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DJ Summers dives into the costlier state of Colorado | The OpEdge Podcast
Tony Olivero
tony.olivero@gazette.com
Updated 11 minutes ago
Common Sense Institute’s Director of Communications & Research Operations DJ Summers dives deep with The OpEdge Podcast host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger regarding Colorado’s drop in the institute’s Free Enterprise Competitive Index. Summers shares shrewd insights regarding Colorado’s curious,...
Appeals court overturns convictions after judge improperly accepted facts as undisputed
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions and 12-year prison sentence earlier this month after an El Paso County judge did not require prosecutors to prove key facts that were, after all, subject to dispute. Prosecutors charged Noel Lavertt King...
Colorado Democrats launch petition to censure Gov. Polis for releasing Tina Peters
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Nearly 500 Democratic Party members in the state — including party officials and current and former lawmakers — have signed a petition submitted Monday, urging the state party to formally censure Gov. Jared Polis. The censure is tied to Polis’...
WHO worries about outbreak’s scale and speed of Ebola spread as Congo announces 134 deaths
Jean-yves Kamale
jean-yves.kamale@associatedpress.com
Updated 3 hours ago
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to...
Democrat John Hickenlooper launches 1st ad in Colorado’s US Senate primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 50 minutes ago
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper hits screens Tuesday with his reelection campaign’s first statewide ad, recounting highlights of the Colorado Democrat’s business and political career. The 30-second spot, set to air on digital and streaming platforms, lands six weeks before the...
Sorry, Governor — you are wrong on this one | Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack
hal-bidlack@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
If you have read even a handful of my several hundred columns during the past few years, you likely ran across me saying nice things about Gov. Jared Polis. I genuinely like the guy, whom I met during our mutual...
Aurora City Council votes to create police social media policy to bar ‘editorializing’
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 59 minutes ago
The Aurora City Council voted to alter social media policies for the Aurora Police Department on Monday night to bar department officials from posting mug shots and suspect names until a suspect is convicted or pleads guilty. The resolution, which...
Trump threatens to withdraw support for Lauren Boebert over Thomas Massie dispute
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to withdraw his endorsement for U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who is seeking reelection in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, over the latter’s support for a Kentucky Republican facing a primary challenge. “Is anyone interested in...
Jeffco murder conviction overturned due to improper evidence
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions for murder and aggravated robbery earlier this month, finding that a Jefferson County judge allowed evidence that improperly suggested the man had “bad character” for possessing guns generally. Under the rules for criminal...
Colorado’s proposed battery laws target fire risks, raise enforcement, cost questions
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 52 minutes ago
Colorado lawmakers have created one of the nation’s most comprehensive battery stewardship systems to keep lithium-powered devices and vehicles from turning garbage trucks and landfills into fire hazards. The bill, Senate Bill 26-003, which awaits Gov. Jared Polis’ signature, establishes...