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This week's top stories Colorado Secretary of State makes a deal with the electoral college members suing him Secretary of State Wayne Williams and the Electoral College members who filed a lawsuit against him have reached a deal they hope will boost the odds that the U.S. Supreme Court takes their case before the 2020 presidential election. The plaintiffs are suing to challenge a state law that requires electors to cast their ballots for the winner of the state's popular vote.  Says Williams, "We just want an answer to the constitutional question."  GREENE: Commissioner Lew Gaiter censors public comment in Larimer County The Republican gubernatorial contender who touts himself as a champion of individual rights banned the words "Thornton" and "pipeline" from a recent commission meeting. Read editor Susan Greene's conversation with Gaiter.  Inside the battle for northeast Denver’s school board seat A non-elected incumbent. An outspoken recent high school graduate. A former charter school educator with the support of the teacher's union. Welcome to the fight for District 4, Denver's most intriguing school board race.  LITTWIN: GOP rebels were in full voice, but don't expect a revolution Senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker both took their turns at slamming Donald Trump. But as Mike Littwin reminds us, both senators are retiring — so don’t expect their Republican colleagues to follow them to the barricades. Colorado redistricting campaign changes course, gains a game-changing backer Redistricting reform group Fair Districts Colorado has made major changes to its plan to change the way Colorado draws its political boundaries.  It also got a big boost when wealthy Denver CEO Kent Thiry signed on as the campaign’s chairman.  How diverse are Colorado newspaper newsrooms? Well… Results are in from the American Society of News Editors survey on diversity in newsrooms. As Corey Hutchins reports in this week's column about media in Colorado, the results were, well, mixed. Plus, sponsored content, hyperlocal news and a big birthday for the Denver Post.  News Poetry: "Me Too,"      "The Judas Horse" Our News Poetry Editor Jackie St. Joan submitted her own poem this week in response to the #MeToo movement. Poet Frank Coons writes dreamily of wild horses in "The Judas Horse."  Do you feel an urge to write poetry after reading the news? Submit your work to us at newsp...@coloradoindependent.com.    Double Your Impact We offer our smart, in-depth news and news commentary for free, but it's not free to produce.  Please support our nonprofit newsroom with a tax-deductible contribution today. Your donation will be doubled, now through Dec. 31st. Know someone who should get this newsletter? Send them here.     Our Contact Information The Colorado Independent P.O. Box 201074 Denver, CO 80220 720-432-2128 Unsubscribe | Manage email preferences

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Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 1:02 PM
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This week's top stories

FRACTURED: Undermining Broomfield

The oil and gas industry is once again pouring big dollars into a small-town election. This time, residents say, it’s taking a no-holds-barred approach.

GREENE: Michael Marshall’s jail killing prompts $4.65 mil payout, new policies in Denver Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has reached a settlement with the family of the man whom deputies killed in the city jail in November 2015. The city is also agreeing to the family’s demands for policies to protect inmates with mental illness.

LITTWIN: Tancredo may be a sure thing — but probably not in the way he thinks If Colorado Republicans didn’t understand how much trouble they were in before Tom Tancredo jumped into the governor’s race — and, columnist Mike Littwin writes, they did — they definitely understand it now.

Tom Tancredo is running for governor of Colorado. Again. Here’s what that means. The conservative firebrand who was a Trumpist before there was Trumpism chose Halloween to say he’s running for governor of Colorado. Watch Republican Walker Stapleton refuse to refer to him by name.

Religious groups are involved in DougCo school board race Churches — yes, churches — are now among the swarm of outside interests zeroing in on the race. Here's how that race got so politically charged, and why Denver's school board race is. too.

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Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 12:53 PM

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This week's top stories

Democratic State Rep. Steve Lebsock accused of sexual harassment  House Majority Leader: "Do the right thing" and resign

KUNC Radio dropped a bombshell this week with the announcement that nine legislators, staffers and lobbyists allege that Democratic Rep. Steve Lebsock has harassed women.  Amid the allegations, House Majority Leader Crisanta Durant stripped Lebsock of his chairmanship of a local government committee — and called for his resignation. Lebsock told the Denver Post he did not recall ever saying anything inappropriate to his accuser, and said in a statement, "I have done nothing that can be described as criminal."

A.G. Cynthia Coffman has joined the governor's race. Here’s what that means. The Republican, who announced her run on Election Day, says her decision was at least partly inspired by Tom Tancredo's bid for the office.  On the other side of the aisle, Democratic candidates pledge to run "clean campaigns."

Industry money couldn't kill Broomfield's citizen-backed oil and gas measure  Despite an aggressive, high-dollar opposition campaign, residents overwhelmingly voted to allow more local control over drilling. Plus, the victory of anti-voucher candidates in the Douglas County school board race — and the local mom there who refused to keep quiet.

LITTWIN: Virginia's lesson to us is that in 2018, Colorado will be all about Trump Before the election, the question was whether the anti-Trump sentiment shown in the polls would finally appear in the voting booth.  Now, says columnist Mike Littwin, it’s official: Donald Trump is coming to CO in 2018 — whether Republicans want him here or not.

Federal civil rights lawsuit accuses D.A. Dan May’s office of retaliation to silence critic Colorado Springs prosecutors stand accused of retaliating against a man who sought to criticize them for pressing charges against him. Editor Susan Greene reports on the suit, which was filed Monday in U.S. District Court.

GUEST POST: Colorado 'Hamilton Elector' on why he's leaving the Democratic Party After 12 years as a registered and active Democrat, Bob Nemanich, who last year was selected as a member of Colorado's Electoral College, is officially changing his voter status to "unaffiliated."  In a guest post this week, the former "Hamilton Elector" explains why.

Denverite reporter on layoffs: ‘Please don’t forget journalism is in jeopardy at every level’ Last week, in a startling turn for a hyperlocal news site seen as a potential model for other cities, Denverite laid off a third of its newsroom. Reporter Corey Hutchins wrote about the layoffs — and what's ahead — in this week's media column.

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Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 2:08 PM
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This week's top stories

Six takeaways from seven GOP candidates for governor

Over burgers and beer in a historic fort in Weld County’s gas patch earlier this week, seven Republicans running for governor largely agreed on the issues. All support Trump, all would drug test welfare recipients — and all admitted they will support the eventual nominee.  Political reporter Corey Hutchins checked out the scene Monday night.

George Brauchler ditches the governor’s race to run for attorney general In the months since the Republican district attorney first announced his bid, the GOP race has become more crowded — and less appealing.  On Monday, Brauchler suspended his campaign and said he's running for attorney general instead. Here's why.

What a new report on climate science portends for the West From increased wildfires to more severe drought, harder rains and disappearing snowpack: This analysis from High Country News offers a look at what the latest National Climate Assessment says about the West.

LITTWIN: Lebsock blames #metoo for harassment claims  Last week, nine women accused of Rep. Steve Lebsock of sexual harassment at the Capitol. Now the Democrat is denying the allegations — and making the case, columnist Mike Littwin writes, for why so many women in these circumstances  choose to remain silent.

How one word bound together a classroom learning a new language — and a new country Author and Denver journalist Helen Thorpe writes about the ways in which language connects us across place, time and culture in her new book, "The Newcomers."  Here's a short excerpt from the book. Via Chalkbeat Colorado.

Denver denies CORA request for city-issued cellphone logs The Colorado Open Records Act is written to include “all writings made, maintained, or kept” by a government or agency. So what happens when a person wants cell phone records the city says it doesn't maintain?

News Poetry: "A Different Sort of Eden" Aspen-based poet Jose Alcantara writes about the kind of woman who'd pluck a man's ribs and strap them on as claws.

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