The Spot newsletter: Who’s on the 2018 ballot anyway?, regulating the sale of body parts in Colorado, Denver mayor remains in hot water and more
Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post’s politics team captures what’s happening this week — from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C.
It’s another edition of “Who’s on the ballot, anyway?” in Colorado politics. (More on the soap opera that is election 2018 below.)
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At the Colorado Capitol, lawmakers are gearing up for the legislative session’s final push, tackling everything from drones to teacher strikes and gerrymandering. We’re all starting to go a little crazy under the gold dome…
‘Nuff said. #coleg pic.twitter.com/0uNBtJqaIm
— Charles Ashby (@OldNewsman) April 25, 2018
In Denver, the harassment scandal embroiling Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is still … boiling. Reporter Jon Murray has been keeping close tabs on that.
And if you’re looking for stories about selling human body parts, gravel mining and abandoned shopping carts — well, we’ve even got those too. I’m babbling; you want the news, and I’m going to stop talking now.
Fresh news: His back against the wall, six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn challenges Colorado court ruling that tossed his name from the GOP ballot.
Also: Doug Robinson is back on the Republican ballot for Colorado governor, a Denver judge has ruled. (Here’s who is running for governor.)
Also also: Democrats will again try to expel GOP Colorado Sen. Randy Baumgardner after a new report has validated more harassment allegations against him.
ROLL CALL
COLORADO: THE STATEHOUSE & BEYOND
DENVER & THE SUBURBS
A high-ranking city official just told me there will not be a national search for a new Denver police chief. The mayor believes there are qualified candidates within the ranks.
— Noelle Phillips (@Noelle_Phillips) April 24, 2018
D.C. POLITICS FROM A COLORADO PERSPECTIVE
A few important things to note for the #copolitics world:
— Lamborn could still challenge this
— Lamborn’s seat is unlikely to leave GOP hands despite this ruling (he beat his Dem challenger by more than 30 points in 2016)
— Lamborn is just 58 signatures short https://t.co/QLK8peOaaw— Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) April 23, 2018
THE WIRE
By 2020, China plans to give all its 1.4. billion citizens a personal score, based on how they behave. Some with low scores are already being punished if they want to travel. Nearly 11 million Chinese can no longer fly and 4 million are barred from trains pic.twitter.com/iFiwQb0RGx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 24, 2018
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— Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) April 24, 2018
Staff writers John Frank, Jon Murray, Mark K. Matthews and John Aguilar contributed to this newsletter.
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