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Ben Botkin
Ben Botkin is former Denver Post reporter. He has covered politics and state government in Idaho, Nevada and Oklahoma. Before catching the political bug, he covered education, cops and courts and rural communities. Botkin has received Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists regional awards for investigative journalism, statehouse beat reporting and education reporting. He began his career in 2003 covering local government in Idaho. A native of East Peoria, Illinois, he graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
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Anti-slavery amendment passed, but faced resistance in rural Colorado
“We got a lot of pushback from people living in some of these conservative areas, saying ‘If you do the crime, you have to do the time’ and ‘Slavery’s just...

Phil Weiser wins Colorado attorney general’s race as George Brauchler concedes
Republican George Brauchler on Wednesday morning conceded the Colorado attorney general race to Democratic opponent Phil Weiser.

Colorado Amendments Y and Z: Measures pass handily
Amendments Y and Z would change the state's constitution to put independent commissions in charge of how Colorado draws boundaries for congressional and legislative districts every decade.

Colorado secretary of state: Jena Griswold defeats Wayne Williams
Republican Secretary of State Wayne Williams lost to Democrat Jena Griswold Tuesday in his bid for a second four-year term.

Colorado Amendment 75: Campaign funding bill defeated by wide margin
The proposal's goal is to level the playing field for candidates who are facing wealthy, self-funded opponents who don't need to spend as much time raising campaign cash.

Colorado attorney general: Phil Weiser claims win over George Brauchler in tight race
The attorney general's race offered voters starkly different choices. Republican Brauchler, a career prosecutor, faced off against Democrat Weiser, a law professor and former policy adviser in the Obama White...

Colorado election turnout: Unaffiliated voters casting ballots in record numbers
More than 1.6 million Coloradans have cast ballots already in this election, according to data released Monday by the Colorado Secretary of State's Office.

Uber, Lyft giving Colorado voters free rides on Election Day
Voting just got even easier: For Coloradans who haven't gotten around to turning in their ballots yet, Uber is giving free rides to voters on Election Day.

From tailgating to worship: Candidates make final pitches to Colorado voters
From a Denver Broncos tailgate to Sunday morning church services to voters' doorsteps, Colorado's campaigns this weekend delivered their final pitches across the metro area and the state.

Final push: Colorado’s 2018 election comes down to the ground game
Gubernatorial nominee Walker Stapleton and other GOP candidates fired up volunteers along the Front Range on Saturday. Democratic congressional candidate Jason Crow and Proposition 112 volunteers also knocked on doors...