POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Is Colorado a purple state or a blue state?
Dick Wadhams
Colorado’s discerning and independent voters will again make the 2018 election a competitive drama that goes down to the wire.
There is a myth that Colorado was a Republican bastion for decades before Democrats finally broke through the red wall and the state is now inevitably headed blue. But the reality is that Colorado has been a purple state for the past 45 years, remains so today, and always will be.
Republicans won every election for governor and U.S. senator and dominated other elections from 1962 to 1970. But the Watergate scandal rejuvenated Democrats in 1974 and the two parties have been going back and forth ever since.
President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet announces resignation from Colorado Senate
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 36 minutes ago
President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet of Aurora, who has served in the General Assembly since 2017, announced to her Senate Democratic colleagues Tuesday that she is resigning to take a new job. Her last day is Friday. She...
House Democrats’ campaign arm adds five GOP seats to target list, including Colorado’s CD5
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
House Democrats‘ campaign arm is adding five new Republican seats to its target list for the 2026 midterm elections, bringing the total to 44 districts “in play” for the party as it seeks to turn public opinion in its favor...
Republicans look to usher through voter ID legislation for third time with SAVE America Act
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 2 hours ago
A proof of citizenship and voter ID bill is hitting the floor for the third time in the House, granting Republicans another opportunity to push one of its strongest, election-tested messages as the party scrambles to recapture public opinion on...
JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge
Hap Fry, Special to The Gazette
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Updated 2 hours ago
GREELEY – The upward trajectory of Greeley has been hard to match by other Colorado communities in the here and now. The city is on the verge of experiencing dramatic growth and change. Greeley is in the midst of developing a...
Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans
Joey Cappelletti
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Updated 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group of state leaders meet in Washington later this month after the White House planned to invite only Republicans. Colorado...
Legal war over Trump’s immigration detention policy far from over despite key win
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Updated 21 hours ago
The Trump administration won a key victory at a federal appeals court late last week, when its mandatory detention policy for illegal immigrants was upheld, but it still faces skepticism in various other federal courts. The administration’s mandatory detention policy...
Laura Clellan named sole finalist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife director
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 20 hours ago
The Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that Laura Clellan, who is currently serving as acting director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, is the only finalist for the job. Clellan has been acting director of CPW since Nov. 25, when...
Colorado budget writers put Medicaid caregiver pay cuts on hold
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 19 hours ago
The Colorado General Assembly’s budget decision-makers have put proposed pay cuts on hold for people who care for a family member with a disability who receives Medicaid. The Joint Budget Committee made the decision after hours of testimony from family...
Colorado lawmakers seek faster warrant response from social media firms
Sage Kelley
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Updated 1 hour ago
Proponents argue legislation would prevent school shootings Colorado officials on Monday claimed that the Evergreen High School shooting could have been prevented if social media companies had been required to respond faster to warrants — and they are pushing legislation...
10th Circuit orders lawyer to pay $1,000 for faulty AI citations
Michael Karlik
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Updated 5 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court ordered a lawyer on Monday to pay $1,000 to the opposing side for submitting a legal filing with fake case citations generated by artificial intelligence. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for...