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Colorado Democratic Rep. Jason Crow’s reelection campaign hauls in over $750K in 4th quarter
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 53 minutes ago
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow raised more than $750,000 in the final three months of 2025, marking the Aurora Democrat’s largest quarterly haul since his first run for Congress in Colorado’s 6th District, when he unseated a Republican incumbent, according to...
Colorado hit a population milestone in 2025; numbers ‘don’t lie,’ but what do they say?
Stephanie Earls
stephanie-earls@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 48 minutes ago
Colorado is: full Standing room only How ‘bout, More crowded than it was but less crowded than we thought? Local takeaways from the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent data drop are too complex for bumper sticker treatment, but here’s the...
We tested vapes in Colorado for signs of hemp. This is what we found.
Christopher Osher
chris.osher@gazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Denver Gazette. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Leaders in the Colorado marijuana industry have complained in recent years that...
Tax bill shock: Colorado homeowners could see property taxes jump by as much as 40%
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Mike Fitz, 76, who lives in Centennial in a single-family home he has owned since 2001, paid $3,876.98 in property taxes to Arapahoe County two years ago. Fitz just learned after checking the website of the Arapahoe County Assessor’s Office...
Aurora files Petition for Rehearing in court ruling on crime punishment, seeking ‘clarity’
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 24 minutes ago
The city of Aurora filed a Petition for Rehearing with the Colorado Supreme Court on Monday, seeking clarity on a court decision in Aurora v. Simons. The court determined that municipal criminal penalties cannot exceed state sentencing caps for similar...
Federal judge blocks USDA ‘pilot project’ affecting Colorado food assistance
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
A federal judge blocked the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday from proceeding further with a “pilot project” that would require five Colorado counties to rapidly recertify more than 100,000 households for food assistance. In a brief ruling from the...
Colorado’s Democratic delegation calls for Noem’s removal, ICE overhaul
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
The Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached in the wake of the second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minnesota this month amid...
Colorado’s lack of snow pack hurting outdoor industry; could spell drought conditions this summer
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 16 hours ago
A snowy weekend forecast in January was a relief to skiers, hydrologists, fire officials and ski resort staff in Colorado, as the state continues to see record high temperatures and record low snowfall. A USDA map showed the average statewide...
Colorado lawmakers hear about increased judicial discipline complaints, fallout from Missy Woods misconduct
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 hours ago
Members of the Colorado legislature’s judiciary committees heard about a large increase in complaints against judges and additional forensic misconduct that has come to light, during three days of oversight hearings last week. Leaders of several judicial-related agencies appeared between...
Federal judge warns DOJ against raising repeatedly rejected arguments in immigration detention cases
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 hours ago
A federal judge in Colorado warned the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday against raising arguments that she and other judges have repeatedly rejected in cases challenging the lawfulness of immigration detentions. In a Jan. 26 order finding the government...