Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol. Continue Reading
Ready or not, another big election year is upon us — even if some of us feel like stealing the title of the HBO series, “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Continue Reading
Ending more than a week of speculation, state Rep. Brianna Titone said on Saturday that she will not seek the Democratic nomination to the suddenly competitive 7th Congressional District seat held by retiring U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter and will instead run for a third term representing her Arva… Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — The annual anti-abortion rally in the nation’s capital sounded more like a victory celebration as speakers expressed a growing sense of optimism that their long-sought goal, a sweeping rollback of abortion rights in America, was finally in reach. Continue Reading
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Sixty Years Ago This Week: “Is this surplus real or is it imaginary?” quipped House Speaker Albert Tomsic, D-Walsenburg. He was referring to millions of unspent dollars sitting in the Colorado general fund. Continue Reading
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Farmers, ranchers and water managers in the San Luis Valley are gearing up for the fourth legal fight in as many decades to keep their water in its aquifer, and, this time, away from thirsty Douglas County. Continue Reading
State officials announced on Friday that $271 million in grants are available to help Colorado's nearly 5,000 child care providers pay for operations and other services, such as mental health and counseling. Continue Reading
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A bill to allow public employees to engage in collective bargaining has run into its biggest hurdle: lack of support from Gov. Jared Polis. Continue Reading
In turn, Joe O'Dea ripped Gino Campana as a "tax-and-spend" liberal and added that he intends to compete for every vote in the primary. Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Texas blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide Friday, in a ruling that leans on a Supreme Court order last week that stopped a similar rule for larger businesses. Continue Reading
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The already chippy Republican primary for the Colorado congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert dialed up a few notches on Friday as the incumbent and one of her GOP challengers hurled insults over each other's tone. Continue Reading
A federal judge has tossed a discrimination lawsuit against the City and County of Denver from a former employee, finding her termination was not due to her being white, but rather because she publicly and falsely identified herself as a police officer. Continue Reading
Colorado's unemployment rate fell under 5% for the first time since the global COVID-19 pandemic forced countries to shut down borders and adopted drastic measures to curb its spread, including closing down gyms, restaurants and other public places. Continue Reading
Maritza Dominguez Braswell, a deputy attorney general for Colorado, will join the state's federal trial court at the end of January as the newest magistrate judge. Continue Reading
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Striking King Soopers and City Market workers can return to work as soon as today after Kroger Co. and Commercial Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 officials announced a tentative agreement early Friday. Continue Reading
Although the city of Westminster argues it terminated a 14-year police officer because he abused his authority in repeated encounters with law enforcement, a federal judge found the officer's allegations of disability discrimination credible enough to let a jury decide the outcome of the case. Continue Reading
Colorado's Geographic Naming Advisory Board has moved somewhat slowly since its creation to make final decisions on renaming various geographic features around the state. Continue Reading
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The two major parties enter Colorado's 2022 midterm election year in starkly different positions. Continue Reading
Students at two Denver schools walked out of class on Thursday morning to express their concerns over the district's COVID-19 regulations. Continue Reading
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to 43 power distribution cooperatives in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nebraska, agreed Wednesday to accelerate its transition to renewable energy and consider potentially shutting down a coal plant unit in the City of Craig four years earlier than originally planned. Continue Reading
A wildfire displaced thousands of Coloradans just as the omicron surge began sweeping through the state, so health insurance was likely not on many people’s minds when the regular enrollment period for the state’s health insurance marketplace ended Saturday. But now, because of those twin emergencies, everyone in the state will get another chance to sign up. Continue Reading
Selling flavored tobacco and nicotine products could soon be illegal in Colorado after a bill prohibiting the sale of the products was introduced in the state House of Representatives last week. Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — Democrats were picking up the pieces Thursday following the collapse of their top-priority voting rights legislation, with some shifting their focus to a narrower bipartisan effort. Continue Reading
The first bill to be acted on in the 2022 General Assembly won a unanimous vote Thursday from the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee and is on the fast-track to the governor's desk. Continue Reading
In an effort to stop landlords from gouging homeowners displaced by the Marshall fire, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Thursday sent letters to four online rental companies urging them to take measures to stop any such attempts to price gouge. Continue Reading
A federal judge in Colorado ruled how "any judge" would have in a case, even though he had an undisclosed financial stake in one of the corporate parties, a colleague of his determined this week. Continue Reading
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Construction company owner Joe O'Dea, one of seven Republicans running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet, said Thursday he plans to petition his way onto the June primary ballot rather than go through the caucus and assembly process. Continue Reading
A federal judge has green-lit an excessive force lawsuit for a jury trial, stemming from an Adams County deputy's fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in 2017. Continue Reading
Jefferson County Commissioner Lesley Dahlkemper has decided against running for the Colorado congressional seat held by retiring Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter. Instead, the Lakewood Democrat plans to stick with her bid for re-election, she told Colorado Politics. Continue Reading
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The country's biggest advocate for senior citizens is urging the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to reject Xcel Energy's proposal to increase energy rates by nearly $200 million, arguing it would disproportionately hit low-income and fixed-income residents. Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Ce… Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate. Continue Reading
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A slate of local unions endorsed U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's bid for a 13th term on Tuesday, calling the Denver Democrat a champion for labor and citing her support for last year's bipartisan infrastructure bill. Continue Reading
Colorado's rollout of free KN95 and surgical-grade masks got off to a bumpy start Wednesday, with many residents going to handout sites only to be told that their public library or community center wasn't handing out masks. Continue Reading
A month after it began, Colorado's omicron wave has likely peaked, officials told the state Board of Health on Wednesday, as case and positivity rates fall and hospitalizations show signs of plateauing. Continue Reading
Gov. Jared Polis told Pikes Peak region officials Wednesday evening during his annual local address hosted by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC he remains optimistic for Colorado’s future, despite several challenges the state faces. Continue Reading
Across Colorado, student enrollment remains lower than would normally be expected, a trend that began with a dramatic public school enrollment drop in 2020, when the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic disrupted normal life — especially education. Continue Reading
A Colorado state trooper told a Mesa County jury that the defendant matched the profile of a drug courier because, among other things, he had air freshener and a religious symbol in his car. Prosecutors made that testimony a central part of their case, effectively asking jurors to believe th… Continue Reading
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The White House could be set to wade into the latest school mask mandate battle, which is now being waged just across the Potomac River from the nation's capital. Continue Reading
The Denver City Council could soon change the sign-up for its weekly public comment session to prioritize people who haven’t spoken at previous meetings. Continue Reading
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters is facing a second ethics complaint filed by activist Anne Landman. Continue Reading
The General Assembly's Democratic women's caucus on Wednesday rolled out its 2022 agenda, which features four bills the caucus says will benefit all Colorado women. Continue Reading
President Joe Biden on Wednesday selected U.S. Magistrate Judge Nina Y. Wang to fill an upcoming vacancy on Colorado's federal trial court. Continue Reading
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn made it official Wednesday that he's seeking re-election to represent Colorado's 5th Congressional District. Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — During his first year in office, President Joe Biden took action on a number of his key campaign promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines across America and the world. Continue Reading
KN95 and surgical-grade masks will be available for free at libraries and other community centers across Colorado later this week as state officials try to curb the spread of COVID-19. Continue Reading
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Snowfalls in late December and early January have resulted in some of the best snowpack conditions the state has seen in at least three years, according to state and federal water experts. Continue Reading
Kroger on Tuesday said a judge has granted its request for a temporary restraining order against striking King Soopers workers after the company claimed that picketers were harassing store customers and workers who crossed the picket line. Continue Reading