The Colorado state Senate's Education Committee on Thursday gave a party-line OK to a bill removing school-choice language from a 2018 measure on foster children that was the subject of a court challenge. Continue Reading
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U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who is running to head the Colorado Republican Party, now ranks among the few Republicans in Colorado supporting a state bill that fellow party members say has the potential to bankrupt the party. Continue Reading
In a CoPo interview, the new congressman cites his combat background in explaining why he stands with other congressional Democrats who refuse to make concessions on the border wall demanded by President Trump. Continue Reading
The law of unintended consequences got put through its paces Wednesday in the Colorado state Senate's Business, Labor and Technology Committee. Continue Reading
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has topped $1 million in fundraising in his bid for a third term this spring, four times as much as any other candidate. Continue Reading
Charlie Ehler, longtime El Paso County Republican activist and retired Air Force master sergeant, has officially thrown his hat in the ring to chair the county’s GOP. Continue Reading
Polis’ election can be seen as a liberal landmark and a libertarian one. Continue Reading
Polis campaigned on the kindergarten proposal and announced it as his top priority in last week's State of the State address. Continue Reading
A Colorado Republican legislator is gathering support from Democrats on a bill one GOP leader calls “sinister” and others say has the potential to bankrupt the party. Continue Reading
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A high-level commission would redesign the Colorado Springs-based U.S. Olympic Committee under a measure proposed by Colorado U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner. Continue Reading
The future is hemp, and the future is now, Colorado hemp industry leader Tim Gordon says. Some have called the passage last month of the U.S. farm bill, which takes hemp from a Schedule 1 controlled substance to an agricultural commodity, as a game-changer. But Gordon calls it "a game starter" for the fledgling hemp industry. Continue Reading
“This is the lumber company trying to buy the national park," one industry observer says. Continue Reading
The partial government shutdown rippled through the U.S. transportation system Monday as staffing issues closed a security checkpoint at Houston’s largest airport and the world’s biggest hub in Atlanta suffered unusually long lines. Continue Reading
Democratic lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation to require that Colorado's oil and gas regulators make health and environmental concerns their top priority in response to Monday's long-anticipated court ruling that says the state must give more weight to other factors. Continue Reading
The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission will move forward with an investigation into some, but not all, of a former Republican lawmaker's complaints about travel and gifts provided to then-Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2018. Continue Reading
David Pourshoushtari can trace his lineage to Iran and Korea by way of the D.C. area. But if you ask the up-and-coming political messaging ace, now communications chief for the Colorado Democratic Party, he’ll tell you his true origins lie in the American Dream. Continue Reading
A hedge-fund-backed media group known for buying up struggling local papers and cutting costs has made an offer for USA Today publisher Gannett Co. Inc. Continue Reading
The election’s blue tide has given cause for unease in some quarters of commerce and industry over what might come next. Continue Reading
Colorado voters spoke out clearly against overly regulating oil and gas. Moderate Democrats would be wise to listen, if they intend to stay in power. Continue Reading
Alpine Bank, with 40 branches in Colorado, has set aside $5 million to cover an emergency loan program. Continue Reading
Again the phone rings in the Fall River Visitor Center. Again Lynn Stepaniak answers, as she has throughout the federal government’s longest shutdown ever. Continue Reading
Three people who were cited during a protest against President Donald Trump’s policy of separating families at the border were found guilty Friday of intentionally obstructing a city street. Continue Reading
Our latest look at the lighter side of Colorado politics. Continue Reading
The Koch brothers-backed political organization has released its legislative agenda, from defending TABOR to advocating for school choice. Continue Reading
The partial government shutdown hit some 15,000 federal workers in Colorado hard on Friday. Continue Reading
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen Michael Bennet has joined other senators in demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs about what they allege are its misuse of suicide prevention resources on the heels of a report showing Colorado's rate of veteran suicides is among the nation’s highest. Continue Reading
Democratic-led states and cities are moving swiftly to push expanded public health-care proposals following their November midterm victories, drawing criticism from some Republicans and spurring debate over the potential high costs. Continue Reading
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivered his first State of the State address Thursday with pomp, circumstance and a sprinkling of pop culture. Continue Reading
The chamber said it will give credit for actions other than votes on legislation, such as showing "leadership" and being bipartisan. Continue Reading
A roundup of news from Colorado's neighbor states. Continue Reading
Four University of Colorado at Colorado Springs students have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver, claiming their civil rights have been violated because the school does not sanction their Christian apologetics group as an official organization. Continue Reading
Due to a computer error, about 100,000 Coloradans were overcharged by $50 to $120 last month while renewing their vehicle registration with the state Division of Motor Vehicles. Continue Reading
Miguel Ramirez Valiente thought he avoided deportation to El Salvador in 2017, when U.S. immigration officials closed his case and he appeared on track for a green card. Continue Reading
WASHINGTON -- One of Colorado’s two new members of Congress foresees problems with the Trump administration but also opportunities to help resolve problems confronted by the state and the 2nd District he represents. Continue Reading
Three members of Colorado's House who have moved to, or about to move to, the Senate are going to pay a stiff price for that decision. Continue Reading
A roundup of news from across Colorado. Continue Reading
Just last summer, Northern Indiana Public Service Co. planned to retire two of its five remaining coal-fired power plants by 2023. Now, it plans to do away with all of them over the next decade, and buy more solar and wind power instead. Continue Reading
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As women ranchers form alliances around the state and the West and gain influence, two are also serving in the Colorado General Assembly, and one is now leading the Senate's Agriculture Committee. Here's a look: Continue Reading
A Denver District Court judge has issued an injunction that puts the state's Independent Ethics Commission on notice that it no longer has jurisdiction over the ethics rules of home-rule cities such as Denver and Colorado Springs. Continue Reading
Thousands of revelers bopped among dinosaur bones and dioramas into the night Tuesday — some in blue sneakers — to celebrate the inauguration of newly minted Gov. Jared Polis, who promised to "do the people's business joyously" as he endeavors to make Colorado a state "where anyone can thrive." Continue Reading
The day he first took his oath of office as governor eight years ago, John Hickenlooper said it was so cold the Colorado Air National Guard cancelled the flyover. Continue Reading
As seen at Tuesday's inauguration of Colorado's 43rd governor, Jared Polis: Continue Reading
Documentary filmmaker Meg Froelich has been appointed to fill the seat in the Colorado House of Representatives soon to be vacated by Democratic Rep. Jeff Bridges. Continue Reading
The Pikes Peak Library District plans to ban camping around its buildings as more and more homeless people have been sleeping outside the Penrose Library downtown, leaving trash and human waste in their wake. Continue Reading
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Colorado's women ranchers are pioneering new ways, forming alliances and speaking out at the Capitol. Continue Reading
Beckman may soon have company in the race to lead the state's GOP. Continue Reading
More than 100 bills were introduced on Friday, the opening day of the 2019 Colorado General Assembly session. Some of the first 10 in each chamber begin to tell the tale of Democrats' priorities — and which Republicans are likely to join in on those discussions. Continue Reading
A U.S. District Court judge in Denver is allowing a lawsuit filed against the state of Colorado by Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips to move forward, and hinted that an injunction against the state could be in the works. Continue Reading
It’s tough enough trying to get noticed as a third-party candidate. It’s tougher still in a race perennially dominated by only one of the two major parties. Continue Reading
“I hope we can focus on what brings us together rather than what divides us,” Karen Brofft wrote. Continue Reading
