed an executive order calling for the compilation of a list of individuals…