Tag: colorado
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Campaign submits signatures for initiative to decriminalize certain psychedelic plants and fungi and create a therapy program
On June 27, 2022, the campaign Natural Medicine Colorado reported submitting 222,648 signatures for a ballot initiative to decriminalize certain psychedelic plants and fungi. The ballot initiative would appear on the ballot in November. The psychedelic plants and fungi, also known as hallucinogenic or entheogenic plants and fungi, that would be decriminalized for personal use…
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Three candidates running for Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Colorado
Three candidates are running in the Republican Party primary for U.S. Senate in Colorado on June 28, 2022. Ron Hanks and Joe O'Dea have led in media attention and fundraising. Daniel Hendricks is running as a write-in candidate. At the time of the election, Hanks was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives representing…
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Election tampering investigation, 2020 results take central role in Colorado's Republican primary for secretary of state
Pam Anderson, Mike O'Donnell, and Tina Peters—are running in the Republican primary for Colorado secretary of state on June 28, 2022. The winner will face incumbent Jena Griswold (D) in the November 8 general election. Anderson and Peters, both with experience serving as county clerks, have led in fundraising and media attention. The Colorado Sun's…
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Four candidates run for GOP nomination in Colorado's new 8th Congressional District
Four candidates are running in the Republican primary for Colorado's 8th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. The state gained an eighth congressional district following the 2020 census. Three officeholders and a veteran comprise the candidate field. Tyler Allcorn is a former Green Beret. Allcorn refers to his experience as a Green Beret and emigrating…
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Colorado governor signs law to direct federal funds to repay unemployment insurance debt
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on May 25 signed SB22-234, which will direct $600 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to help pay back the state's $1 billion unemployment insurance trust fund debt to the federal government. The law will also forgive certain non-fraud overpayments, meaning some workers who received more unemployment…
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Newcomers will represent 35% of Colorado's state legislative districts next year
Thirty-five state legislative districts up for election this year in Colorado are open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 43% of the 82 districts up for election this year and 35% of the 100 districts in the Colorado General Assembly. Since no incumbents are present, newcomers to the legislature are guaranteed to win…
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Colorado sees the most candidates running for the U.S. House in at least a decade
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Colorado this year was March 15, 2022. Thirty candidates are running for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 3.75 candidates per district, more than the 2.28 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.43 in 2018. Here are some other…
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Colorado legislature refers school meal program funded by tax deduction cap and ballot law measures to voters before adjourning
The Colorado Legislature put two statutory measures on the Nov. 8 ballot before adjourning on May 11. One measure—House Bill 1414—would create a new Healthy School Meals for All Program and fund the program through (a) reducing income tax deduction caps from $30,000 for single filers and $60,000 for joint filers to $12,000 for single…
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Colorado voters to decide constitutional amendment to remove certain restrictions on charitable gaming on Nov. 8
Colorado voters will decide a constitutional amendment on Nov. 8 that would lift some restrictions on charitable gaming activity. If approved by 55% of voters, the amendment would: repeal the existing ban on paying managers and operators of charitable gaming activities and limit compensation to the applicable minimum wage until July 1, 2024; reduce from…
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Colorado voters to decide property tax exemption for surviving spouses of military and certain veterans in November
Colorado voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to extend a primary residence property tax exemption to the surviving spouses of military personnel who died in the line of duty and the surviving spouses of certain veterans who died from a service-related injury or disease. Currently, a primary residence property tax exemption of 50% of…