Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman on what sleeping in a homeless shelter is teaching him | The OpEdge Podcast
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 believes Aurora’s incentive-based model is the superior alternative to “Housing First,” and how the city is working to move people toward self-sufficiency.
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Large Colorado counties hunker down to count ballots as Republican race for governor tightens
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 23 minutes 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...
Progressive Democrats, traditional Republicans secure state House victories in Colorado
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 9 minutes ago
With ballots still being counted, results from Tuesday’s primary election remained up in the air for several candidates for the Colorado General Assembly. Still, the preliminary results as of Wednesday morning showed progressive Democrats had a good night, as did...
Victor Marx narrows Barbara Kirkmeyer’s advantage in Republican race for Colorado governor
Thelma Grimes
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Updated 42 minutes ago
State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer kept her lead over Republican rival Victor Marx, but her edge has narrowed considerably since the first tally on Tuesday night. Kirkmeyer, one of three candidates, opened the night with a clear advantage, at one point...
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Colorado Politics
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Updated 2 hours ago
By Thomas Buckley My oncologist asked: “Polycythemia Vera. Do you know what that means?” Earlier, I lived in blissful ignorance, unaware I potentially carried a myeloproliferative neoplasm encoded within my DNA. “Yes,” I answered, “A rare form of blood cancer,...
Tina Peters visits President Donald Trump in the White House
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Tina Peters has reemerged on the political circuit following her release from prison — appearing over the weekend at a “Freedom Fest” in Castle Rock and then visiting the White House on Monday to meet with President Donald Trump. In...
Melat Kiros shocks 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette, winning Colorado’s 1st CD Democratic primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
In the equivalent of a political earthquake, 29-year-old Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s Denver-based 1st Congressional District primary, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race at 10:03...
Dwayne Romero wins Democratic primary, will face Republican Jeff Hurd in Colorado’s 3rd CD
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
Democrat Dwayne Romero has defeated challenger Alex Kelloff in the primary in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, where Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd fended off a challenge from a former state lawmaker, according to The Associated Press. In returns posted at...
Democrat Jessica Killin claims victory in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
Jessica Killin walked out to the song American Girl in a bright red dress to claim victory in the democratic primary race for Congressional District 5 at a hotel in downtown Colorado Springs on Election Day. She beat her fellow...
Colorado voters pick state Senate primary winners
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 56 minutes ago
Colorado voters on Tuesday night picked winners in the Republican and Democratic primaries in an election that will shape the contests in the general election later this year. The eventual winners will join the Colorado General Assembly in January 2026....
John Hickenlooper fends off challenge from Julie Gonzales in Colorado’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper defeated progressive challenger state Sen. Julie Gonzales Tuesday in Colorado’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, notching a win for one of the state’s most enduring politicians on a night when voters appeared to be fed up with...
