PHOTOS: Colorado’s senators join Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue in tour of farm, food bank
Colorado Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet joined Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and other officials in a visit of Marc Arnusch Farms in Keenesburg before going to the Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver.
Will one unqualified AG replace another? | George Brauchler
George Brauchler
george-brauchler@gazette.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Colorado Democrats are poised to nominate another attorney general candidate with de minimis relevant credentials or experience. Far from disqualifying, Colorado’s recent voting history mirrors that of America in favoring biography over experience, partisanship over policy, and emphasizing what divides...
Pueblo’s mayor keeps stirring the pot | Dennis Maes
Dennis Maes
dennis-maes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Pueblo Mayor, Heather Graham, has clearly proven to be a disciple of the Donald Trump school of governance. And, like her mentor, she is experiencing the same catastrophic results. The format is to ignore what the electorate approved and expects...
The perils of Colorado’s unregulated abortions | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
By Tom Perille How did the movement which grew out of a genuine concern for the health and safety of women become the same movement that undermines women’s health and safety today? Despite good intentions, it was a long route...
Colorado to participate in Great American State Fair in Washington
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Visitors to Washington, D.C., for the country’s 250th anniversary will have the opportunity to learn about Colorado’s natural beauty and culture during the Great American State Fair, a World’s Fair-style event that opened Thursday at the National Mall. While all...
Colorado health officials say federal budget adds pressure to already stressed system
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
As the first anniversary of H.R. 1 approaches, Colorado Democrats and hospital executives say the law’s Medicaid reductions and eligibility rules are accelerating financial stress in a system where many facilities were already operating on the brink. Signed by President...
Phil Weiser leading Michael Bennet in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, internal poll finds
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Attorney General Phil Weiser holds a lead over U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet among likely voters less than a week before ballots are due in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a new poll released Thursday by a group backing Weiser....
Colorado justices suggest father entitled to appeal of custody decision
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court signaled strongly on Tuesday that a father deserved some avenue for challenging a temporary child custody order that no lower court believed it could review due to the unusual circumstances of the case. Because...
Colorado justices agree fraud claims belong in corporate dispute
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that a corporate plaintiff validly pursued fraud claims over conduct that was not covered by a contract or by a set of interrelated business agreements leading up to the contract. Previously, the Court...
Colorado Supreme Court says intimate messages irrelevant to assault case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that a Douglas County judge acted reasonably by blocking evidence of a defendant’s BDSM-related conversations with the victim in his trial for assault and false imprisonment. While the Court of Appeals believed that...
Postmaster general spars with Senate Democrats over mail-in ballot restrictions
Molly Parks
molly.parks@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Senate Democrats sparred with Postmaster General David Steiner on Wednesday over the U.S. Postal Service’s move to stop delivering mail-in ballots in states that don’t hand over their voter rolls to the federal government. Steiner, who has stayed out of...