Voters drop ballots to election workers at the Emily Griffith Technical College
Voters drop ballots to election workers at the Emily Griffith Technical College
A special edition of Capitol M: In remembrance of the outrageous Lynn Bartels
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 12 hours ago
I had Lynn Bartels envy. For almost longer than I can remember. There, I said it. And it’s true. Lynn died Friday, age 69, after a short battle with glioblastoma. I was just heartsick when that news of her diagnosis...
Bernie Sanders endorses DeGette challenger Melat Kiros in Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
Ernest Luning
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Updated 12 hours ago
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday endorsed congressional candidate Melat Kiros, one of two Democrats challenging 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s June primary. Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with the Democrats, called the 29-year-old Kiros “exactly the...
Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee recuses from cases against federal government without explanation
Michael Karlik
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Updated 14 hours ago
President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Denver-based federal appeals court recused himself without a clear explanation from nine cases against the executive branch while he was undergoing vetting by the White House this spring. U.S. District...
Trump’s low approval unchanged as Iran war perceptions continue to plague him
Rena Rowe, Washington Examiner
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Updated 13 hours ago
A new poll shows most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran, with views on the issue closely mirroring his overall job approval rating. Just 37% of U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is handling his presidency,...
Colorado Iranians express disappointment with U.S.-Iran deal
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
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Updated 12 hours ago
Iranians in Colorado worry agreement solidifies the Islamic regime’s power A group of Colorado Iranians expressed disappointment in the agreement reached between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran, arguing it preserves the government’s hold on power and any...
Republican National Committee boasts all-time high cash total
James A. Downs, Washington Examiner
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Updated 13 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE — The Republican National Committee said it raised $14.8 million in May, ending the month with $125.5 million on hand as it continues padding its coffers ahead of November, according to figures first shared with the Washington Examiner. The...
Private equity has no place in health care | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 1 day ago
By Miah Ntepp Of all the financial pressures placed on working people in this country, the skyrocketing costs of health care rank near the top. As families struggle under the cuts to Medicaid made by the Trump administration, they are...
Adams County murder conviction reversed due to faulty jury instruction
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned an Adams County defendant’s murder conviction last month because the instruction provided to the jury about a trespasser’s right to use self-defense did not accurately reflect Colorado law. A person is justified in using force to...
Democratic ballots outpace Republicans’ as Colorado’s primary vote starts to trickle in
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
With less than two weeks left before ballots are due in Colorado’s primary election, election officials have logged in ballots from just under 6% of the state’s 4 million active, registered voters, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said Thursday....
Colorado court upholds murder conviction despite jury disobeying instructions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Colorado’s second-highest court upheld an Arapahoe County defendant’s murder conviction last month, even though jurors found he was not the one who shot the victim and the evidence suggested he was not present for the shooting. A three-judge Court of...