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The history of the death penalty in Colorado

The history of the death penalty in Colorado

The history of the death penalty in Colorado

Colorado neighbor Nebraska executed its first prisoner since 1997 using a combination of four drugs never before used in a lethal injection, including fentanyl.

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Ballot issues appearing in November

Last week was the deadline for organizations to get enough signatures to get an issue on the November ballot. 9NEWS Legal Expert Whitney Traylor explores some of the ballot issues.

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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner sues governor, Co Civil Rights Division over 'hostility toward his faith'

Jack Phillips, the owner Masterpiece Cakeshop, is suing the Colorado Civil Rights Division and several state officials over what he says is their "hostility toward his faith."

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Club 20 won’t allow lieutenant governor Lynne to debate for Jared Polis

Club 20 says that Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne won't be allowed to stand in for Democratic nominee Jared Polis in next month's political debate in Grand Junction.

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Coffman gives thumb down to Trump’s proposed Space Force

U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman says he opposes the Trump administration's proposal to create a new "space force" branch of the military.

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Colorado projected to gain congressional seat after 2020 census

Colorado is expected to gain an eighth seat in Congress after the next national headcount, up from the current seven, according to the latest census estimates as analyzed by The Washington Post.

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Hickenlooper’s legislative staff to depart for new positions

Hickenlooper's office announced that Kurt Morrison and Lauren Lambert are departing for new jobs.

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Republicans replace Colo. state House candidates on Nov. ballot

The Colorado Republican Party has added three new candidates to the November ballot to replace two who dropped out of their races and a third who hopes to become lieutenant governor.

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Truth Test: Ad says Polis would turn Colorado into California with healthcare policy

There is another political ad calling out Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Polis and suggesting he's trying to turn Colorado into California: "RadiCalifornia." But is this an ad about Polis' gubernatorial campaign or his job as a Congressman?

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Denver TV stations to keep owner as Sinclair-Tribune deal blows up

Under the deal, Channel 2 would have been part of the expanded Sinclair, and Fox31 would have been bounced off to another media company, Twenty-First Century Fox. Sinclair was selling off some of its stations in an attempt to meet regulatory concerns about the Tribune tie-up.

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School-tax amendment makes Colorado’s November ballot

Initiative 93 is the first citizen-initiated ballot measure to make the Nov. 6 general election ballot, according to a statement from Williams' office. "It involves a complex formula for raising income taxes among the state's top earners to raise money for education," according to the statement.

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Colo. lawmaker Leonard drops re-election bid over child support issues

According to a court transcript obtained by Colorado Politics, Hunt told Leonard that his decision to become a lawmaker, from the financial perspective, was a "voluntary reduction in income," and that Leonard is not precluded from making a career decision that could help cover his family support obligations.

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Republican AGs add to Brauchler’s airtime in Colorado

The Republican Attorneys General Association is putting more money behind an ad for Attorney General candidate George Brauchler.

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Aurora to ask voters about municipal broadband

Aurora will be the latest city to ask voters whether it should opt out of a 2005 state law prohibiting municipalities from providing its own broadband services.

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Polis, Stapleton commit to debates (but not all the same ones)

Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton laid out the gubernatorial debates they're willing to do.

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Billionaire conservative funder Koch takes on Trump over trade at Colorado meeting

A line in the sand has been drawn in Colorado between the conservative-activist billionaire Koch family and President Donald Trump over trade.

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