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Chase Woodruff
Reporter Chase Woodruff covers the environment, the economy and other stories for Colorado Newsline, a sibling publication of the Nevada Current within the States Newsroom network.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Colorado 14th Amendment ruling, clearing Trump for ballot
By: Chase Woodruff - March 4, 2024
Former President Donald Trump must be placed on Colorado’s 2024 ballot, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday, striking down a first-of-its-kind holding by the Colorado Supreme Court that the Republican front-runner is disqualified from office under a Civil War-era insurrection clause. “Because the Constitution makes Congress, rather than the States, responsible for enforcing Section […]
Colorado Supreme Court blocks Trump from 2024 ballot in historic insurrection ruling
By: Chase Woodruff - December 20, 2023
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered former President Donald Trump to be barred from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause, in a historic ruling certain to be promptly appealed to the nation’s highest court. Six Republican and unaffiliated Colorado voters, backed by the nonprofit Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics […]
Colorado judge rules Trump ‘engaged’ in insurrection, but can stay on the ballot anyway
By: Chase Woodruff - November 18, 2023
A Colorado judge has ordered the state’s top elections official to place former President Donald Trump on the 2024 primary ballot, rejecting a lawsuit from a group of voters who argued the Republican frontrunner is constitutionally ineligible to hold office under a Civil War-era insurrection clause. “The Court orders the Secretary of State to place Donald J. […]
Nevada, Colorado make progress on energy efficiency
By: Chase Woodruff - December 16, 2020
The southwestern United States continues to lag behind other regions in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, but Nevada and Colorado are among the states making the most progress, a new report from a national energy-efficiency group found. Nevada ranked 21st among all states on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient […]