Election /tags/election Election en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT Feeling the election stress? Here’s how to stay calm amid political tensions /news/2024-10-19/feeling-the-election-stress-heres-how-to-stay-calm-amid-political-tensions As anxiety spikes ahead of Nov. 5, a local expert shares tips to help you navigate election-related stress and maintain your well-being. Sat, 19 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-19/feeling-the-election-stress-heres-how-to-stay-calm-amid-political-tensions Suzie Glassman, Jeffco Transcript Poll: Latinos want strong enforcement of immigration laws, and paths to citizenship for some groups /2024-06-27/poll-latinos-want-strong-enforcement-of-immigration-laws-and-paths-to-citizenship-for-some-groups Latinos want an immigration policy that “fair, firm and free of cruelty” – that's according to a new survey from UnidosUS that polled 800 registered Latino voters. Latino voters believe providing a path to citizenship for long-term undocumented immigrants and DACA recipients can be accomplished alongside strong enforcement. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:32:29 GMT /2024-06-27/poll-latinos-want-strong-enforcement-of-immigration-laws-and-paths-to-citizenship-for-some-groups Yvette Fernandez Study shows voters are increasingly seeing climate change as an important issue /2024-06-23/study-shows-voters-are-increasingly-seeing-climate-change-as-an-important-issue The study, called “Climate Change in the American Mind”, shows a majority of people prefer to vote for a candidate who supports “action on global warming.” But the sentiment in our region is most prominent among liberals and less of a concern for conservatives. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 02:54:25 GMT /2024-06-23/study-shows-voters-are-increasingly-seeing-climate-change-as-an-important-issue Yvette Fernandez A new poll says young Latino voters could be a force in the 2024 election /2024-05-21/a-new-poll-says-young-latino-voters-could-be-a-force-in-the-2024-election According to Pew Research Center, Latinos are now the largest ethnic voting bloc in the U.S., with 36 million eligible voters. Young Latino voters' main concerns are with the economy and health care. Tue, 21 May 2024 19:20:00 GMT /2024-05-21/a-new-poll-says-young-latino-voters-could-be-a-force-in-the-2024-election Yvette Fernandez On this Super Tuesday, we check the pulse of young voters in Colorado /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-05/on-this-super-tuesday-we-check-the-pulse-of-young-voters-in-colorado It’s the presidential primary election in Colorado today and In The NoCo is looking at how our state has been in the spotlight leading up to the election — and how young voters feel about casting their ballots. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-05/on-this-super-tuesday-we-check-the-pulse-of-young-voters-in-colorado In The NoCo, Lucas Brady Woods Colorado voters promptly reject Democrats’ property tax relief plan, approve tobacco tax reform /news/2023-11-07/colorado-voters-promptly-reject-democrats-property-tax-relief-plan-approve-tobacco-tax-reform Statewide ballot measure Proposition HH was rejected even though it would provide the most immediate relief from rising property taxes. Voters also weighed in on mayoral races in Boulder and Fort Collins and school board races across Northern Colorado, including in Denver, the state’s largest district. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:00:19 GMT /news/2023-11-07/colorado-voters-promptly-reject-democrats-property-tax-relief-plan-approve-tobacco-tax-reform Lucas Brady Woods, Beau Baker, Leigh Paterson Election 2023: Tax reform, mayoral races and school boards top of mind as voting deadline nears /news/2023-11-03/election-2023-tax-reform-mayoral-races-and-school-boards-top-of-mind-as-voting-deadline-nears Colorado voters have just a few days left to cast their ballots for the 2023 election. The outcomes will impact how much Coloradans will have to pay in property taxes next year, who will run two of the state’s biggest cities, as well as the makeup of local school boards. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 21:24:54 GMT /news/2023-11-03/election-2023-tax-reform-mayoral-races-and-school-boards-top-of-mind-as-voting-deadline-nears Lucas Brady Woods A lawsuit seeks to bar Trump from the primary in Colorado, citing Constitution's insurrection clause /news/2023-09-07/a-lawsuit-seeks-to-bar-trump-from-the-primary-in-colorado-citing-constitutions-insurrection-clause A liberal group has filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado. The lawsuit contends Trump is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an "insurrection." Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:40:14 GMT /news/2023-09-07/a-lawsuit-seeks-to-bar-trump-from-the-primary-in-colorado-citing-constitutions-insurrection-clause Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Dacono residents recall embattled city councilmembers in special election /news/2023-06-28/dacono-residents-recall-embattled-city-councilmembers-in-special-election Dacono voters decided to recall two embattled city councilmembers in a special election Tuesday, according to preliminary unofficial results released by the city clerk. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:20:58 GMT /news/2023-06-28/dacono-residents-recall-embattled-city-councilmembers-in-special-election Rae Solomon Two Dacono residents are vying for city council seats in the upcoming recall election /news/2023-05-17/two-dacono-residents-are-vying-for-city-council-seats-in-the-upcoming-recall-election Two candidates for Dacono City Council have thrown their hats into the ring for the upcoming recall election. They’re challenging two sitting councilmembers who face allegations of violating Colorado’s open meetings law. Wed, 17 May 2023 21:30:35 GMT /news/2023-05-17/two-dacono-residents-are-vying-for-city-council-seats-in-the-upcoming-recall-election Rae Solomon