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Democratic soul searching. A Republican fork in the road. As the nation undergoes enormous political shifts, the parties in Colorado are struggling to find their footing.
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Each week KUNC collects and curates some of the more important stories of the week that have aired on our daily newscast.
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Colorado’s Republicans are divided, with two people claiming to be the chairman of the state GOP. And with a presidential election just two months away, the timing couldn’t be worse. So how did they get here? We’ll unpack that today on In The NoCo.
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Democratic state lawmakers struck a deal with Gov. Jared Polis earlier this week that could make big changes to how TABOR, or the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, is managed. The agreement protects two pending bills that would create a new tax write-off for families and expand the state credit for low-income earners. The Colorado Sun editor David Krause joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story.
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Rep. Ken Buck's early departure from the U.S. House prompted a special election to fill the remainder of his term. A Colorado Republican committee on Thursday will select their candidate for the special election, and is expected to pick one of the primary candidates already running to replace Buck in 2024.
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Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert has argued her case in the first Republican primary debate in the district where she is now running, facing local opponents who lobbed accusations of Boebert being a "carpetbagger." The congresswoman was on the debate stage in Fort Lupton on Thursday after deciding to run in the 4th Congressional District last month over fears she would lose reelection to the seat she currently holds.
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The Colorado Supreme Court blocked Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot next year because he incited an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th 2021. Colorado's GOP is now threatening to skip the primary election.
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The Colorado Supreme Court disqualified Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot next year because he incited an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6th 2021. The decision will likely now go to the US Supreme Court.
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Colorado's chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple state's leftward shift.
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Colorado’s 2023 legislative session ended on Monday. Democrats passed some historic pieces of legislation this year, but also failed to achieve some major policy priorities. Republicans struggled to assert influence, but also staged fierce resistance.