Tag: Jared Polis
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Colorado governor fires clemency board members who opposed Tina Peters commutation
Gov. Jared Polis has fired two members of his clemency board who opposed his commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence, according to Colorado Politics news partner 9News. In firing Azra Taslimi and Hannah Seigel Proff, Gov. Jared Polis said they had breached confidentiality by disclosing in an opinion piece how the board voted. “The clemency process…
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Give Polis credit where credit is due | Eric Sondermann
It is an understatement to suggest that Gov. Jared Polis has had a tough couple of months. The bloom was already off the rose and Coloradans were paying far more attention to the choice of his replacement than they were to him. The June 30th Democratic primary will identify that near-certain successor and officially cement…
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Gov. Polis asks residents not to use fireworks as wildfires burn
While Gov. Jared Polis said he will not issue a statewide fire ban, Colorado’s top political leader urged residents against using fireworks as the country heads into the July 4 weekend. “We are encouraging the people of Colorado to exercise personal responsibility and not do anything that could cause fires — from off-roading to shooting…
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Colorado, Utah mourn after 3 firefighters killed in wildfires
Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday mourned the deaths of three firefighters killed while battling a wildfire on the Colorado-Utah border, calling the loss a tragedy for the state and the firefighting community. The firefighters died Saturday while responding to a fire in the Knowles Canyon near the state line, according to initial reports. Two additional…
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Democrats Bennet, Weiser square off in spirited Colorado gubernatorial primary debate
The two Democrats running for governor of Colorado agreed on nearly every policy-related topic but vehemently clashed over which of them is best equipped to lead the state through what one described as an “existential moment” in a televised debate Thursday night in Denver. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser each made…
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City Park Jazz: The bands, if not the bandshell, play on
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Arts news: Historic award for Lighthouse, A-Corps now law, Goldblum to join Symphony, a Sneed sendoff, an ‘X-Files’ mystery and more The 40th summer season of City Park Jazz “absolutely will go on” Sunday despite an arson fire that wiped out the historic City Park bandshell on March 26, Mayor Mike Johnston said last week…
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Colorado’s 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates face off in heated primary debate
The three Colorado Republicans running for governor defended their qualifications, described their visions for the state and traded jabs over each other’s character at an often contentious televised debate that routinely veered into unusual territory Tuesday night in Denver. The 60-minute debate at the University of Denver, sponsored by 9News, The Denver Gazette and Colorado…
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Colorado Democrats slam Tina Peters’ release, while Republicans cheer
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Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk convicted of breaching her county’s secure voting equipment, drew cheers from fellow Republicans upon her release from prison Monday after Democratic Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence. Other state Democrats, however, said remarks the 70-year-old Peters made in an online interview after leaving prison demonstrate that she lacks…
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Republicans Kirkmeyer, Bottoms say they won’t back Marx if he wins Colorado’s gubernatorial primary
Two of the Republicans running for governor of Colorado said Tuesday night in a debate that they won’t support the third candidate if he wins next month’s primary election. State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer and state Rep. Scott Bottoms said that Colorado Springs-based ministry leader Victor Marx, the race’s fundraising leader, won’t have their backing if…
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EDITORIAL: Who else goes free with Tina Peters?
There was outrage on both sides of the political aisle over Gov. Jared Polis’ commutation last week of the nine-year prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk — and unrepentant election-conspiracy monger — Tina Peters. Criticism was particularly harsh from Polis’ fellow Democrats, who publicly denounced his use of his clemency powers on Peters’ behalf.…