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‘Everything’s fair game’: Justice Melissa Hart speaks about potential family law initiatives
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
'We are really looking actively at what other states are doing,' says Hart
Michael Karlik
Reporter
Colorado grants $250K to religious groups for security upgrades following Boulder attack
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
A dozen places of worship and religious organizations across the state will receive a total of $250,000, in additional grants from the state’s Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Gov. Jared Polis unveiled on Monday. The grants, which were...
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
Discipline rules released, federal judges with part-time teaching jobs handle CU cases | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government.
Michael Karlik
Reporter
Colorado governor, legislators have yet to agree how to plug $800M deficit | ANALYSIS
Luige Del Puerto
luige.delpuerto+co@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Colorado legislators will convene at the state Capitol in about two weeks without first having secured a deal—congress budget discussions are ongoing— with the governor or among themselves — outlining how to plug an $800 million budget deficit, which means...
Luige Del Puerto
Reporter
Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city, and officials are not amused | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@midtc.com
Updated 2 days ago
1 of 1Three Richardson's ground squirrels appear on July 14, 2025, in a vacant lot near apartment homes in Minot, North Dakota.(AP Photo/Jack Dura) NORTH DAKOTA Ground squirrels taking over city MINOT — The Richardson’s ground squirrel weighs less than...
The Associated Press
Reporter
Adams county senate challenger calls out incumbent’s absences | A LOOK BACK
Colorado Politics
editor@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
1 of 2Dudley Brown, founder and long-time executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, addresses a gun-rights rally on the steps of the state Capitol in Denver on Dec. 7, 2019. On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Brown relinquished the executive...
Colorado Politics
Reporter
Rural Reckoning – A special series dissecting Colorado’s urban-rural divide
Colorado Politics
editor@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
The four-week Rural Reckoning series examines the critical and often overlooked issues facing rural Colorado, where challenges to healthcare access, affordable housing, agricultural sustainability, and population growth are compounded by a growing disconnect with the state’s political and economic power base...
Colorado Politics
Reporter
Denver’s ‘Eat Less Meat’ campaign sparks backlash from ag community, praise from activists
Colorado Politics
editor@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
1 of 1FILE PHOTO: A worker pulls a cattle through the stockyards at the National Western Stock Show on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Denver, Colo. Beef is one of the largest-exported commodities from Colorado. (Timothy Hurst/The Gazette)Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette...
Colorado Politics
Reporter
Polis mobilizes National Guard as Rio Blanco County fires threaten Meeker
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
1 of 1Map: NASA/USFS; Town names emphasized by OTC. Gov. Jared Polis mobilized the National Guard Wednesday night as two wildfires in Rio Blanco County continued to grow in size. The National Guard will be used to support emergency response...
Michael Braithwaite
Reporter
Colorado’s coal plant closures not affected by EPA proposal
Colorado Politics
editor@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
1 of 2Pikes Peak seen behind a haze of smoke on March 13, 2025, with some of the charred grass from the Meridian Fire seen in the foreground.Courtesy Milton Mills2 of 2FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of...
Colorado Politics
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Colorado Democrats and Republicans disagree over secret Russia investigation memo
The memo President Donald Trump declassified Friday to show that the FBI allegedly wrongly accused him of misconduct in his election campaign turned up deep divisions between Colorado’s Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Republicans such as Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, and Rep. Ken Buck, R-Windsor, agreed with the president. However, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and […]
Aurora Sentinel: No way forward for state Sen. Baumgardner after sexual harassment claims — other than out of the Capitol
The way forward is now clear for state Sen. Randy Baumgardner, the latest state lawmaker caught up in a recent wave of sexual harassment allegations at the state Capitol and across the country. Baumgardner must apologize to the woman or women he abused at the Capitol. He must apologize to his constituents and to his […]