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Two new ballot initiatives, for parole eligibility and school choice, submit signatures to secretary of state
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Two new ballot initiatives, for parole eligibility and school choice, submit signatures to secretary of state

By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics Two more initiatives vying for a spot on the November ballot have submitted signatures to the Secretary of State. One would delay parole eligibility for violent offenders and the other, an amendment to the state constitution would guarantee parents the right to direct their children’s education. Proposition 112, also known by its unofficial title as Concerning Eligibility for Parole would require any person convicted and sentenced for second degree murder, first degree assault, first degree kidnapping unless the first degree kidnapping is a class 1 felony, first degree arson, first degree burglary, or aggravated robbery, committed on or after July 1, 2004, but before Jan. 1, 2025, to serve 85% of the sentence imposed before being eligible for...
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Tony May faces Garfield School Board recall; accused of bullying, other claims
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Local, Post Independent

Tony May faces Garfield School Board recall; accused of bullying, other claims

By Taylor Cramer  | The Post-Independent Former Garfield Re-2 School Board President Tony May is facing a recall election on Aug. 27. Last year, May led efforts to implement American Birthright Standards, which ultimately failed to gain approval from the board after facing significant resistance from community members and district personnel​. Organizers of the recall petition that followed accused May of bullying community members and Re-2 staff members, misusing his position and more. His opponent is Sott Bolitho, endorsed by the Coalition for Responsible Education in Re-2, who was profiled in the Post Independent and Citizen Telegram last week. May resigned as board president in December, aiming to reduce political tensions. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE POST-INDEPENDE...
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Larry Don Suckla wins recount in Colorado House District 58 race
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Local, Rocky Mountain Voice

Larry Don Suckla wins recount in Colorado House District 58 race

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Larry Don Suckla has been declared the winner of the Colorado House District 58 Republican Party primary election, following a mandatory recount of votes in the race. The three-vote margin in the race did not change following the recount. “The mandatory recount for House District 58 is complete and has confirmed the results of the race with just a three-vote margin,” Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement. “I commend the election workers in the eight counties in House District 58 for conducting this recount.” The recount awarded Suckla with 6,489 votes, a 50.01% margin, three votes ahead of J. Mark Roeber. Kathleen Curry had 6,550 votes in the Democratic Party's primary election. She will oppose Suckla in the general election...
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Gov. Polis would consider VP run with Kamala Harris, if asked, he tells CNN
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Gov. Polis would consider VP run with Kamala Harris, if asked, he tells CNN

By Thelma Grimes | Colorado Politics If asked, Gov. Jared Polis said he would seriously consider becoming the vice-presidential candidate behind Vice President Kamala Harris, who is working to secure the official Democratic nomination for president in 2024. After President Joe Biden officially dropped out of the race on Sunday, he endorsed Harris to take his spot as the Democratic presidential candidate. The change led to more discussion about who could be her running mate. Polis joked about the prospect during the Monday morning interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, saying he would consider it if called while noting that he loves the work he is currently doing in Colorado. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Jeff Crank: Biden should ‘resign immediately’ or the cabinet should ‘invoke the 25th Amendment’
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National, Rocky Mountain Voice

Jeff Crank: Biden should ‘resign immediately’ or the cabinet should ‘invoke the 25th Amendment’

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Jeff Crank, the Republican nominee for Colorado's 5th District seat in Congress, has called for President Joe Biden to resign or be removed from office. "Despite an all-out effort to hide Joe Biden's failing health, Democrats turned on him when they saw they could lose power," Crank wrote Sunday on Twitter/X following Biden's announcement he would suspend his campaign for re-election, but finish out his first term in office. Mr. Biden has endorsed Kamala Harris for the Democratic Party's nomination, although some key and powerful players in the party have not. "The President admits he can't run for re-election, but somehow thinks he can run the government," Crank wrote on Twitter/X. "The President must resign immediately, or the cabinet mu...
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Colorado’s Democratic convention delegates throw support behind Kamala Harris as party’s nominee
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coloradopolitics.com, State

Colorado’s Democratic convention delegates throw support behind Kamala Harris as party’s nominee

By Ernest Luning | Colorado Politics Many of Colorado's leading Democratic elected officials and others who will have a say in picking the party's presidential ticket said Sunday that they support nominating Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden's historic decision to withdraw from the race less than four months before the November election. Harris drew endorsements from Colorado's governor, both of the state's U.S. senators and all five Democratic members of the state's U.S. House delegation within hours of Biden's announcement even as national Democratic Party officials made clear that replacing Biden at the top of the ticket would not amount to a coronation. Late on Sunday, state Democratic Party chair Shad Murib told Colorado Politics that he voted in favor of...
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Joe Biden is out of the race. Here’s what happens to his $96 million campaign fund
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National, The Street

Joe Biden is out of the race. Here’s what happens to his $96 million campaign fund

By Ross Kohan and Daniel Kuhn | The Street There’s a $96 million question hanging in the air…what happens to the bundle President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign has yet to spend, now that he’s out of the race? Since Vice President Kamala Harris was already on the ticket, she has access to that money. In addition, her campaign already raised more than $50 million in the hours immediately after President Biden backed her to take his place in the race. But Harris doesn’t automatically replace her boss, which means another contender could step in to challenge Harris. If they do, they won’t have access to any of that cash, which essentially means they’ll be starting from zero. There are some exceptions of course, if a member of the Senate or the House takes over for Biden, leftover m...
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Polis: Biden’s decision to withdraw not easy ‘but it is the right one’
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Polis: Biden’s decision to withdraw not easy ‘but it is the right one’

Colorado's Reps. Boebert, Lamborn respond vis Twitter posts By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice In the moments following President Joe Biden's announcement he would suspend his campaign for re-election, Gov. Jared Polis responded in a manner similar to President John F. Kennedy's moon challenge speech. "This could not have been an easy decision but it is the right one, and Joe Biden promised Americans he would always do what’s right for our country and once again he has delivered," Polis said. "I know President Biden and Jill are making this choice with the future of Americans in their hearts." There's some theory Polis, who will has 2-1/2 years left on his term as governor, wants to take a bid at the office or seek a place on the ticket as vice-president. He called Mr. Bide...
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Biden ends bid for second term in White House as he drops out of his 2024 rematch with Trump
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Fox News, National

Biden ends bid for second term in White House as he drops out of his 2024 rematch with Trump

By Paul Steinhauser , Brooke Singman | Fox News President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will suspend his 2024 re-election campaign amid mounting pressure from his Democratic colleagues on Capitol Hill, top donors and Hollywood stars after a disastrous debate performance last month. The unprecedented announcement came as an increasing number of Democrat lawmakers had begun to publicly call for Biden to step aside and the party's leadership reportedly was engaged in efforts to convince Biden, 81, he could not win in November's general election against former President Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee who Biden defeated four years ago to win the White House. "It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president," Biden wrote in a public letter. "While it has been my i...
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Some who want Biden out are after Harris too, AOC says in video rant
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National, Rocky Mountain Voice

Some who want Biden out are after Harris too, AOC says in video rant

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice In an hour-long, self-described "rip the band-aid off" moment on Instagram, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reports that even if certain top Democrats get President Joe Biden to withdraw his election bid, they won't be satisfied. They want Vice President Kamala Harris out too, she said, indicating Democrats are saying one thing in public and another in private. "I feel like there have been a lot of smokescreens and people have not been given the whole story," Ocasio-Cortez said. "I don't have a crystal ball and don't know what all is going on." She added: "That debate sucked. It sucked for everybody. It was just like not great." Ocasio-Cortez indicates influential Democrats are seeking more than just Biden's removal. “A lot of the...
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