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Sandra Fish

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Poll workers gather ballots at a Denver Elections Division polling site, marked off by a series of orange traffic cones.
From Chalkbeat Colorado Colorado General Assembly
Colorado school board races are big-money affairs. A new bill aims to rein in donors.
Campaign contributions and spending by independent committees in 2021 school board races approached $5 million.
By Erica Meltzer and Sandra Fish
 
A half dozen lobbyists lean on walls and sit on benches in the lobby of the Colorado House of Representatives.
From Chalkbeat Colorado Politics & Policy
Colorado education interests spend millions on lobbying mostly to retain, gain funding
Education is the No. 2 lobbying interest at the Colorado Capitol, with groups competing over money and policy goals.
By Erica Meltzer, Jason Gonzales, and 1 more