Cedric Pride’s blueprint for opportunity through the trades | The OpEdge Podcast
Cedric Pride, CEO of the nonprofit Pride Initiative in Denver, joins The OpEdge with a blueprint for workforce development, skilled trades, and economic opportunity.
Pride tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger why he believes the trades offer a path to the American Dream through meaningful work, behavioral health support, and second chances for people seeking to build better lives.
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Federal judge rejects DOJ bid to force Colorado to hand over voter information
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 46 minutes ago
A U.S. District Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold for refusing to provide the agency with personal voter information. Last December, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division asked Griswold’s...
Colorado’s No. 1 education ranking should raise our ambition | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 4 hours ago
By Scott Laband Colorado has earned the right to celebrate its new No. 1 ranking in education from U.S. News & World Report. Gov. Jared Polis called it “one of the proudest moments” of his time in office and shared the...
Colorado’s No. 1 education ranking reflects the power of school choice | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 15 hours ago
By Peter Mason Colorado is now the No. 1 state in the nation for education, according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings. That is a distinction worth celebrating. It is also a distinction worth understanding....
Group submits signatures for proposed Colorado graduated income tax
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The measure, which eliminates Colorado’s flat tax, is expected to raise $2 billion in new revenue The proposal to amend the Colorado constitution to change the state’s flat rate into a graduated income tax came in under the wire Monday,...
Democratic group maps out path to Colorado House and Senate supermajorities
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 hours ago
A national organization that works to elect Democrats to state legislatures has its sights on Colorado, unveiling a road map to establish a supermajority in both the House and Senate. Democrats have held a majority in the House since 2013...
Courageous Colorado bucks Trump’s federal stupidity | Miller Hudson
Miller Hudson
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Updated 1 day ago
There are several theories regarding the rhythm of American politics. The most frequently cited is the pendulum hypothesis — positing that episodes of liberal dominance are then interrupted by spans of conservative control. Since Ronald Reagan’s presidential election in 1980,...
A historic moment during another major drought | Rachel Gabel
Rachel Gabel
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Updated 4 days ago
Gustav Sumnick emigrated from Germany, traveled to Oklahoma and decided rather than be a Sooner, he wanted to be a farmer. He moved north to Nebraska and married an Irish immigrant farmer’s daughter. They farmed near Fremont, Nebraska, where the...
Colorado can’t forget the lessons of COVID | Jon Caldara
Jon Caldara
jon-caldara@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
We are finally getting a clearer picture of what happened during COVID. Not because the people who locked us up, masked our faces and forced unproven chemicals into our bodies have suddenly become transparent, but because Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era diary...
Historic preservation supporters organize to oppose Trump changes | Bob Loevy
Tom Cronin
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Updated 4 days ago
Historic preservation organizations in Colorado Springs, the remainder of Colorado and across the nation are organizing to resist a recent effort to relax and weaken historic preservation laws in the United States. In Washington, D.C., the Advisory Council on Historic...
At conservative summit, Colorado Republican leaders concede Democrats’ election edge
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Four Republican state lawmakers told attendees at a gathering of conservative leaders on Friday they doubt their party can win statewide races, noting that Colorado’s electorate has been shifting toward Democrats but adding they see an opening in several pockets....
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Colorado’s No. 1 education ranking should raise our ambition | GUEST COLUMN
By Scott Laband Colorado has earned the right to celebrate its new No. 1 ranking in education from U.S. News & World Report. Gov. Jared Polis called it “one of the proudest moments” of his time in office and shared the credit with education leaders, teachers, parents, communities and students. He is right to recognize the […]
Federal judge rejects DOJ bid to force Colorado to hand over voter information
A U.S. District Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold for refusing to provide the agency with personal voter information. Last December, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division asked Griswold’s office to provide unredacted voter data, including full names, dates of birth, residential addresses and driver’s […]