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Amanda Gonzalez to run for Colorado secretary of state

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Amanda Gonzalez to run for Colorado secretary of state

Jefferson County Clerk and Recorder Amanda Gonzalez will run for Colorado secretary of state in 2026, she announced Monday morning. Gonzalez, a Democrat, is the first major-party candidate to announce her intent to seek the state’s top election job. Current Secretary of State Jena Griswold, also a Democrat, is term-limited from running again. Colorado secretary … Read more

Lobbyists in Colorado legislature paid nearly $70 million in last year

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Lobbyists in Colorado legislature paid nearly million in last year

Money spent on lobbying in Colorado again hit a record high this year — but the tally only begins to hint at the ways the deluge steers policy through the statehouse. In all, the $69.6 million paid to Colorado lobbyists in the most recent fiscal year, which ended June 30 and included this year’s legislative … Read more