Benjamin Davis, founder of a white supremacist gang, was so sure other gang members conspired to assassinate Colorado prison chief Tom Clements that he agreed to wear a law enforcement wire. Continue Reading
Denver is weighing zoning rule changes that would make it easier for community groups and other organizations to open tiny home villages to house people experiencing homelessness. Continue Reading
Hick and Cory are like the most popular kids in their cliques. It seems inevitable they'll slug it out. Continue Reading
Colorado Springs police body camera footage released Thursday shows two officers fatally shoot De’Von Bailey in the back after confronting him over a reported armed robbery.
‘Bomb,’ ‘immigration,’ ‘racism’ and ‘Trump’ are among keywords some marketers insist should not appear near their ads. Continue Reading
Coloradans with mental-health issues grapple with costs, the lack of providers and other challenges. Continue Reading
He's taking action to improve on a record of ethical “lapses” at the agency over recent years. Continue Reading
Denver officials are cleaning up the city’s rules regarding residency for those serving in elected office. Continue Reading
Following mass shootings, Trump is interested in exploring legislation with new gun restrictions, but his aides are divided on the right approach. Continue Reading
A political fund controlled by House Minority Leader Patrick Neville and his brother, Joe Neville, has been attempting for months to raise money for the effort to recall Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. Continue Reading
Colorado has joined 29 states and cities in suing the Environmental Protection Agency over a new rule that would replace the 2015 Clean Power Plan. Continue Reading
Passengers are looking at five to six additional years of construction noise, block-offs and re-routes at Denver International Airport. Continue Reading
A proposed ordinance that would require bear-resistant trash cans west of Interstate 25 will be discussed during two town halls this month with City Council members. Continue Reading
Here’s to Monte Pascoe, who worked to get everyone a seat. Continue Reading
Denver absorbs about half of the 200 state prisoners who go into community corrections each month. Continue Reading
A lot of elected officials will tell you they're in it for the policy, not the politics — but Fort Collins Mayor Wade Troxell says it with an engineer's conviction. Continue Reading
The Denver school district’s intense focus on test scores makes it nearly impossible to spread teaching practices that would improve education. Continue Reading
The tributes for Denver’s beloved storyteller read like a John Ensslin story. Continue Reading
On a blazing hot August afternoon — on the same day that people died in El Paso, allegedly for the color of their skin — Colorado politicians were prominently celebrating immigrants at a park in northeast Denver. Continue Reading
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A Denver District Court judge has ruled that the signature-gathering firm hired last year by Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton must return the money the Stapleton campaign paid the firm. Continue Reading
A new stream of tax revenue will help Denver bolster mental health and substance abuse treatment options in the city. Continue Reading
There are examples of Colorado politicians who lost big elections only to return and win, and they're among the towering figures in our political history. Continue Reading
In light of a string of fatal bicycle and car accidents on Denver streets, Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration will reduce speed limits on a handful of city thoroughfares beginning later this month. Continue Reading
The Colorado Department of Transportation has a long list of prospective road projects for rapidly growing El Paso County. Continue Reading
A second high-ranking prosecutor will leave Denver District Attorney Beth McCann’s office in the wake of a workplace investigation that questioned whether McCann was letting bullying, sexist and racial remarks go unpunished. Continue Reading
A veteran of state and local government, Suzanne Staiert is set to make her first run for elected office. Continue Reading
DA Beth McCann let another prosecutor get away with misconduct long before her second-in-command bullied staffers, according to documents and interviews. Continue Reading
Is a 2020 U.S. House Republican majority bid about to get washed out? Continue Reading
Denver impresario and civic enthusiast Brad Evans started the Facebook group Denver FUGLY to give fellow Denverites a place to vent their wide-ranging gripes about the shape, scope and, especially, the look of the city's explosive growth and development. Continue Reading
Listen to our interviews with Denver Democratic Chair Melissa Johnsen and GOP Chair Kristina Cook. Continue Reading
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With a new defense secretary on the job, Colorado politicians are bombarding the Pentagon with pleas to keep the new U.S. Space Command. Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is the latest, a few days behind Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and the El Paso Board of County Commissioners. Continue Reading
Laws on how Colorado conducts its elections are among them. Continue Reading
Members of the Air Force Academy’s Class of 1959 — its first graduating class — ushered the newest crop of cadets across the academy’s Challenge Bridge on Thursday in a symbolic passing from their civilian pasts to their military futures. Continue Reading
Colorado voters could decide in the 2020 election to void a controversial new law that could award the state’s nine Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide — regardless of who wins in Colorado.
As part of the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt, which includes challenges like eating a foot-long s’more “lady and the tramp style,” a group of Colorado Springs residents is out to change the name of Trump Avenue. Continue Reading
As development in Denver abounds, a blighted strip of East Colfax Avenue has "languished," an urban renewal official says. Continue Reading
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock told a group of business leaders that the city needs to have “a tough conversation” about increasing wages for workers. Continue Reading
Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Higher Education officials announced on Monday the release of a report they say shows the value of a college degree or post-secondary certificate. Continue Reading
How does Denver ensure a complete and accurate count of its population during the 2020 census? Continue Reading
The vote marked the first time that the three insurgent candidates who defeated incumbents to win their council seat split away as a block from the rest of the council. Continue Reading
It's part of a national campaign to draw attention to the issue in 2020 and potentially goose conservative turnout in battleground states. Continue Reading
The Colorado state auditor claims that the Division of Unclaimed Property is failing to perform its core function. Continue Reading
Since 2007, Kraska has led the Colorado Catholic Conference, the voice of the state's bishops. Continue Reading
Denver Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton is remembered for overseeing several major projects in the city during his time in office, first in the 1920s and again in the 1930s. Continue Reading
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Denver District Attorney Beth McCann has reversed course, announcing that her second in command will resign for bullying other staffers and intimidating another top prosecutor with a baseball bat. Continue Reading
Charlie Ergen, the poker-playing billionaire who co-founded Dish Network, has been hoarding airwaves for years. Now the U.S. government is handing him the cards he needs to make his play. Continue Reading
To address many of the challenges resulting from Denver’s booming growth, city leaders should immediately improve the bus system. Continue Reading
