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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and her Democratic challenger Adam Frisch answered questions about rising inflation, the environment and education policy Wednesday in their final debate before ballots arrive...

Historically, prison inmates have been counted in the Census as residing in the county where they are incarcerated, which redistricting and criminal justice reform advocates say inflates an area's population -- and therefore political power and federal funding allocations -- in favor of the more rural, less diverse districts where prison are typically located.

Chairman of Colorado redistricting commission ousted over social media posts Durango, Colorado Currently Tue Fellow commissioners said Danny Moore’s statements threaten to erode public confidence Tuesday, April 6, 2021 10:26 AM Updated 6 hours 7 minutes ago Moore Moore Escuchar en Español: Loading the Español audio player... Danny Moore was removed Monday from his role as the chairman of Colorado’s newly formed Independent Cong...

Colorado’s inaugural Congressional Redistricting Commission chairman Danny Moore has been voted out of his leadership position, days after his inflammatory social media posts were reported by The Gazette and other media outlets. Moore authored posts that questioned the 2020 election outcome and called it “The Democrat steal,” as well as posts defending using “The Chinese virus” to describe COVID-19 as not racist, posts accusing media of lying about the coronavirus pandemic and posts a...

Colorado commission ousts chair over social media posts April 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail DENVER (AP) — The chair of the newly formed Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission in Colorado has been removed from his role following scrutiny over social media posts where he touted unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election and referred to the coronavirus as the “China virus.” Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to remove Republican Danny Moore after...

Chairman of Colorado redistricting commission ousted over social media posts Durango, Colorado Currently Tue Fellow commissioners said Danny Moore’s statements threaten to erode public confidence Tuesday, April 6, 2021 10:26 AM Updated 1 hour 19 minutes ago Moore Moore Escuchar en Español: Loading the Español audio player... Danny Moore was removed Monday from his role as the chairman of Colorado’s newly formed Independent Cong...

Colorado commission ousts chairman over social media posts Durango, Colorado Currently Tue Toggle font size Escuchar en Español: Loading the Español audio player... DENVER – The chairman of the newly formed Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission in Colorado has been removed from his role after scrutiny over social media posts where he touted unfounded claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election and referred to the coronavirus as th...

Colorado has its first set of citizen redistricting commissioners. On Tuesday, six of the eventual 12 congressional redistricting commissioners were randomly selected from a group of qualified applicants. The congressional redistricting commission now has two Republicans, two Democrats and two non-party-affiliated voters. Eventually there will be four from each group. Next, the remaining pool of qualified and reviewed applicants will be provided to legislative leaders who will further narrow th...