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Divided appeals court upholds warrantless DNA collection in Colorado cold case, cautions of government overreach
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 48 minutes ago
Colorado’s second-highest court upheld the warrantless collection of a suspect’s DNA from a discarded soda can as constitutional on Thursday, while warning about potential abuse of DNA privacy in the absence of further guardrails. By 2-1, a three-judge Court of...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser promises to appoint a rural outreach director and a water adviser.
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 57 minutes ago
Democratic gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Phil Weiser told the Colorado Water Congress Thursday he intends to appoint a rural outreach director and a water policy adviser should he win the election in November. The news was well-received by...
Attorney general candidates present priorities at Colorado Water Congress
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
The two major-party candidates for attorney general — Republican Michael Allen, the district attorney for Teller and El Paso counties and Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold — appeared at the Colorado Water Congress on Thursday to outline their water...
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East, relieving long-deployed USS Lincoln
The Associated Press
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Updated 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Thursday, relieving a long-deployed carrier following reports of mental health challenges and supply shortages aboard while it was supporting...
Denver named finalist for 2028 Democratic Convention site
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The Mile High City is competing with Boston and Philadelphia The list of cities being considered to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention has narrowed even further, with Denver making the cut as one of the final three along with...
A youth movement is coming for the 2028 presidential election
Christian Datoc
christian-datoc@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
President Donald Trump’s first election in 2016 made him the oldest president ever elected at age 70. Joe Biden, at 78, took that record four years later. Four years after that, in 2024, Trump reclaimed his title at 78 years...
District 49 dissolves longtime provider of special services
Eric Young
eric.young@gazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A longtime education service provider that has been subject to recent public and government scrutiny is shutting down. School District 49’s Board of Education approved the dissolution of the Education ReEnvisioned Board of Cooperative Education Services (ERBOCES) during a special...
10th Circuit grants immunity to officers for fatal Manitou Springs shooting
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that responding officers from Manitou Springs and El Paso County cannot be held constitutionally liable for shooting and killing a man after a 20-minute standoff. Wilford Deweese allegedly pulled out a gun...
10th Circuit rejects invitation for full-court review of tax-avoidance case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court declined to reconsider the standards for holding entities liable for their tax-avoidance schemes, with a majority of judges voting against full-court review on Monday. In April, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals...
GOP gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx pushes aggressive water-storage expansion at Colorado Water Congress
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for governor, took the spotlight Wednesday during the opening day of the Colorado Water Congress, laying out how he says the state should approach its water future. Marx told the standing-room-only audience in Steamboat Springs...
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Colorado soars as Pentagon pierces Florida bid for space headquarters
The Air Force will choose the home for U.S. Space Command this summer, and Colorado remains in the lead, lawmakers were told Tuesday. The Air Force announcement confirmed documents obtained by The Gazette last month, showing that four Colorado bases – three of them in the Pikes Peak region – were competing with locations in […]
COLORADO ROUNDUP | Guns N' Roses sues Colorado brewery; Polis warns on fire risk
LONGMONT Guns N’ Roses sues brewery over its ‘Guns ‘N’ Rosé’ beer The rock band Guns N’ Roses is accusing a Colorado brewery of piggybacking off their fame to sell beer and merchandise. The band filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Longmont-based Oskar Blues Brewery, which sells Guns ‘N’ Rosé beer and merchandise and bandannas […]