COVID-19 infections continue to rise in Colorado as rates in other states drop, putting Colorado in the 14th spot in the U.S. for the highest seven-day incidence rate of infections as of Thursday. Continue Reading
The Colorado union representing Kaiser Permanente health workers filed a federal lawsuit against the company Thursday, alleging the organization chronically understaffed its services and ignored concerns raised by workers. Continue Reading
Though first-round vaccinations continue to offer strong protections against hospitalization, Colorado's long-term care facilities must complete booster clinics in the next 10 days amid concerns of waning vaccine efficacy. Continue Reading
Colorado has ranked high among states that use the form of direct democracy to resolve thorny questions, take care of government housekeeping matters and tackle problems the legislature won't. Continue Reading
The Public Utilities Commission wants to hear what Coloradans think of the first phase of a clean energy plan put forth by the Denver-based subsidiary of Xcel Energy. Continue Reading
Fewer than 60% of Colorado's health care facilities are at least partially in compliance with the state's vaccine mandate, and despite pleas from health organizations, the state will not loosen its inoculation requirement next week, officials said. Continue Reading
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado from using race as a factor in distributing COVID-19 relief to small businesses, prompting the state to suspend awards — including to the white business owner who filed the lawsuit. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn is slamming President Biden for directing the Justice Department to begin taking action to address what Attorney General Merrick Garland labeled as a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff.” Continue Reading
In a state that relies on tourism, the plains get the short end of the stick. Tourism offers an opportunity, though certainly not a cure-all, for what ails an economically imperiled region of our state. Continue Reading
Nearly 3,000 Colorado K-12 students have been infected with COVID-19 in recent outbreaks, new state data shows, as clusters in schools continue to grow. Continue Reading
Children's Hospital Colorado continues to see unusually high pediatric hospitalizations, officials said in recent days, as respiratory illnesses that generally surge in the winter emerge earlier than usual, and rates of COVID-19 infection among children remain high. Continue Reading
The Denver City Council housing committee approved a more than $9 million addition to a supportive housing program Wednesday, expanding housing placement and treatment for homeless residents. Continue Reading
Colorado's Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments involving judges who went far beyond the technical definition of reasonable doubt when attempting to illustrate the principle to jurors. The defendants claim that doing so can actually lower the burden of proof for prosecutors and misstate what reasonable doubt means. Continue Reading
A Republican-led effort to influence the state’s new independent redistricting process will end up being scrutinized by an administrative law judge, after the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced it intends to pursue claims of lobbying disclosure violations. Continue Reading
"There were no threats made, just recognition of events that had been taking place," said a spokesperson for House Republicans. Continue Reading
A dispute between factions of the El Paso County Republican Party over whether to ask school board candidates to answer questions about election integrity and voting equipment ramped up this week, with one party officer resigning, another finding his official party email address had been disabled, and the county party distributing two competing sets of candidate questionnaires. Continue Reading
Nearly two weeks after the Sept. 30 deadline for Denver's city workers to get fully inoculated against COVID-19, data provided to The Denver Gazette shows a tiny sliver of employees in the city's safety agencies resigned or retired due to the vaccine mandate. Continue Reading
Colorado's congressional redistricting commission defended their map in court Tuesday, while several Hispanic advocacy groups assailed it for failing to properly empower the state's minority voters. Continue Reading
There are more Coloradans currently hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any other point this year, new data shows, and the state has surpassed 8,000 deaths from the virus. Continue Reading
In order to work in-person, county and municipal workers in Jefferson County workers will have to be vaccinated in the coming weeks or face weekly COVID-19 testing, under a new health order passed there earlier this week. Continue Reading
The Denver City Council will soon vote on spending nearly one-third of its $308 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds on various projects after the council finance committee OK'd the spending plan Tuesday. Continue Reading
Ballots for the 2021 election were mailed Oct. 8 to 19,601 registered voters in Teller County. In an Oct. 7 report to the Teller County Board of County Commissioners, Stephanie Kees, deputy clerk and recorder, said they may take up to 10 days to arrive in the mail. Continue Reading
The state’s Independent Ethics Commission has completed its investigation into a complaint lodged against Custer County’s public health director. Continue Reading
After a lower court determined that an Adams County prosecutor had committed misconduct, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday heard two different interpretations of what the prosecutor meant when he told the jury how a defendant's flight "has continued up and to this point." Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper talked clean tech and stimulus with Colorado experts Tuesday afternoon, focusing on greener transportation fueled by federal dollars. Continue Reading
Colorado becomes the first state in the nation to make gender services an insurance mandate. Commissioner of Insurance Michael Conway estimated the additional cost for those services at about 64 cents per person. Continue Reading
Colorado’s legislative redistricting commission adopted a final state House district map plan late Monday night, by an 11-1 vote. Continue Reading
A student loan servicing company with offices in the Denver metro area should have paid its call center representatives for the time spent logging in to their work stations at the beginning of each shift, the federal appeals court based in Colorado has ruled. The decision affects close to 350 employees owed a total of $31,585. Continue Reading
The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is unveiling the city’s first full-size all-electric street sweeper Tuesday, providing a greener way to clear the streets. Continue Reading
Denver is set to receive over $5.5 million from the U.S. Department of Treasury to help fund a supportive housing project for 125 homeless residents. Continue Reading
A Denver prosecutor committed misconduct when she got potential jurors to support her reasoning for finding the defendant guilty before they even heard any evidence, the Court of Appeals decided on Thursday. Continue Reading
Colorado had an unprecedentedly mild flu season last year, thanks in large part to the benefit brought by COVID-19 efforts, changes in classrooms and a push to bolster flu vaccinations. Continue Reading
The president and CEO of PDC Energy says that the biggest misconception about the oil and gas industry is it doesn't care about the environment. Continue Reading
Because a Jefferson County prosecutor suggested to jurors that a defendant should have retreated in the face of a threat — even though there is no legal requirement to do so — the Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial. Continue Reading
Prosecutors in Boulder have requested a second competence evaluation for the man accused of killing 10 people in the March supermarket massacre, after a court-ordered report found him incompetent to stand trial. Continue Reading
After a Friday vote and two "clarifying" weekend announcements, students have returned to school and Douglas County is agreed: Students and staff can opt out of the local school district's mask requirement. Continue Reading
Our nation has been divided by politics, economics and public health repeatedly, and it seems a tall order to become one nation under God (or your higher being) again, but we always have and, I believe, always will. We're American. It's what we do. Continue Reading
President Joe Biden restored protections removed by his predecessor for the Bears Ears National Monument, preserving 1.36 million acres in southeast Utah close to the Four Corners area that includes Colorado. Continue Reading
CoPo's weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. I Continue Reading
Recent cases of high school hazing in Colorado Springs, Cañon City and Littleton shed light on a phenomenon that experts say is rarely documented but could be exacerbated by a sudden return to school after the isolation teenagers faced during coronavirus quarantine. Continue Reading
Forty Years Ago This Week: Rep. Jerry Kopel, D-Denver, and the Statutory Revision Committee were in the process of addressing what items were to be considered contraband to smuggle into a state penitentiary. Continue Reading
The bottom line: The training ground has never been so fertile on the left. It wasn’t always that way. Continue Reading
The newly established Douglas County Board of Health voted unanimously Friday to give parents the option to opt out of local mask orders, setting up a potential conflict with the county school district's standing policy requiring face coverings for younger students and certain staff. Continue Reading
The Jefferson County Board of Health approved a public health order that requires anyone ages two and up to wear masks indoors at all county and government buildings during a special meeting on Thursday. Continue Reading
After steady declines through the latter half of September, Colorado's COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations have stalled in recent days, top health officials said Friday. Continue Reading
The city of Denver is urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear a case that could alter the limits of civil immunity for police officers and establish the right of bystanders to record law enforcement in public. Continue Reading
A draft plan to set up the Department of Early Childhood, established through legislation in the 2021 session, is ready for public review. Continue Reading
Shumé Navarro, a candidate for Cherry Creek District D, claimed medical conditions prevent her from wearing a mask, although she was unable to produce a medical doctor's note exempting her from requirements. Continue Reading
A federal judge has handed a Broomfield man a partial victory, allowing him to preach his Christian faith near an entrance to Red Rocks amphitheater despite a city policy that limits free speech activities to certain remote locations. Continue Reading
Ernest Luning: "Across the decades — but especially lately — it appears that Colorado voters are less inclined to pick their U.S. House members from the traditional fields that yield federal lawmakers." Continue Reading
