Colorado legislature campaign finance reports show priority races

Colorado legislature campaign finance reports show priority races

Outside committees have spent more than $1.2 million on a handful of Colorado legislative races already this election cycle, highlighting the electoral fights that could determine how much power the majority Democrats will have in the Capitol for the next two years. The spending, most of it by party-aligned independent expenditure committees, largely targets nine … Read more

Colorado ballot will have abortion, cat hunting, ranked-choice voting

Colorado ballot will have abortion, cat hunting, ranked-choice voting

Colorado voters are set to weigh in on ballot questions related to abortion rights, veterinary services, mountain lion trophy hunting and an overhaul of the state’s election system in November. The deadline to finalize the state’s ballot is coming Friday, but all of the citizen initiatives — meaning ballot questions pursued by members of the … Read more

Outside groups spent big to influence Colorado’s Democratic primaries

Outside groups spent big to influence Colorado’s Democratic primaries

Outside groups spent roughly $5 million to influence several Democratic legislative primaries last month, an eye-popping sum revealed in final disclosures this week that was part of a broader struggle for influence over the state’s dominant political party. Beyond the outside money, the candidates spent more than $1.8 million in those races themselves. Much of … Read more