Durango Herald: We need protection from big-tech antitrust activities
In recent days, we have heard a lot about the government’s investigations into antitrust activities by the four behemoth tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. “Well, good,” a lot of …read full editorial here.
Colorado Supreme Court oral arguments, chief appeals judge to retire | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court held oral arguments in multiple cases and traveled to the Eastern Plains to visit with students, plus the chief judge of...
Gazette newspapers win 51 awards at Top of the Rockies
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours 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 2 days 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 2 days 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
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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...