With newly confirmed SCOTUS justice, Coloradan Neil Gorsuch, out of the spotlight this week, attention shifted back to Colorful Colorado — and its colorful politics.

Each week we crunch the numbers with a little help from Google Analytics. What were our readers most interested in?

Dramatic, large-scale protests.

New candidates for governor.

Town hall meetings gone wrong.

You know, the juicy stuff.

So catch up on what you missed or simply enjoy the stroll down memory lane. Here are this week’s seven most popular stories — as chosen by you, Colorado Politics readers.

1) Just when you were starting to miss epic-scale protests in downtown Denver …

… they’re back — in time for Tax Day. In fact, Saturday’s planned rally is all about taxes, but this is one tax protest that doesn’t swing right. Not when it’s about Donald Trump’s taxes.

Denverite’s Andrew Kenney reports 10,000 people could turn out for this Saturday’s planned “March for President Donald Trump’s Taxes,” one of numerous rallies organized nationwide calling on the billionaire president to release details of his personal finances.

Read more here.

2) Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith says local cops can’t do fed’s job on immigration

Sheriff Justin Smith, remember his name, if you’re not already familiar with Larimer County’s top cop. Politically speaking, he’s not a small-town sheriff.

So when a future Republican candidate for higher office has an opinion about federal immigration policy, it’s worth reading. Smith contends it is unwise policy to never help federal immigration enforcement, but equally fool-headed to over-invest local resources.

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3) Erik Underwood, former GOP state candidate, plans to run for Colorado governor … as a Democrat

Erik Underwood is unique among those who have announced or are expected to announce they’re running for Colorado governor.

He’s likely to be the only primary candidate who belonged to a different party last year.

Read more here.

4) Colorado lawmakers accuse CDPHE of ‘dismissive tone’ in oil & gas report

A group of 17 lawmakers have sent a letter to state health officials taking issue with a report that found the risk of harmful health effects is low for Coloradans living near oil and gas operations.

The letter – spearheaded by Sen. Matt Jones, D-Louisville – references a February Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment report that assessed substances emitted from oil and gas operations.

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5) U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter jumps into race for Colorado governor

Standing with family, friends and supporters at a Natural Grocers in Golden on Sunday, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced a campaign to become the next governor of Colorado.

“Elections are always about the future, and you and I have the ability to shape that future,” said Perlmutter, standing before a lively crowd of about 400 in a parking lot nestled between the mountains of Golden.

Read more here.

6) Class clown of Colorado politics doesn’t miss a beat in latest e-missive

Jon Caldara. Love him, hate him; boil him in oil. Tar him; feather him; haul him out of town on a rail. Rest assured, he will thank you for the extra publicity.

Just spell his name right (it’s not c-a-l-d-E-r-a). And give him this much credit: The man is funny.

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7) Lamborn jeered during GOP congressman’s first town hall meeting in Colorado Springs

A boisterous crowd that included dozens of progressive activists peppered U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., Wednesday with questions, comments and jeers on health care reform, federal budget cuts and the cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base during his first town hall meeting of the year in Colorado Springs.

The overflow crowd of more than 140 at the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Stetson Hills substation included dozens of vocal members of the Colorado Springs-Colorado Action Network, created after President Donald Trump’s election last November as a forum for progressives, liberals and others opposed to the new administration. At least 40 people waited outside the substation, unable to get into the overcapacity meeting room, including network members with protest signs that called for voters to “repeal and replace” the six-term congressman who is again up for election next year.

Read more here.