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Freedom of Expression for Democracy: Lunch with Dmitry Muratov, Russian Journalist & Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CU Denver
Photography credit: Cass Letson Images
Freedom of Expression for Democracy: An Event with Dmitry Muratov, Russian Journalist & Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Presented by the Herrick Roth Community Seminars on Democracy, a series of the Center for Policy and Democracy at the CU Denver School of Public Affairs
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
CU Denver
Photography credit: Cass Letson Images
Although the ballot for the 2019 elections was not as full as in recent years, the issues were nonetheless very important, and the stakes will be higher next year.
At the state level, Proposition CC proposed a major change to allow the state to keep TABOR refunds, while Proposition DD proposed legal sports betting to help water issues.
Several important school board races were on the ballot, with the future direction of Denver Public Schools and Aurora Public Schools in play.
We will discuss these results, and more, and look ahead to what they might mean for the 2020 Presidential primary, Presidential race, US Senate race and other 2020 elections in Colorado.
Panelists:
Michael Fields
Executive Director, Colorado Rising Action
Lynea Hanson
Senior Vice President, Strategies 360
Eric Sondermann
Freelance Pundit and Opinion Columnist for ColoradoPolitics.com
Moderator:
Paul Teske
Dean, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs
Although the ballot for the 2019 elections was not as full as in recent years, the issues were nonetheless very important, and the stakes will be higher next year.
At the state level, Proposition CC proposed a major change to allow the state to keep TABOR refunds, while Proposition DD proposed legal sports betting to help water issues.
Several important school board races were on the ballot, with the future direction of Denver Public Schools and Aurora Public Schools in play.
We will discuss these results, and more, and look ahead to what they might mean for the 2020 Presidential primary, Presidential race, US Senate race and other 2020 elections in Colorado.
Panelists:
Michael Fields
Executive Director, Colorado Rising Action
Lynea Hanson
Senior Vice President, Strategies 360
Eric Sondermann
Freelance Pundit and Opinion Columnist for ColoradoPolitics.com
Moderator:
Paul Teske
Dean, University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs