Unsurprisingly, Catholic bishops are targeting Colorado's new abortion law, which is among the most permissive statutes in the country.
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, a former chairman of the state Republican Party and two-time gubernatorial nominee, said on Friday that Tim Reichert's economic expertise prompted him to offer his "strongest endorsement."
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on Thursday announced enough signatures had been turned in to start a recall election against District Attorney Alonzo Payne of the 12th Judicial District, which covers Colorado's six-county San Luis Valley region.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday morning overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, concluding the U.S. Constitution "does not confer a right to abortion." Here are five takeaways from the ruling.
The Denver Gazette invited gubernatorial candidates to talk about energy and transportation. Republican candidate Greg Lopez declined the Q&A, while Democrat Gov. Jared Polis’s campaign didn’t respond to the interview request.
Here's a roundup of reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down Roe vs. Wade decision from Colorado's politicos and advocates on both sides of the abortion aisle.
Editor's note: This is a breaking story and will be updated.
As Colorado's 2022 primary election fast approaches, it's a good opportunity to reflect before its lessons are lost amid the headlong rush of events, when next week's results will appear, in hindsight, to have been inevitable.
Primary voters this year appear to be returning ballots more slowly than Colorado's last midterm election in 2018.
El Paso County Commissioners Cami Bremer and Holly Williams may be in the clear in a campaign finance violations case, but the nonprofit that donated to them is facing greater scrutiny.
The Democrats topping Colorado's ticket this year hold double-digit leads over their potential Republican challengers even as President Joe Biden's favorability rating slides and voters say they trust Republicans more to handle inflation, crime and the economy, a new poll conducted by a Demo…
Secretary of State Jena Griswold said her office found that ballots with the incorrect state House race were sent to voters in the county's Precinct 209, and the Pueblo County Clerk and Record’s Office also omitted the county commissioner District 3 race from a "substantial number of ballots" mailed to voters.
It's too late for voters to send their primary election ballot by mail, Colorado's top election official cautioned Wednesday.
The Colorado Republican who ran four unsuccessful congressional campaigns in the last three election cycles has agreed to pay a fine imposed by the Federal Election Commission for misusing campaign funds and filing inaccurate disclosures, Colorado Politics has learned.
Unaffiliated voters have so far opted to vote more Republican ballots than Democratic ones.
Four additional voter service and polling centers opened Monday in El Paso County, and will stay open through Election Day for the primary elections June 28.
A slate of far-right Republican candidates in El Paso County is calling for sweeping changes to local elections, claiming mail-in balloting and electronic voting systems can lead to fraud.
There is no shortage of issues of high concern.
A local campaign to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs turned in 98,000 signatures to city officials Friday, far more than the number needed to place the questions on the ballot in November.
“Do you feel safe? You shouldn’t. Do you think Soros will/can protect you?” one message read.
Some of Colorado's most prominent Republicans started tearing their hair out last week.
Colorado Senate candidate Joe O'Dea sues over mailers comparing him with GOP primary rival Ron Hanks
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O'Dea wants the courts, federal election authorities and Colorado prosecutors to stop an anonymous political group from distributing flyers that compare O'Dea with GOP primary rival Ron Hanks.
The Democratic super PAC that has spent more than $1 million airing ads attacking Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Hanks is targeting his primary rival, Joe O'Dea, in a new TV ad debuting Thursday.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to report raising just over $2 million in the 10-week pre-primary reporting period that ended a week ago, finishing the period with just short of $7 million in the bank, his campaign told Colorado Politics on Wednesday.
Some of Colorado’s primary candidates are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into securing seats on the state legislature — unusually big spending typically reserved for the general election.
Elbert County's commissioners this week blasted Secretary of State Jena Griswold for pursuing what they described as a blatant "partisan political action" when she appointed a supervisor tasked with ensuring an accurate primary election in the county.
Spending on primaries for the state House by independent expenditure committees is nearing $2 million, the kind of spending you usually only see in a general election.
The Colorado Republican Party plans to pursue criminal charges against whoever is producing fliers that claim the GOP has endorsed one of the two primary candidates running for the state's U.S. Senate seat.
So far, Epps' remaining funds dwarf March's.
The Colorado Springs Republicans have been hurling charges at each other since before ballots for the June primary went in the mail last week.
Primary challenger Jessie Vance, a resident of Eckley, filed a campaign finance complaint on June 10 against Rep. Richard Holtorf of Akron, alleging late filings of contributions, payments made to Holtorf that don't identify what the payments were for, and using a campaign committee account terminated last year for recording all contributions and expenditures.
Catholic legislators who voted for legislation to enshrine abortion rights and defy Catholic leaders' request to not partake of the Eucharist commit a sacrilege and live in contradiction, behavior that, under church teachings, can only be remedied by repentance and absolution.
"The goal will be to make Aurora the most punitive city in the state to steal a car," said at-large Councilmember Dustin Zvonek, who is proposing the ordinance. His proposal also includes a resolution making clear the need for a statewide approach to reducing auto thefts.
Colorado's primary election has been underway since June 6, when most voters started receiving mail ballots that must be returned to county clerks by June 28.
"The Democrats are focusing on the Republican primaries because their only way to win is to nominate weak candidates in my party," said Bill Owens, who served two terms as governor from 1999 to 2007. "And that's why I'm speaking out on this."
"I'm proud to endorse Heidi," former Gov. Bill Owens told Colorado Politics. "She'll be a great governor. She has the real-world experience and brings a different perspective on the challenge of inflation and crime and taxes."
Secretary of State Jena Griswold tapped former Secretary of State Wayne Williams and former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Sheila Reiner to assist in the June 28 primary in Mesa County.
Democratic-aligned committees began flooding Colorado airwaves on Wednesday with ads calling a pair of Republican candidates for governor and U.S. senator "too conservative" for the state, drawing swift condemnation from the targeted candidates' primary opponents as a meddling attempt to boost weaker GOP nominees.
Colorado's Attorney General has referred a complaint to the Department of Revenue and Colorado Department of Labor and Employment over the use of campaign money by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt, for mileage claims.
UPDATE: State Rep. Dave Williams filed a criminal complaint with District Attorney Michael Allen on Thursday, calling for an investigation into whether Lamborn's attack ads violate a Colorado law that prohibits "knowingly or recklessly" circulating false information meant to influence an election. A spokesman for Allen said Wiliams' complaint is under review.
The Republican primary for Colorado’s House District 25 reflects the sharp divide between the party's moderate and conservative factions.
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State Rep. Kevin Van Winkle will take over Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert’s seat representing Senate District 30 following a vacancy meeting on Saturday.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser's reelection campaign has upped the fall media buy for his reelection bid to $2.075 million, doubling the Democrat's initial ad reservation made earlier this year.
Voter intimidation comes in many forms, the advisory from the Attorney General's Office noted.