Todd Shepherd is a former staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. He began his reporting career in radio, working as an anchor and reporter for KOMA in Oklahoma City and KOA in Denver. He spent eight years as the investigative reporter for the Independence Institute in Colorado, a free-market-based think tank. Campaigns and Elections magazine named him a "Top Colorado Influencer" for his reporting and news blog. He’s a graduate of the media studies program from Oklahoma Baptist University.
Tom Steyer spent $6.2 million for every minute of speaking time he garnered in Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, or just over $133,000 per second. 
John Hickenlooper's defense attorney fees have cost state taxpayers over $43,000. 
California Democrats have been cutting six-figure checks to promote the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in Colorado ahead of a referendum vote in the state next November. 
Democratic Senate candidate John Hickenlooper told a local television station that it should be "protecting" him against an ethics complaint that alleges he improperly received gifts while governor of Colorado. A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer offered campaign contributions to Iowa politicians in exchange for endorsements, the Associated Press reported. 
The mayor of Honolulu is adding his city to a list of governments suing major energy producers such as Exxon Mobil and BP for damages related to climate change even though courts have proven reluctant to wade into such matters and translating those damages into hard dollar amounts is nearly impossible. 
Colorado voters Tuesday rejected a ballot question that would have let the state increase its revenues by keeping monies that are over collected. 
Democratic Colorado Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff attacked fellow candidate John Hickenlooper for not doing enough to investigate widespread child sex abuse by Catholic clergy in the state. 
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Michael Bennet (Colo.) called out fellow candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) for selling new government programs on the campaign trail without offering proposals on how they will be funded. Presidential candidate Tom Steyer gave his most unequivocal backing yet for reparations in video uploaded over the weekend. 