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Chase Woodruff

Chase Woodruff

Chase Woodruff is a senior reporter for Colorado Newsline. His beats include the environment, money in politics, and the economy.

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Extremism expert testifies on Trump’s ‘violent’ rhetoric in Colorado 14th Amendment trial

By: - November 1, 2023

Former President Donald Trump’s history of violent rhetoric and statements about extremist groups were the subject of continued testimony on Tuesday in a trial seeking to bar him from the 2024 Colorado ballot under a Civil War-era constitutional provision. It’s a pattern that the plaintiffs in the case and an expert witness say is crucial […]

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Trial in case seeking to bar Trump from Colorado ballot begins in Denver

By: - October 30, 2023

A Denver courtroom on Monday will hear opening arguments in a legal challenge to former President Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to seek that office again, in a landmark case widely expected to ultimately reach the U.S. Supreme Court. In a lawsuit filed last month on behalf of six Colorado voters, the watchdog group Citizens for […]

Biden to announce expanded federal wildfire efforts in meeting with Western governors

By: - June 30, 2021

President Joe Biden will announce measures to expand the federal government’s wildfire response and mitigation efforts and increase pay for wildland firefighters during a meeting with Western governors and Cabinet officials on Wednesday, a senior administration official said. Fueled by climate change, extreme heat and drought across much of the West have led to a […]

No, Colorado voting laws aren’t more restrictive than Georgia’s

By: - April 7, 2021

Misinformation about election laws spreads following relocation of MLB All-Star Game to Denver Colorado sports fans will get an unexpected treat this summer when Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game comes to Coors Field on July 13, the league officially announced on Tuesday. “This all moved very quickly,” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said in a press […]