Colorado Incarceration Numbers
Democrats must win 57 out of 77 competitive House seats to take majority: Cook Political Report
Hailey Bullis
hailey-bullis@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 57 minutes ago
Democrats’ path to retaking the House in November has significantly slimmed as a result of the mid-decade redistricting war this cycle, a new analysis found. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report found that under the newly drawn maps across 10 states,...
Denver labor acknowledgment proposal faces council committee questions
Deborah Grigsby
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Updated 5 hours ago
A proposal to add a labor acknowledgment to Denver City Council proceedings has been delayed by the Finance and Business Committee after members raised questions about its wording, intentions and place in the council’s opening proceedings. The proposal, put forth...
Fauci invokes the Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in GOP-led Senate panel’s COVID-19 hearing
The Associated Press
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Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move injects new drama into the lingering tensions...
Clock is ticking on Colorado’s new AI rules | PODIUM
Colorado Politics
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Updated 16 hours ago
By Aashis Luitel On Jan. 1, organizations using covered automated systems must begin complying with Senate Bill 26-189, Colorado’s new Automated Decision-Making Technology Act. They can identify those systems and start building the processes the statute clearly requires. What they...
Colorado residents rush to buy guns ahead of new restrictions, breaking sales records for several stores
By Debbie Kelley
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Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado residents are lining up to buy guns ahead of the latest weapons restrictions set to take effect this Saturday. The new law mandates individuals seeking to purchase semiautomatic firearms with detachable magazines to first complete a firearm safety course...
Crime continues to decline in Aurora, police chief says
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Crime in Aurora continued to decline in the first half of 2026, according to Aurora Police Department officials. Crime overall in the city has been on a downward trend since 2024, according to APD. Between Jan. 1 and June 30,...
El Paso County rejects multi-family zoning request near Monument Academy
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The El Paso County Board of Commissioners narrowly rejected a developer’s bid to convert land from low- to high-density residential zoning. The request, made by MA Infrastructure, LLC, would have allowed 12 units per acre on half of a 14-acre...
Atop taxes, here’s how much each Colorado resident pays in fees
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Each Colorado resident paid nearly $5,000 in state-sanctioned fees last year, according to a report by a policy think tank. The report, which analyzed how fees have affected Colorado’s economy, found that fee revenue has more than tripled since 2008...
Colorado National Guard, Swiss Armed Forces celebrate partnership
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
Colorado’s National Guard marked a year of partnership with the Swiss Armed Forces at the Governor’s Mansion on Monday. “This anniversary marks one strong year of friendship and collaboration between the State of Colorado and Switzerland,” said Gov. Jared Polis....
Judge allows Trump to refile $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times
Emily Hallas
emily-hallas@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
A federal judge declined to dismiss President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday, giving him roughly four weeks to amend his case after the outlet moved to toss it on First Amendment grounds. District Judge...