{"id":488913,"date":"2026-06-05T17:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/?page_id=488913"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T00:12:17","slug":"colorado-election-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/colorado-election-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado election 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.election-hed {\n  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;\n  font-weight:900;\n  font-size: 3em;\n\n.static-word {\n  -webkit-text-fill-color: #0e211f;\n  animation: none;\n  font-weight: 700;\n}\n\n  background: linear-gradient(to right, red, blue);\n  background-size: 200% 100%;\n  animation: colorShift 2s linear infinite alternate;\n\n  -webkit-background-clip: text;\n  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;\n  background-clip: text;\n\tfont-weight:900;\n}\n\n\n\n@keyframes colorShift {\n  0%   { background-position: 0% 50%; }\n  100% { background-position: 100% 50%; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2 class=\"election-hed\"><span class=\"static-word\">COLORADO<\/span> ELECTION 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.election-line {\n  height: 8px;\n  width: 100%;\n  background: linear-gradient(to right, red, blue);\n  background-size: 200% 100%;\n  animation: colorShift 2s linear infinite alternate;\n}\n\n@keyframes colorShift {\n  0%   { background-position: 0% 50%; }\n  100% { background-position: 100% 50%; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"election-line\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-latest-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading homepage-gray has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6e68519c7d89653e158b4c20adcd4885\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">LATEST NEWS<\/h5>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha is-grid columns-4 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape is-style-borders\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"488913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491837\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-barbara-kirkmeyer tag-colorado-parks-and-wildlife tag-michael-bennet tag-phil-weiser tag-scott-bottoms tag-victor-marx tag-wolf-reintroduction category-election-2026 category-news category-outdoors category-politics category-wildlife type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/24\/colorado-governor-wolves-hunting-fishing-wildlife-issue-stances\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"How Colorado\u2019s candidates for governor say they would address wolves, hunting, fishing and a rural divide\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"482619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/04\/16\/lawmakers-pass-a-note-to-polis-stop-spending-tax-money-on-new-wolves\/wolf-running-cpw-first-annual-report\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?fit=1513%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1513,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A wolf brought to Colorado by the state runs across the landscape. (Courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Wolf-running-CPW-first-annual-report.png?fit=1200%2C714&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/24\/colorado-governor-wolves-hunting-fishing-wildlife-issue-stances\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Colorado\u2019s candidates for governor say they would address wolves, hunting, fishing and a rural divide<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/tracy-ross\/\">Tracy Ross<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491772\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-adams tag-colorado-politics tag-gabe-evans tag-greeley tag-latinos tag-manny-rutinel tag-politics tag-primary-election tag-shannon-bird tag-weld-county category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/23\/do-democratic-primary-voters-in-colorados-8th-district-want-a-latino-candidate-or-a-woman-with-deep-local-roots\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Do Democratic primary voters in Colorado\u2019s 8th District want a Latino candidate or a woman with deep local roots?\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"488517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/8th-congressional-dem-primary_15-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Tanya B. Fabian&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;State Rep. Manny Rutinel and former state Rep. Shannon Bird participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running in the 8th Congressional District, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at The University of Northern Colorado Campus in Greeley. (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779991916&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Tanya B. Fabian&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;122&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8th Congressional Dem primary_15\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. Manny Rutinel and former state Rep. Shannon Bird participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running in the 8th Congressional District May 28, 2026, at the University of Northern Colorado Campus in Greeley. (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_15-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/23\/do-democratic-primary-voters-in-colorados-8th-district-want-a-latino-candidate-or-a-woman-with-deep-local-roots\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Do Democratic primary voters in Colorado\u2019s 8th District want a Latino candidate or a woman with deep local roots?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/taylor-dolven\/\">Taylor Dolven<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/colleen-slevin-special-to-the-colorado-sun\/\">Colleen Slevin<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/jesse-paul\/\">Jesse Paul<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491756\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-election tag-adrienne-benavidez tag-andres-carrera tag-chela-garcia-irlando tag-colorado tag-colorado-general-assembly tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-danielle-varda tag-heidi-henkel tag-mandy-lindsay tag-matt-ball tag-michael-carter tag-politics tag-sarah-woodson tag-william-lindstedt category-business category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/23\/sports-betting-money-colorado-legislative-races\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sportsbooks have spent about $1.5M on Democratic, Republican statehouse primaries in Colorado\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"491761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/23\/sports-betting-money-colorado-legislative-races\/ny-sports-betting\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,684\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9M2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FILE - A left field scoreboard is covered under a DraftKings promotional as Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (11) warms up before a baseball game at Fenway Park, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in Boston. New York state&#039;s gaming commission announced Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, that four of the nine mobile sports wagering operators, including Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, FanDuel, and Rush Street Interactive, have been approved to accept bets starting this Saturday. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa, File)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632267352&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;112&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;NY Sports Betting&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NY Sports Betting\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A left field scoreboard is covered under a DraftKings promotional as Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers (11) warms up before a baseball game at Fenway Park, Sept. 22, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo\/Charles Krupa, File)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP22006711183117.jpg?fit=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/23\/sports-betting-money-colorado-legislative-races\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sportsbooks have spent about $1.5M on Democratic, Republican statehouse primaries in Colorado<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/jesse-paul\/\">Jesse Paul<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491651\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-election tag-brittany-pettersen tag-congress tag-jared-polis tag-jason-crow tag-joe-neguse tag-michael-bennet tag-phil-weiser tag-tina-peters tag-u-s-senate category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/22\/michael-bennet-senate-replacement-plans\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Who would Michael Bennet pick to replace himself in the Senate? He&#8217;s narrowed it down \u2014 to 500,000 people.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"489612\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/9news-democratic-gubernatorial-debate-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jesse Paul&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Denver, Colorado \\u2014 June 5, 2026: U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet speaks during a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate hosted by 9News and held at the University of Denver on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1780620440&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;9News Democratic Gubernatorial Debate&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9News Democratic Gubernatorial Debate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet speaks during a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate hosted by 9News and held at the University of Denver on June 4, 2026. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-19-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/22\/michael-bennet-senate-replacement-plans\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Who would Michael Bennet pick to replace himself in the Senate? He&#8217;s narrowed it down \u2014 to 500,000 people.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/jesse-paul\/\">Jesse Paul<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.election-line {\n  height: 8px;\n  width: 100%;\n  background: linear-gradient(to right, red, blue);\n  background-size: 200% 100%;\n  animation: colorShift 2s linear infinite alternate;\n}\n\n@keyframes colorShift {\n  0%   { background-position: 0% 50%; }\n  100% { background-position: 100% 50%; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"election-line\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-437b9673 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h5 id=\"h-voter-guide\" class=\"wp-block-heading homepage-gray has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41c67ab2a3a44578938643c63a8ec0e7\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">VOTER GUIDE<\/h5>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-default wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-5 is-3 is-uncropped is-style-default has-text-align-left has-text-color has-dark-gray-color\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"488913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488152\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-election tag-colorado tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-editors-picks tag-election-2026 tag-elections tag-jared-polis tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-explainer type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/28\/colorado-primary-election-guide-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C813&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-uncropped size-newspack-article-block-uncropped wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colorado\u2019s primaries are June 30. Here\u2019s what you need to know about the candidates and how to vote.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C813&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C520&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1041&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1388&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C694&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1063&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1355&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C271&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C813&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"414206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/voter-booth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1735&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1735\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Hugh Carey&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A voter inside a voting booth at the Silverthorne Pavilion, Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, 2022, in Silverthorne, Colorado. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1667930731&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Voter booth&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Voter booth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A voter inside a voting booth at the Silverthorne Pavilion on Nov. 8, 2022, in Silverthorne, Colorado. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ElectionDay_HC_7-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C813&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/28\/colorado-primary-election-guide-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colorado\u2019s primaries are June 30. Here\u2019s what you need to know about the candidates and how to vote.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Colorado Sun is here to help you figure out how to cast your ballot and provide you with information on the candidates to help you participate<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/author\/jesse-paul\/\">Jesse Paul<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h5 id=\"h-race-by-race-issue-guides\" class=\"wp-block-heading homepage-gray has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b2248fb1c73730590163cf9a93daef2\">RACE-BY-RACE ISSUE GUIDES<\/h5>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha ts-1 is-style-borders\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"488913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"489731\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-cd3 tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/08\/alex-kelloff-dwayne-romero-cd3-colorado-primary-election-issue-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where Democrats Alex Kelloff, Dwayne Romero stand on the issues in Colorado\u2019s 3rd Congressional District primary<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"489687\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-barbara-kirkmeyer tag-colorado tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-governor tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-election-2026-r-governor tag-politics tag-scott-bottoms tag-victor-marx category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/06\/barbara-kirkmeyer-scott-bottoms-victor-marx-colorado-primary-election-gop-governor-issue-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where the 3 Republicans running to be Colorado\u2019s next governor stand on the top issues<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"489305\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-cd3 tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/04\/jeff-hurd-ron-hanks-colorado-primary-election-cd3-issue-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where the Republican candidates in Colorado\u2019s 3rd Congressional District stand on the top issues<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"489138\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-attorney-general tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/03\/jena-griswold-michael-dougherty-hetal-doshi-david-seligman-colorado-primary-election\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where the Democratic candidates for Colorado attorney general stand on the big issues\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488934\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-d-governor tag-election-2026-governor tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/02\/michael-bennet-phil-weiser-colorado-governor-democratic-primary-issue-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser stand on the issues in Colorado\u2019s Democratic primary for governor<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"487924\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-donald-trump tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-election-2026-u-s-senate tag-john-hickenlooper 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href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/01\/amanda-gonzalez-jessie-danielson-secretary-of-state-colorado-primary-issue-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where Amanda Gonzalez, Jessie Danielson stand on the issues in Colorado&#8217;s Democratic primary for secretary of state<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488346\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-1st-congressional-district tag-colorado tag-colorado-politics tag-diana-degette tag-donald-trump tag-election-2026-cd1 tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-melat-kiros tag-politics tag-wanda-james category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/29\/diana-degette-melat-kiros-wanda-james-colorado-primary-election-issue-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where Diana DeGette, Melat Kiros and Wanda James stand on the issues in Colorado\u2019s 1st Congressional District primary<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488127\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-8th-congressional-district tag-election-2026-cd8 tag-election-2026-issue-guide tag-manny-rutinel tag-shannon-bird category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/28\/manny-rutinel-shannon-bird-colorado-primary-issue-guide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel stand on the issues in Colorado\u2019s 8th Congressional District primary<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"election-membership-block\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\">\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_6a3c855d49ee7'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/22024120534\/homepage-24-banner-1-666a1f96449c0 --><div id='div-gpt-ad-6a3c855d49ee7-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.election-line {\n  height: 8px;\n  width: 100%;\n  background: linear-gradient(to right, red, blue);\n  background-size: 200% 100%;\n  animation: colorShift 2s linear infinite alternate;\n}\n\n@keyframes colorShift {\n  0%   { background-position: 0% 50%; }\n  100% { background-position: 100% 50%; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"election-line\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"h-candidate-forums\" class=\"wp-block-heading homepage-gray has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-233d2a4d1e735eaa8f4fd3f464057c76\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">CANDIDATE FORUMS<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-borders is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"488913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490936\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-colorado-sun-events tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-candidate-forums tag-governor tag-video category-election-2026 category-events category-news category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/16\/watch-colorado-governor-democratic-candidate-forum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Watch: Democratic candidate forum for Colorado governor\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490854\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/democratic-gubernatorial-forum-06132026-tf_06\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running for governor, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Colorado State University&#039;s Lory Student Center in Fort Collins.  (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1781369814&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Democratic Gubernatorial Forum 06132026 TF_06\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running for governor, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Colorado State University&amp;#8217;s Lory Student Center in Fort Collins.  (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_06-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/16\/watch-colorado-governor-democratic-candidate-forum\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: Democratic candidate forum for Colorado governor<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"488913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490343\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-sun-events tag-david-seligman tag-election-2026-candidate-forums tag-elections tag-elections-2026 tag-events tag-hetal-doshi tag-michael-dougherty category-election-2026 category-events category-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/11\/watch-democratic-candidate-forum-for-colorado-attorney-general\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Watch: Democratic candidate forum for Colorado attorney general\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/atty-general-forum-ks-06102026196\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?fit=2500%2C1816&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1816\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Colorado Sun hosts the Colorado Attorney General Candidate Forum at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver on June 10, 2026. Candidates from left to right on stage left, Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty, and David Seligman. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1781137903&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Colorado Sun hosts the Colorado Attorney General Candidate Forum at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver on June 10, 2026. Candidates from left to right on stage left, Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty, and David Seligman. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026196.jpg?fit=1200%2C872&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/11\/watch-democratic-candidate-forum-for-colorado-attorney-general\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: Democratic candidate forum for Colorado attorney general<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-2 is-3 is-landscape \"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"488913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488103\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-8th-congressional-district tag-colorado-sun-events tag-election-2026-candidate-forums tag-events tag-manny-rutinel tag-no-editors-picks tag-shannon-bird category-events category-news category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/28\/watch-democratic-candidate-forum-for-colorados-8th-congressional-district\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Square-CD8-candidate-final.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-small size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"Watch: Democratic candidate forum for Colorado&#8217;s 8th Congressional District\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Square-CD8-candidate-final.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Square-CD8-candidate-final.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Square-CD8-candidate-final.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"488433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/28\/watch-democratic-candidate-forum-for-colorados-8th-congressional-district\/square-cd8-candidate-final\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Square-CD8-candidate-final.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Square CD8 candidate final\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Square-CD8-candidate-final.jpg?fit=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/28\/watch-democratic-candidate-forum-for-colorados-8th-congressional-district\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Watch: Democratic candidate forum for Colorado&#8217;s 8th Congressional District<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style data-wp-block-html=\"css\">\n.election-line {\n  height: 8px;\n  width: 100%;\n  background: linear-gradient(to right, red, blue);\n  background-size: 200% 100%;\n  animation: colorShift 2s linear infinite alternate;\n}\n\n@keyframes colorShift {\n  0%   { background-position: 0% 50%; }\n  100% { background-position: 100% 50%; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"election-line\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h5 id=\"h-more-election-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading homepage-gray has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0f7456b5af8a877843285e65465a7daf\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">MORE ELECTION NEWS<\/h5>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-2 is-2 is-landscape is-style-borders\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"488913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491501\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-1st-congressional-district tag-2026-election tag-colorado tag-colorado-legislature tag-denver tag-diana-degette tag-election-2026 tag-melat-kiros tag-politics tag-wanda-james category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/19\/diana-degette-melat-kiros-pac-spending\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Super PACs drop $1.3M in last-minute spree to protect Diana DeGette in Denver\u2019s congressional district\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"464645\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/diana-degette\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security ranking member Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., gives opening remarks during a hearing with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, on the 2025 Energy Department budget. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1714575995&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Diana DeGette&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Diana DeGette\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security ranking member Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., gives opening remarks during a hearing with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Capitol Hill in Washington May 1, 2024, on the 2025 Energy Department budget. (AP Photo\/Susan Walsh)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP24122598382730.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/19\/diana-degette-melat-kiros-pac-spending\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Super PACs drop $1.3M in last-minute spree to protect Diana DeGette in Denver\u2019s congressional district<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491282\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-election tag-adams-county-united tag-blue-collar-progressives tag-colorado tag-colorado-affordability-project tag-colorado-general-assembly tag-colorado-labor-action tag-colorado-league-of-charter-schools-action tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-mountain-progressives tag-colorado-opportunity-caucus tag-colorado-politics tag-denver-progressives-united tag-election-2026 tag-fair-economy-for-coloradans tag-fighting-for-a-better-aurora tag-heidi-henkel tag-iris-halpern tag-jillaire-mcmillan tag-karen-deaguero tag-kent-thiry tag-one-main-street-colorado tag-progressive-leadership-fund tag-promoting-progressive-women tag-sean-camacho category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/18\/dark-money-colorado-statehouse-primaries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nearly $2M of dark money has flooded into Democratic statehouse primaries in Colorado\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"486378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/sine-die-colorado-2026-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1708&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1708\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jesse Paul&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;State representatives listen to debate in the House at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on the last day of the state&#039;s 2026 legislative session. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778696357&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sine Die Colorado 2026&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sine Die Colorado 2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State representatives listen to debate in the House at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on the last day of the state&amp;#8217;s 2026 legislative session. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sine_die_jp-8-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/18\/dark-money-colorado-statehouse-primaries\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Nearly $2M of dark money has flooded into Democratic statehouse primaries in Colorado<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491159\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-election tag-colorado tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-election-2026 tag-michael-bennet category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/17\/phil-weiser-michael-bennet-policy-stance-similarities\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Looking for areas where Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser differ on policy? There aren\u2019t many.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"489594\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/9news-democratic-gubernatorial-debate-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jesse Paul&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Denver, Colorado \\u2014 June 5, 2026: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, left, and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet spar during a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate hosted by 9News and held at the University of Denver on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1780618135&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;132.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;9News Democratic Gubernatorial Debate&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"9News Democratic Gubernatorial Debate\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Denver, Colorado \u2014 June 5, 2026: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, left, and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet spar during a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate hosted by 9News and held at the University of Denver on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9News-Dem-Debate_jp-3-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/17\/phil-weiser-michael-bennet-policy-stance-similarities\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Looking for areas where Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser differ on policy? There aren\u2019t many.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"491063\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-election tag-campaign-finance tag-colorado tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-election-2026 tag-michael-bennet tag-michael-bloomberg tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/16\/michael-bennet-michael-bloomberg-big-money-colorado-governors-race\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michael Bennet loans his campaign for governor $1M as support from Michael Bloomberg surpasses $4.6M\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/democratic-gubernatorial-forum-06132026-tf_08\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running for governor, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Colorado State University&#039;s Lory Student Center in Fort Collins.  (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1781347888&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Democratic Gubernatorial Forum 06132026 TF_08\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running for governor,June 13, 2026, at Colorado State University&amp;#8217;s Lory Student Center in Fort Collins.  (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_08-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/16\/michael-bennet-michael-bloomberg-big-money-colorado-governors-race\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Michael Bennet loans his campaign for governor $1M as support from Michael Bloomberg surpasses $4.6M<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490731\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-attorney-general-phil-weiser tag-colorado-politics tag-michael-bennet tag-phil-weiser tag-politics tag-sen-michael-bennet category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/michael-bennet-phil-weiser-democratic-primary-debate-governor-colorado-sun-housing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser clash over ambition and housing in last major debate before Democratic primary\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/michael-bennet-phil-weiser-democratic-primary-debate-governor-colorado-sun-housing\/democratic-gubernatorial-forum-06132026-tf_05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running for governor, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Colorado State University&#039;s Lory Student Center in Fort Collins.  (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1781345805&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Democratic Gubernatorial Forum 06132026 TF_05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running for governor, Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Colorado State University&amp;#8217;s Lory Student Center in Fort Collins.  (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Democratic-Gubernatorial-Forum-06132026-TF_05-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/13\/michael-bennet-phil-weiser-democratic-primary-debate-governor-colorado-sun-housing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser clash over ambition and housing in last major debate before Democratic primary<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490303\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-attorney-general tag-colorado-attorney-generals-office tag-david-seligman tag-democratic-primary tag-election-2026 tag-election-2026-attorney-general tag-hetal-doshi tag-jena-griswold tag-michael-dougherty category-crime-and-courts category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/11\/democratic-attorney-general-forum-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"3 Democrats make their cases for Colorado attorney general while Jena Griswold skips another debate\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/atty-general-forum-ks-06102026092\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?fit=2500%2C1788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1788\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Colorado Sun hosts the Colorado Attorney General Candidate Forum at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver on June 10, 2026. Candidates from left to right, Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty, and David Seligman. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1781132719&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Colorado Sun hosts the Colorado Attorney General Candidate Forum at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver on June 10, 2026. Candidates from left to right, Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty, and David Seligman. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ATTY-GENERAL-FORUM-KS-06102026092.jpg?fit=1200%2C858&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/11\/democratic-attorney-general-forum-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">3 Democrats make their cases for Colorado attorney general while Jena Griswold skips another debate\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"490204\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-capitol-news-alliance tag-housing-affordability tag-voters tag-women category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news-service type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/10\/colorado-women-cite-cost-of-living-as-election-issue\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colorado women cite cost of living and inequality as top election issues\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"490206\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/10\/colorado-women-cite-cost-of-living-as-election-issue\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?fit=1500%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u201cIt&amp;#8217;s like you have to work twice as hard to be in the same exact place,\u201d said Johnitta Medina, who owns a vegan soul food business called Momma Jah\u2019s. (Courtesy photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/assets_cc0dc7f878294229b6e5d2dece1e16de_eb7ba2dcbe0b4b3f972c2bf55cbf677e.webp?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/10\/colorado-women-cite-cost-of-living-as-election-issue\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colorado women cite cost of living and inequality as top election issues<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"489460\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-politics tag-fracking tag-healthcare tag-manny-rutinel tag-shannon-bird tag-student-debt category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/04\/manny-rutinel-changed-positions-healthcare-student-debt-fracking\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Less than a year ago, Manny Rutinel staked out different positions on healthcare, student debt and fracking\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"488469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/8th-congressional-dem-primary_17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?fit=2560%2C1709&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1709\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;State Rep. Manny Rutinel participates in a forum for the Democratic candidates running in the 8th Congressional District, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at The University of Northern Colorado Campus in Greeley. (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1779994398&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8th Congressional Dem primary_17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Rep. Manny Rutinel participates in a forum for the Democratic candidates running in the 8th Congressional District, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at The University of Northern Colorado Campus in Greeley. (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary_17.jpg?fit=1200%2C801&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/04\/manny-rutinel-changed-positions-healthcare-student-debt-fracking\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Less than a year ago, Manny Rutinel staked out different positions on healthcare, student debt and fracking\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488845\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-adams-county tag-advance-colorado tag-boulder-county tag-broomfield tag-coloradans-for-responsible-energy-development tag-colorado-air-quality-control-commission tag-colorado-energy-and-carbon-management-commission tag-colorado-oil-and-gas-conservation-commission tag-conservation-colorado tag-dan-haley tag-earthjustice tag-erie tag-michael-fields tag-oil-and-gas tag-oil-and-gas-emissions tag-weld-county tag-western-colorado-alliance category-business category-climate category-election-2026 category-energy category-environment category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/01\/right-to-natural-gas-colorado-ballot-measure-environmentalists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"New political players have upended a fragile peace in Colorado\u2019s oil and gas wars\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"414322\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/jacksoncrypto_hc_10-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pump jacks belonging to D90 oil and gas operations along Jackson County Road 28 on July 26, 2022, near Walden. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1658888572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JacksonCrypto_HC_10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pump jacks belonging to D90 oil and gas operations along Jackson County Road 28 on July 26, 2022, near Walden. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/JacksonCrypto_HC_10-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/06\/01\/right-to-natural-gas-colorado-ballot-measure-environmentalists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">New political players have upended a fragile peace in Colorado\u2019s oil and gas wars<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488437\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-2026-election tag-colorado tag-colorado-politics tag-election-2026 tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/29\/manny-rutinel-shannon-bird-8th-district-debate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel try to differentiate in first major debate, but show they are aligned on most major issues\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"488439\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/29\/manny-rutinel-shannon-bird-8th-district-debate\/8th-congressional-dem-primary-forum_01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Former state Rep. Shannon Bird and state Rep. Manny Rutinel participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running in the 8th Congressional District, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at The University of Northern Colorado Campus in Greeley. (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1780012864&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8th Congressional Dem primary forum_01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Former state Rep. Shannon Bird and state Rep. Manny Rutinel participate in a forum for the Democratic candidates running in the 8th Congressional District, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at The University of Northern Colorado Campus in Greeley. (Tanya Fabian, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8th-Congressional-Dem-primary-forum_01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/29\/manny-rutinel-shannon-bird-8th-district-debate\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel try to differentiate in first major debate, but show they are aligned on most major issues<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"488048\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-politics tag-evan-munsing tag-gabe-evans tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/27\/marine-veteran-evan-munsing-drops-out-of-eighth-congressional-district-race\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marine veteran Evan Munsing drops out of 8th Congressional District race\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"451567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/evan-munsing-headshot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2193&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2193\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507290982&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Evan Munsing Headshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Evan Munsing. (Handout)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Evan-Munsing-Headshot-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1028&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/27\/marine-veteran-evan-munsing-drops-out-of-eighth-congressional-district-race\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Marine veteran Evan Munsing drops out of 8th Congressional District race<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"487362\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-capitol-news-alliance tag-gop-primary tag-governors-race tag-republican-party category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news-service type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/20\/colorado-gop-governor-primary-pits-maga-against-establishment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colorado&#8217;s Republican primary for governor pits MAGA candidates against establishment favorite\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"486905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/260514-republican-gubernatorial-candidate-debate-denver7-mckenzielange-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;McKenzie Lange\/CPR News&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and State Rep. Scott Bottoms during a gubernatorial debate at Denver7 on May 14, 2026.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1778803695&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and State Rep. Scott Bottoms during a gubernatorial debate at Denver7 on May 14, 2026. (McKenzie Lange, CPR News, via the Colorado Capitol News Alliance)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260514-REPUBLICAN-GUBERNATORIAL-CANDIDATE-DEBATE-DENVER7-MCKENZIELANGE-04.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/20\/colorado-gop-governor-primary-pits-maga-against-establishment\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colorado&#8217;s Republican primary for governor pits MAGA candidates against establishment favorite<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"486108\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-colorado-general-assembly tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-politics category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-mail-ballot-elections-change\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Move over Election Day. Colorado is about to start having election month.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"413340\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/election-2024-america-votes-colorado-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;People cast their ballots at a voting center in Denver on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo\/Chet Strange)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730798696&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Election 2024 America Votes Colorado&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Election 2024 America Votes Colorado\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;People cast their ballots at a voting center in Denver on Election Day Nov. 5, 2024. (Chet Strange, AP Photo)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310628096417.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-mail-ballot-elections-change\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Move over Election Day. Colorado is about to start having election month.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"486125\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-black-hills-energy tag-colorado-energy-crossroads tag-colorado-house tag-colorado-public-utilities-commission tag-colorado-senate tag-dan-woog tag-elbert-county tag-independence-institute tag-upstate-colorado-economic-development tag-western-resource-advocates tag-xcel-energy category-business category-election-2026 category-energy category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-public-utilities-commission-sunset-bill-five-members\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LIMON-ENERGY-KS-03092021010.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bill reauthorizing Public Utilities Commission races through state Capitol. The story is what\u2019s not included.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"261397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/limon-power-03092021-ks-010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LIMON-ENERGY-KS-03092021010.jpg?fit=4500%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4500,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kathryn Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;LIMON, CO - FEBRUARY 9:  Overhead power lines stretch across the landscape alongside wind turbines on March 9, 2021 in Limon, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1615326905&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright - 2021 Kathryn Scott&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;LIMON-POWER-03092021-KS-010&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LIMON-POWER-03092021-KS-010\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Overhead power lines stretch across the landscape alongside wind turbines on March 9, 2021 in Limon, Colorado. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LIMON-ENERGY-KS-03092021010.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-public-utilities-commission-sunset-bill-five-members\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bill reauthorizing Public Utilities Commission races through state Capitol. The story is what\u2019s not included.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"486141\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado tag-colorado-general-assembly tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-education tag-education-funding tag-jared-polis tag-jeff-bridges tag-school-finance tag-school-funding tag-schools tag-tabor tag-tax tag-taxes tag-taxpayers-bill-of-rights tag-ty-winter category-education category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-tabor-refunds-ballot-question-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colorado voters will be asked to give up billions in TABOR refunds to boost K-12, other programs for kids\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"363468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?fit=1784%2C1189&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1784,1189\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D850&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sophomore students complete exercises on on pronouns and antecedents Dec. 12, 2023 at Highlands Ranch High School. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702419477&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school finance highlands ranch os 3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;She and other teachers have had fewer opportunities to attend professional development sessions, and she has also turned to online fundraising nonprofit DonorsChoose in order to purchase classroom sets of novels. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sophomore students complete exercises on pronouns and antecedents in a class taught by veteran teacher Jennifer Long, Dec. 12, 2023, at Highlands Ranch High School. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/school-finance-highlands-ranch-os-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-tabor-refunds-ballot-question-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Colorado voters will be asked to give up billions in TABOR refunds to boost K-12, other programs for kids<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"486128\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-advance-colorado tag-colorado-general-assembly tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-initiative-177 tag-natural-gas category-election-2026 category-news category-politics type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-democrats-abandon-effort-to-blunt-natural-gas-ballot-initiative\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Democrats abandon attempt to blunt ballot measure giving Coloradans \u201cright to natural gas\u201d\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"468846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/gas-stove-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1766766496&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gas stove 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A gas-lit flame burns on a natural gas stove, Dec. 26, 2025, in Erie, Colorado. In June 2025, Colorado passed legislation requiring warning labels on gas stoves. The warning labels, which are being challenged in court by the gas industry, are similar to what is required by cigarette labeling laws. (David Krause, The Colorado Sun)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/gas-stove-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/12\/colorado-democrats-abandon-effort-to-blunt-natural-gas-ballot-initiative\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Democrats abandon attempt to blunt ballot measure giving Coloradans \u201cright to natural gas\u201d<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"485617\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-colorado-general-assembly tag-colorado-legislature tag-colorado-politics tag-road-funding tag-state-budget tag-transportation tag-transportation-funding category-election-2026 category-news category-politics category-transportation type-of-work-news type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2026\/05\/07\/road-funding-fight-colorado-initiative-175-house-bill-1430\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Road funding fight roils Colorado Capitol with days left in legislative session\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1&amp;w=370 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"415446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/brt-ks-11152024078\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/BRT-KS-11152024078.jpg?fit=2500%2C1703&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1703\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bus Rapid Transit construction heading west from N. Washington St. along E. Colfax Ave, with crews working and traffic lane changes from Broadway downtown east to Park Ave. on November 15, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1731684477&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;116&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BRT-KS-11152024078&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BRT-KS-11152024078\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bus Rapid Transit construction heading west from N. Washington St. along E. Colfax Ave, with crews working and traffic lane changes from Broadway downtown east to Park Ave. on November 15, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. 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