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The Jefferson County Elections division recently received national recognition for its innovative use of an online chat service during the 2020 election. Continue Reading
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A first-term senator is pushing to ban the use of nondisclosure agreements for state employees in most circumstances, allowing them to speak freely about the circumstances of their employment. Continue Reading
A count of coronavirus case numbers in Colorado and Denver. Continue Reading
"This can be a solution to urban driving challenges.” Continue Reading
The Denver Police Department issued 373 citations Wednesday as part of a multi-jurisdiction highway speed enforcement operation in the Denver metro area. Continue Reading
The question of whether a Denver police officer told the truth on the witness stand was not sufficient grounds to overturn the defendant's convictions, the Court of Appeals decided on Thursday. Continue Reading
The proposal from Rep. Chris Kennedy, a Lakewood Democrat, would implement some of the framework from 2018’s amendments Y and Z to county commissioner maps, where commissioners are allowed to draw their own districts. The bill specifically targets the state’s largest counties that have five commissioners: Arapahoe, El Paso and Weld.
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The governor's comments come as the state's COVID situation continues to hold steady at relatively low levels compared to the fall. It's also hot on the heels of Texas announcing it would end its mask mandate and of Gov. Polis indicating that vaccines will be available to the general public here as soon as mid-April. Continue Reading
The Blue Bird Vision bus is an environmentally sustainable method, replacing a 30-year-old diesel bus that was scrapped last year. It has a 71-passenger capacity, 120-mile travel range and 160-kilowatt-hour battery package. Continue Reading
The partnership will help more licensed child care providers — which were included in Phase 1B.2 — gain direct access to vaccine appoints and help reduce COVID-19 outbreaks within those facilities. Continue Reading
The efforts include a $1 million ad buy by the opposition and a letter-writing campaign by the proponents, which don’t have near the financial muscle but have something else: the ears of Democrats at the state Capitol. Continue Reading
The state has had more than 4,000 outbreaks overall, officials said at a news conference Thursday. Continue Reading
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning residents and pet stores about a product that has been found carrying an invasive mussel species in Colorado pet stores. Continue Reading
"He was a tremendous man," the chamber said in a statement. "A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered." Continue Reading
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Colorado officials have formed a task force to investigate and prosecute criminals using stolen identities to file fraudulent unemployment insurance claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
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In reaching its decision, the three-member panel’s majority found a lower court judge reinterpreted Colorado’s open records law to mean the CU Board of Regents had a duty to disclose the applications of the people who came before the board at the final stage of the process. Continue Reading
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi said thousands of National Guard troops at the U.S. Capitol should remain “as long as they are needed,” following a request by the Capitol Police that they stay in place for another two months. Continue Reading
The most-visited state park in Colorado is about to get even bigger next month, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Continue Reading
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Nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, middle school and high school students in the Douglas County School District are scheduled to return to full in-person learning this month, it was announced Wednesday. Continue Reading
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Joey Bunch: "If they want to pass a gas tax, yeah, good luck with that. They can say hello to all the other losers when they get there." Continue Reading
A wide majority of Colorado voters want the government to bring down the hammer on powerful social media companies, according to a new survey, though the reasons given vary greatly depending on the voters' partisan affiliation. Continue Reading
The Democrats’ proposed $15-an-hour minimum wage is on the ropes, but an unlikely group could revive it: populist and nationalist Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump. Continue Reading
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The House passed Democrats' massive election reform bill, the "For the People Act," on Wednesday in the wake of lingering bitterness over the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Continue Reading
The House moved to adjourn a day early after law enforcement officials reported a new threat against the Capitol timed for Thursday. Continue Reading
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WASHINGTON — House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country. Continue Reading
More than 50,000 Colorado residents were awarded over $9.5 million by Wells Fargo as part of a settlement regarding unfairly withheld guaranteed automobile protection (GAP) insurance fees. Continue Reading
“This extra source of revenue has been utilized by over 90% of restaurants in Colorado and for some of them, a lot of them, it has been a factor in keeping them in business during all of this,” said Rep. Dylan Roberts, D-Avon, who sponsored the bill along with Rep. Colin Larson, R-Littleton.
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Facebook will once again allow political and social ads to run on its platform in the United States, according to an announcement made Wednesday. Continue Reading
The colorful, blue wrap restroom will stand in the previous parking lane along Champa Street near the 16th Street Mall and will offer pedestrians an accessible, convenient, clean and safe facility. Continue Reading
The idea originated in Scotland, where all 213 of the country’s snowplows, known as gritters, have names. Continue Reading
R. Brooke Jackson, right, the federal judge in Colorado who curbed the Denver Police Department’s use of chemical weapons and projectiles against peaceful racial justice protesters last summer, will step down later this year and create a vacancy for President Joe Biden to fill. Continue Reading
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More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study released Wednesday by the philanthropy research group Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Continue Reading
Businesses in Denver, Arapahoe, Douglas and Adams counties that qualify for looser restrictions can further open up, officials said Wednesday, thanks to the state hitting vaccination targets. The change also allows last calls for alcohol to be moved back to midnight, from 11 p.m. Continue Reading
The Colorado state House on Wednesday passed a bill that would seek to ban new pet stores from selling puppies and kittens over near-united opposition from the chamber’s GOP caucus. Continue Reading
Four regional airports in Colorado will receive a shot in the arm financially from the state’s Aeronautical Board, which approved almost $1 million in grant money. Continue Reading
The bill won unanimous approval from the Senate Education Committee on Feb. 24 and was placed on the consent calendar. However, Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, who represents constituents from Northeastern Junior College, had other ideas. Continue Reading
The plant was originally expected to cost $680 million to bring online, but overshot its budget to $784 million, with an additional $72 million the last 10 years.
When it was proposed in 2004, Comanche 3 was expected to operate until 2070.
The plant, however, has dealt with those performance issues at the same time it has faced the consequential economics of green energy and the environmental heckles of generating electricity with coal.
Xcel has amended its timeline to 2040, when it will phase out the use of coal, according to an announcement of its plans to shift to renewable energy last week. Continue Reading
The Denver City Council Finance & Governance Committee discussed a series of bills Tuesday to establish marijuana delivery and hospitality businesses with a social equity plan. Continue Reading
House Bill 1069 passed over the objections of those working in criminal defense after prosecutors told committee members that in practice, defendants would not face lifetime prison sentences for having hundreds or thousands of images. Continue Reading
The group living amendment, which passed council by a margin of 11-2, had two primary components: first, it raised the number of unrelated adults allowed to live together in a single-family home from two to five. Second, it permitted residential care facilities and congregate housing to operate based on the number of residents, rather than type of use. Continue Reading
Singer and country music star Dolly Parton, who helped fund the development of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, altered the words of her 1974 hit track "Jolene" to "vaccine" while waiting to receive her first shot. Continue Reading
Three weeks after Colorado opened COVID vaccination to classroom teachers and child care workers, roughly 75% of eligible people have received their first shot, according to data released by state public health officials. Continue Reading
The responses to Colorado Politics ranged from full-throated support to equally full-throated opposition, with a view that stayed between. Continue Reading
Restaurant owners criticized the state's decision to move their staff down in the vaccination queue as a "slap in the face" and dangerous, a year into a pandemic that's hammered their industry. Continue Reading
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Colorado Politics has obtained a copy of the draft bill that could soon become the Colorado Option Health Benefit Plan, and it shows that the 2021 version is drastically different than the version presented in 2020. Continue Reading
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he’s open to a minimum wage increase, which could pave the way for Congress to strike a deal to raise pay nationally. Continue Reading
With the addition of another vaccine and the stepped-up production of doses, Gov. Jared Polis expressed confidence Tuesday that the state could have a summer "very close to normal," and he predicted that the majority of people here won't be wearing a mask in just a few months. Continue Reading