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A 12-year-old boy and his father both shot the man’s girlfriend, then abandoned her body in a car in rural Colorado, leaving a fire to mutilate her beyond recognition. Continue Reading
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is seeking input from the community as he looks to appoint the city’s new sheriff, despite City Council currently weighing a proposal to make the post an elected position. Continue Reading
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The two Colorado congressmen who sit on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Friday morning as the panel approved two articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Continue Reading
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Ernest Luning: "Politically speaking, the decade that has mostly resisted a name began with an asterisk and ended with a strong case of the blues." Continue Reading
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The deadline for victims to file a claim is Jan. 31. Continue Reading
Among the federal solutions suggested by the report: limited direct-to-consumer advertising, expediting FDA reviews and approval for generic drugs, and expanding drug importation beyond Canada to countries with strong safety standards. Continue Reading
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It's unknown how many impeachment managers the House might designate to make its case, but Politico notes that Republicans named 13 managers in Bill Clinton's 1998 impeachment. Continue Reading
“So much for democracy,” one of the people packed into the city's Town Hall remarked loudly after the ordinance went down 4-3. Continue Reading
He was 7 or 8 years old when the beatings began. Continue Reading
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Joey Bunch: "On this day a year ago, I was gasping for life — I guess, I don't remember — while doctors and nurses at Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge were all that stood between me and the great beyond, when my heart stopped beating while I was a ward there for pneumonia." Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck said he wants to punch actor Robert De Niro in the face. U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse said he hoped his infant daughter will one day understand that her father supported impeachment to uphold the rule of law. Continue Reading
A final actuarial analysis of the proposed family and medical leave program that will be decided by lawmakers in 2020 shows an even bigger costs for the program than what was cited in a draft analysis released two weeks ago. Continue Reading
"The committee has seen no analysis, no planning, no budget. ... BLM employees and American taxpayers deserve better," U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., said. Continue Reading
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Little simultaneously unites and divides Coloradans like the highways, specifically how to fix an outdated, overcrowded system that elected leaders have wrecked with inaction for more than a decade. Continue Reading
"It helps cement Colorado Springs as the center of military space," said Colorado Springs Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn. Continue Reading
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The Denver Sheriff’s Department has failed to identify its law-enforcement personnel with past criminal convictions or discipline cases so severe that their testimony might be suspect during a criminal trial, a deficiency city officials are moving to rectify. Continue Reading
It's been more than a year since leaders of the U.S., Mexico and Canada inked the agreement, which required ratification from Congress. Continue Reading
A rare congressional compromise, backed by the White House and set for a vote this week, will give birth to a new military service for space, with Colorado airmen forming the core cadre of the new Space Force. Continue Reading
The purpose is power — more of it for them, less of it for the mayor. Continue Reading
The proposal would require voter approval before any new wells are drilled or fracked within the city and county of Denver. Continue Reading
According to a 2003 executive order from then-Gov. Bill Owens, Colorado received about $146.3 million from the 2003 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Continue Reading
A letter submitted last month by Sen. Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, and Rep. Rod Bockenfeld, R-Watkins, caused a stir in Monday’s legislative audit committee meeting. Continue Reading
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Bob Mook is one former journalist who didn't just fade away. Pretty much the opposite: He put on a jersey and got in a game he used to cover from the sidelines. Continue Reading
President Trump said his relationship with the so-called "Little Rocket Man" was in peril Sunday over new missile testing, but Colorado's Hawkish U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner spoke up louder about North Korea's nuclear powers. Continue Reading
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Joey Bunch: "A closed off, safe-playing Hickenlooper is not the LoDo barkeep we know. He's a Washington politician we don't." Continue Reading
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SEATTLE — As the country looks for ways to deal with mass shootings at schools, some have responded by saying more people should carry guns, including teachers. Continue Reading
CoPo's weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. Continue Reading
The pistol-packing owner of Rifle's Shooters Grill is mounting a Republican primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, charging that the five-term incumbent isn't doing enough to champion conservative values. Continue Reading
Meighen Lovelace began seeing troubling signs when her younger daughter was only 1 year old: The girl was more aggressive than her older sister; she would bite and hit, and seemed not to handle social situations well. Continue Reading
A database published Friday by ProPublica on grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health identified 19 professors at the University of Colorado's Anschutz Medical Campus with conflicts of interest. Continue Reading
In back-to-back days this week, Polis made public appearances in Denver to extol new multi-modal initiatives that shift the state from fossil fuels. Continue Reading
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Ernest Luning: "When Gardner's strategists and supporters talk about Colorado's propensity to split the ticket — in this case, re-electing a senator while voting for a presidential nominee from the opposite party — they're looking to the 1980 election as perhaps the clearest example." Continue Reading
Citing a "sense of urgency," the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission on Thursday set a preliminary date of March 17 for hearing the ethics complaints filed against former governor and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper. Continue Reading
The new service is the “sister” of Bustang, CDOT’s interregional express bus system. Continue Reading
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Only in America would we politicize a chicken sandwich. Continue Reading
More than 50,000 visits to Colorado emergency rooms during the past three years were primarily caused by mental health needs, adding up to more than $76 million in costs. Continue Reading
Two Coloradans sitting on opposite sides of a wide partisan divide questioned legal scholars Wednesday as the House Judiciary Committee conducted its first day of hearings to determine whether to impeach President Donald Trump. Continue Reading
A former brigadier general and retired dean at the Air Force Academy will be the next president at the University of North Dakota, the state Board of Higher Education announced Tuesday. Continue Reading
As one of seven student ambassadors selected to show Gov. Jared Polis around Harrison High school Tuesday, senior Jarrett Morris wanted Colorado’s leader to know that the stereotypes about his school are false. Continue Reading
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee today blasted private military housing companies for behavior equivalent to that of “slum lords.” Continue Reading
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As the calendar turns to December — and nearly everyone’s attention is about to be consumed by the holidays — the field of candidates vying for the chance to take on the Republican incumbent, Cory Gardner, appears to be almost completely set. Continue Reading
Here are the seven candidates still in the running, listed in the order they launched their campaigns. Continue Reading
Time is ticking for the Regional Transportation District to replace General Manager and CEO Dave Genova, and most of its leaders are in no hurry to push him out. Continue Reading
Hundreds of laws and ordinances across the country ban or tax plastic bags — including in 11 Colorado municipalities — and Denver could be next. Continue Reading
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"Is (Frank) Bruni some kind of kingmaker, first elevating Hickenlooper and now (Pete) Buttigieg?" Continue Reading
Following a unanimous vote by City Council, the second-largest ticket service provider in the country will once again become the exclusive ticket vendor for city-owned venues, including the Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. Continue Reading
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has created a digital ad campaign, dubbed "Joyride John," that targets former Gov. John Hickenlooper for his ethics troubles. Continue Reading
The AXS ticketing system is working for Denver, city officials say. Continue Reading
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Is there a growing divide between rural and urban Colorado? The question arises often enough on our pages — and we put it to Eaton Mayor Kevin Ross in this week's Q&A. Continue Reading
“As the only member of the legislature with a Master of Divinity degree,” said Sen. Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village, “I feel compelled to point out that any clergy who opposes extending the statute of limitations should familiarize themselves with Matthew 18:6.” Continue Reading