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Laubacher turns up the heat on Boebert

Lauren Boebert faces a different kind of Democratic challenger.

Election

Retired Navy Rear Adm. Eileen Laubacher has the resume, money and growing institutional support that could make U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert sweat the 4th Congressional District seat Republicans routinely dominate.Why it matters: Laubacher, a former Republican <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="homeschool" data-vars-click-url="https://www.facebook.com/eileenforcolorado/posts/i-homeschooled-my-five-kids-for-years-it-was-a-challenge-to-say-the-least-teachi/122183229296870310/" data-vars-content-id="be1b9264-e016-4eae-8957-848b59610bf1" data-vars-headline="Laubacher turns up the heat on Boebert" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.facebook.com/eileenforcolorado/posts/i-homeschooled-my-five-kids-for-years-it-was-a-challenge-to-say-the-least-teachi/122183229296870310/" target="_blank">homeschool</a> mom and U.S. Naval Academy <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="graduate" data-vars-click-url="https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Flag-Officer-Biographies/Search/Article/2236454/rear-admiral-eileen-laubacher/" data-vars-content-id="be1b9264-e016-4eae-8957-848b59610bf1" data-vars-headline="Laubacher turns up the heat on Boebert" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Flag-Officer-Biographies/Search/Article/2236454/rear-admiral-eileen-laubacher/" target="_blank">graduate</a> from Highlands Ranch, is running toward the middle as a Democrat in solid red territory.

Lone Tree's speeding ticket spike

Tickets jumped 453% along the roughly 3-mile stretch east of I-25.

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Lone Tree police are cracking down on speeders along RidgeGate Parkway as <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="development" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/douglas/2026/05/19/ridgegate-lone-tree-development-urban-center" data-vars-content-id="52a58958-0cec-4272-8af3-a10e3c0e0778" data-vars-headline="Lone Tree&#x27;s speeding ticket spike" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/douglas/2026/05/19/ridgegate-lone-tree-development-urban-center" target="_self">development</a> transforms the corridor.Surprising stat: Tickets jumped 453% along the roughly 3-mile stretch east of I-25, an Axios review of city citations shows.

DougCo bucks Colorado Dems' leftward wave

Establishment Dems ran slightly stronger in DougCo.

Colorado&#x27;s ultra-progressives flexed mega muscle in Tuesday&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Democratic primary" data-vars-click-url="https://link.axios.com/click/46386963.6162/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL2RlbnZlci8yMDI2LzA2LzMwL3doYXQtdG8td2F0Y2gtcHJpbWFyeS1lbGVjdGlvbi1uaWdodC1jb2xvcmFkbz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2FyYXBhaG9lJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/69c18dc28177a460b901870aB35bfb510" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://link.axios.com/click/46386963.6162/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL2RlbnZlci8yMDI2LzA2LzMwL3doYXQtdG8td2F0Y2gtcHJpbWFyeS1lbGVjdGlvbi1uaWdodC1jb2xvcmFkbz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2FyYXBhaG9lJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/69c18dc28177a460b901870aB35bfb510" target="_self">Democratic primary</a> — <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="beating establishment candidates" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/07/01/colorado-democratic-primary-results-takeaways?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_arapahoe&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/07/01/colorado-democratic-primary-results-takeaways?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_arapahoe&amp;stream=top" target="_self">beating establishment candidates</a> up and down the ballot.Zoom in: But <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Douglas County" data-vars-click-url="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Douglas/126612/web.345435/#/summary" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/Douglas/126612/web.345435/#/summary" target="_blank">Douglas County</a> — long a GOP stronghold — wasn&#x27;t as hostile to those Democrats as the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="state overall" data-vars-click-url="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/126592/web.345435/#/summary" data-vars-content-id="3e970913-d6a8-4e9f-a58c-f7fe9f96771b" data-vars-headline="DougCo bucks Colorado Dems&#x27; leftward wave" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/126592/web.345435/#/summary" target="_blank">state overall</a>.

Why some first-time voters get ballot cure notices

Need a ballot cure? Your vote can still count.

Douglas County expects about 60,000 ballots to be returned Tuesday, but some first-time voters may find Election Day isn&#x27;t their final step.The big picture: The county clerk&#x27;s office expects Tuesday&#x27;s rush to push returned ballots past 100,000 since voting began earlier this month.

1-minute voter guide: Democratic race for 4th Congressional District

Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral, has built a major fundraising edge.

Two Douglas County Democrats are making <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="different cases" data-vars-click-url="https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/09/candidate-qa-colorado-1st-congressional-district-4/" data-vars-content-id="a6365788-4645-4639-b480-e38bd4d5fe38" data-vars-headline="1-minute voter guide: Democratic race for 4th Congressional District" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/06/09/candidate-qa-colorado-1st-congressional-district-4/" target="_blank">different cases</a> for how to challenge U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado&#x27;s 4th Congressional District, setting up a primary that&#x27;s as much about strategy as ideology.The big picture: Former Republican and retired Navy Rear Adm. Eileen Laubacher, 57, enters the primary&#x27;s final weeks as the favorite, backed by a military resume, national profile and fundraising edge in a district that anchors much of Colorado&#x27;s Republican base.

Douglas County schools brace for pivotal summer decisions

Funding, growth and policy shifts will shape DCSD's future.

Education

Douglas County School District superintendent Erin Kane heads into a consequential summer with decisions that will shape 2026-27 and beyond.State of play: As the academic year winds down, Kane is juggling school consolidations, new construction and a potential tax ask — all against a shifting political landscape. The next few months could determine how the district is structured, staffed and funded long-term.

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