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Marx concedes to Weiser in Colorado gubernatorial race
(The Center Square) - Republican Victor Marx has conceded to Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser, who was elected governor of Colorado.
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Baisley concedes to Sen. Hickenlooper; Evans seeks recount
(The Center Square) – Colorado made sweeping blue waves in Tuesday’s congressional races, and this time around, most contests were not close. But one of the losers, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Lupton, wants a recount despite being 14% behind the winner.
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Reporting from Just the News
Democrat challenging Lauren Boebert in Colorado U.S. House race holds slight lead, too close to call
The district is considered a Republican stronghold in the state, and the last time a Democrat was elected to represent the district was in 2008.
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Reporting from The Center Square
Income tax measure, ban on gender-affirming surgeries too close to call
(The Center Square) – Amendment 87, which would replace Colorado's 4.4% flat income tax with a graduated version, drew a tight battle Tuesday with 50.52% for the measure with 993,357 votes and 49.48% against it with 972,952 votes.
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Reporting from The Center Square
Weiser elected Colorado governor, Dems also win other races
(The Center Square) - Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democrat, defeated Republican opponent Victor Marx in the gubernatorial race Tuesday as Democrats maintained their stronghold in the executive branch.
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Evans behind in U.S. House race; Democratic Socialist elected in another race
(The Center Square) - Democrats appeared to be on their way to gain a U.S. House seat in Colorado Tuesday with U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Fort Lupton, far behind the Democratic challenger.
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Colorado's Hickenlooper wins reelection to U.S. Senate
(The Center Square) - U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, easily won reelection Tuesday with 80% of the vote.
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Reporting from Just the News
Supreme Court skeptical of Colorado's LGBTQ requirements on Catholic schools for tuition assistance
"Explain what the difference is between" explicitly excluding religious schools "and then choosing to impose a condition that you know that those schools will be unable to agree to?" Justice Barrett asks state's lawyer.
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Reporting from The Center Square
Tobacco, nicotine taxes fund Colorado preschool program at high court
(The Center Square) – A $359.1 million Colorado preschool program, paid for mostly by tobacco and nicotine taxes, reached the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday over a single condition: providers must agree not to turn families away.
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Reporting from Just the News
Supreme Court to hear case over state funding for Catholic preschools in Colorado
The plaintiffs, represented by the group Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, argue that their admissions policy is based on religious teachings about same-sex marriage and that by excluding them, Colorado is violating their rights to freedom of religion.
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