News conference: Denver mayor announces furloughs, hiring freeze amid budget deficit
The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings
The Associated Press
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Updated 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U.S. politics and society. Justices were at times bitterly divided — and critical...
Telling themes to take away from Tuesday’s primary elections | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 minutes ago
Let’s be clear about how Colorado’s primaries arrived at these unexpected results. The most significant voting cohorts on both the Democratic and Republican sides were women from 65 to 75-plus. These senior women voters selected Phil Weiser and have given...
How Melat Kiros pulled Democratic Party left in upset win over Diana DeGette
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
“It’s time for change,” Democratic congressional candidate Melat Kiros, a political newcomer and self-described democratic socialist, said in her campaign’s TV ad. On Tuesday night, primary voters in Denver agreed, giving the nomination to the 29-year-old, while at the same...
Colorado justices weigh ‘extreme’ proposals for civil jury trial requests
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court grappled last week with two vastly different proposals for evaluating when it is appropriate for a civil litigant to ask for a jury trial, as opposed to a bench trial before a judge. The...
Colorado justices weigh ‘extreme’ proposals for civil jury trial requests
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court grappled last week with two vastly different proposals for evaluating when it is appropriate for a civil litigant to ask for a jury trial, as opposed to a bench trial before a judge. The...
Victor Marx’s lead sits outside of recount threshold in Republican race for Colorado governor
Luige DelPuerto
luige.delpuerto@gazette.com
Updated 17 hours ago
Ministry leader Victor Marx on Wednesday night overtook state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary for Colorado governor, securing enough votes that — for now — put the race beyond the mandatory recount threshold. The Republican primary race between Kirkmeyer...
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman on what sleeping in a homeless shelter is teaching him | The OpEdge Podcast
Tony Olivero
tony.olivero@gazette.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman joins The OpEdge to explore why he’s spent every Friday night since February sleeping at a homeless shelter. Coffman tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger what the experience is teaching him about homelessness, why he...
Large Colorado counties hunker down to count ballots as Republican race for governor tightens
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Nearly 24 hours after ballot boxes closed for Colorado’s 2026 primary election, the Republican nominee for governor remained undecided as counties hunker down to tally more ballots. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, several counties were still processing tens of thousands...
House dismissed for July 4 holiday amid SAVE America Act impasse
Hailey Bullis
hailey-bullis@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 hours ago
House GOP leadership is sending members home early for the weeklong July 4 recess, after a GOP blockade shut down the floor for the second week in a row. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled scheduled votes over his inability to...
Clarence Thomas shreds ruling that ‘devalues’ citizenship in Supreme Court dissent
Jack Birle
jack-birle@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
Justice Clarence Thomas shredded the Supreme Court‘s ruling striking down President Donald Trump‘s birthright citizenship order on Tuesday, accusing the majority ruling of using an “alternative history” of the 14th Amendment and expressing dismay over how it “devalues” citizenship. The...