Neither Kelly Brough nor Mike Johnston is seeking current Mayor Michael Hancock’s endorsement
Grand jury indicts 2 petition circulators in 2024 signature-forgery case
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A statewide grand jury has indicted two petition circulators on allegations that they forged signatures while gathering support for a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. According to Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the circulators — Cherell Long of...
Gazette editor Jim Trotter inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame
Dennis Huspeni
dennis.huspeni@gazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
The Denver Press Club on Saturday will admit Denver Gazette and The Gazette in Colorado Springs Associate Editor Jim Trotter into its Hall of Fame. “Jim Trotter is being inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame because of...
Couple’s notarized agreement did not create common law marriage, appeals court says
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A Garfield County couple’s signed, notarized document attesting to their common law marriage does not mean they were actually married, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. In contrast to a formal, licensed marriage, Colorado recognizes common law marriages between two...
Trump leaves China without making a ‘determination’ on Taiwan arms sale
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
christian.datoc.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 46 minutes ago
President Donald Trump has yet to make a determination on the delayed American arms sale to Taiwan, an issue that Chinese President Xi Jinping raised during their closed-door talks. Trump left Beijing on Friday following the two-day summit, and he...
Are Marco Rubio’s 2028 presidential prospects on the rise?
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 1 hour ago
A recent all-star week for Secretary of State Marco Rubio is fueling fresh chatter about a 2028 presidential bid. But insiders in the orbit of President Donald Trump aren’t jumping on the bandwagon just yet. Rubio’s May 5 appearance in the White...
Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper lands support from trio of local labor unions
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
Three local labor unions endorsed U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bid for reelection this week, calling the Colorado Democrat a proven champion of the state’s workers and their rights. Hickenlooper’s campaign announced endorsements on Tuesday from SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local...
Colorado legislators pass bill to strengthen sex crime victim protections
Jenny Deam
jenny.deam@gazette.com
Updated 19 hours ago
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill...
Colorado justices acknowledge judge’s misunderstanding of law in eminent domain case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared to agree on Tuesday that a Douglas County judge incorrectly believed he lacked the authority to allow a property owner to pursue evidence challenging a government entity’s legal right to take the property...
Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections
Jenny Deam
jenny.deam@gazette.com
Updated 20 hours ago
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill...
Municipal camping bans do not violate Colorado Constitution, says appeals court
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Municipal ordinances that ban people from living on public property do not violate the Colorado Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel agreed that it was appropriate...
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Rio Blanco County sheriff's officials can be held liable for jail suicide, appeals court rules
The immunity that Colorado law broadly affords to government entities does not shield employees of the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office from being sued for the death of a jail detainee, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. On her third day in the county jail, Catherine Rowell died by suicide. Sheriff’s personnel allegedly failed to […]