COPO BEST OF THE WEEK | Election Preview Part 2, guv debates, following the campaign money
Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
> Election Preview 2018 | Here’s CoPo’s complete special report
> Election Preview 2018 | Governor’s race comes down to money, message and momentum
> Election Preview 2018 | Colorado governor candidates on the issues
> Election Preview 2018 | Q&A’s with the Colo. governor candidates
> Election Preview 2018 | Voters to choose new attorney general, treasurer
> Hickenlooper faces ethics complaint over travel
> State Debate | Stapleton, Polis, other statewide candidates clash at CoPo-Gazette event
> WATCH: Sharp exchanges from Polis, Stapleton at 9News/Coloradoan debate
> Candidates talk policy and politics in NE Colorado forum
> Poll: Polis maintains lead over Stapleton in Colorado governor’s race
> Poll: Voters favor no-new-tax transportation fix over tax-hike plan
> Colorado campaign spending shifts to the ground game
> Democrats out-raise opponents in Colo. congressional races
> Former Secretary of State Gessler takes ethics case to US Supreme Court
> CAPITOL M | Mailers that make you go “huh?”
> CAPITOL M | Celebrating (or hoping to survive) the last few weeks of the election season
> Q&A with Debra Johnson | ‘Public policy is my calling’
> INSIGHTS | Democrats should be careful what they wish for
> Major Republican funding group cuts off support for Mike Coffman
> Democrat gains traction in Colorado’s 3rd District congressional race
> Colorado Court of Appeals upholds state’s ban on large-capacity magazines
> Zero emission vehicles in Colorado: Debate revs up auto industry, enviros
> Secretary of state dismisses complaint over Polis’ investment
> Campaign finance complaints target gun-rights group, unaffiliated backers
> Democrats jump to lead in (very early) Colorado ballot returns
> Colorado newspaper endorsements so far give Polis an edge
> Study: Crashes on the rise in Colorado, other states where marijuana is legal
> Denver TV station pulls GOP ad attacking Jared Polis
> Election Preview 2018 | Q&A’s with the Colo. attorney general candidates
> Election Preview 2018 | Q&A’s with the Colo. treasurer candidates
> Election Preview 2018 | Q&A’s with the Colo. secretary of state candidates
> Election Preview 2018 | Lamborn chases 7th term; Spaulding seeks upset in 5th CD
> Are Coloradans politically engaged? Survey says …
> Denver Mayor Michael Hancock makes his re-election bid official
> VP Pence speaks at Colorado political event; no joint Stapleton appearance
> Colorado Springs on front lines of cyber Cold War with Russia
> YIMBY? Ben Carson, Trump’s housing secretary, pitches affordable-housing strategy
Gazette newspapers win 51 awards at Top of the Rockies
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 27 minutes ago
The Gazette family of newspapers won more than 50 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2026 Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism contest. The Gazette family, which includes The Denver Gazette, The Colorado Springs Gazette and Colorado Politics, collectively...
Like Hart, sky-high political prospects of Swalwell given ‘The Monkey Business’ | Miller Hudson
Miller Hudson
miller-hudson@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Eric Swalwell’s promising political career has likely reached an ignominious terminus. The man who aspired to the presidency in 2020 was plotting another route to that destination. Having entered California’s 2026 jungle primary for the governor’s office in Sacramento, he...
State clean-energy edicts trump local concerns, interests in Elbert County | Rachel Gabel
Rachel Gabel
rachel-gabel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
A commission appointed by one man, the state’s governor, overruled the decision of a board of county commissioners elected by stakeholders across Elbert County. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) overturned the county’s rejection of land use permits to Xcel...
Assisted-living facility in Colorado faced minimal fine after death of 73-year-old man
Jenny Deam
jenny-deam@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
On Jan. 6, just after 8:30 p.m., Robert Dutkevitch rolled his wheelchair onto the smoking patio outside The Argyle assisted-living facility in Denver. Minutes later, the 73-year-old suddenly slumped in his chair, his head lolling to the side. He then...
Such hubris never before seen in Colorado | Jon Caldara
Jon Caldara
jon-caldara@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
The great 19th-century historian Lord Acton said it best: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Acton was building on the teachings of his mentor, Homer Simpson, who put it more plainly: “The more power you have, the...
Governor OK’s funding for summer food assistance for Wyoming kids | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
WYOMING Governor funds kids’ summer meals Gov. Mark Gordon secured funding for a summer food assistance program for kids and directed its implementation through an executive order. After the Wyoming legislature declined to fund the SUN Bucks program—designed to provide...
Trump says suspect was armed with multiple weapons at White House correspondents’ dinner
Alanna Durkin Richer
alanna.durkin.richer@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is addressing reporters at the White House after he and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a shooting incident...
Mountain Lion/Pheasant Green Chile a hit! | Capitol M | Week of April 25, 2026
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The lighter side of the state Capitol, although if you were eating at the barbecue Thursday, you are probably not any “lighter.” With the arrival of spring comes outdoor barbecues at the state Capitol, and the most unusual is the...
Domestic violence rises in Colorado, state rep. seeks to fight back | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: A bill sponsored by Rep. Jeanne Faatz’, R-Denver, House Bill 81-1336, was the final compromise bill intended to counteract the rising tide of domestic violence in Colorado. According to FBI figures, 40,000 women in 1980...
Passenger train service from Denver to Fort Collins? | Cronin and Loevy
Tom Cronin Bob Loevy
tom-cronin-bob-loevy@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
A “Joint Service” plan is being developed that would bring passenger rail service from Denver north to Fort Collins by 2029. The passenger trains would be paid for with existing funds from the Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) and other...