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Tancredo Announces He’s Running For Governor

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has become the latest Republican to announce plans to challenge Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.

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Former East Coast Politician Announces Plan To Run For Governor

Steve Laffey, a onetime Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Rhode Island, announced Tuesday he’s running for governor of Colorado.

2013/05/21

Colorado Democrats Strike Back At GOP Voting Measures

In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots.

2013/05/20

A protester holds a "Recall Hickenlooper" sign during the governor's visit to Grand Junction in March. (credit: CBS)

Finally, Some Good News For Hickenlooper

Governor Hickenlooper may have had a rough legislative session, but the news he received from some potential gubernatorial opponents should put a smile back on his face.

2013/05/17

Major Election Changes In Colorado Get Initial OK

An overhaul of Colorado’s election rules, including allowing same-day voter registration and mail-in ballots for all registered voters, got initial approval Monday.

2013/04/16

Colorado Democrats Push For Big Election Changes

Colorado Democrats are planning sweeping changes to how elections are run in the state. Democrats want to allow same-day voter registration and to require that every registered voter gets a ballot by mail.

2013/04/08

Colorado Business Filings Go Up

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler says business filings were up in the last quarter of 2012.

2013/02/13

Bill Aimed At Colorado Voter Registrations Is Rejected

Democrats on a legislative committee rejected a GOP proposal Wednesday to cancel the voter registration of people in Colorado suspected of not being U.S. citizens.

2013/01/30

Colorado Bill Would Cancel Suspected Noncitizen Voters

Colorado Republicans are pushing a bill to cancel voter registrations of people believed not to be U.S. citizens.

2013/01/30

Audit Of Gessler’s Expenses Won’t Move Forward

Colorado auditors won’t investigate how Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler uses his discretionary fund after lawmakers deadlocked on whether to proceed.

2013/01/29