The second woman to serve as Air Force secretary is endorsing Democrat Joe Biden for president, saying the former vice president has the "moral compass, the intellect and humanity” she said the country needs in a president. Continue Reading
Nearly nine in 10 employers offer partial or full teleworking during the pandemic, a late-July survey from the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has found. Continue Reading
Former President Obama threw his support Monday behind former Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, including the Colorado Democrats in the first round of candidates he is endorsing in high-profile state and federal races around the country. Continue Reading
Compared to the first six months of 2019, new car registrations from January through June dropped by more than one-third in 2020. Continue Reading
If Jefferson County residents begin seeing flying objects in the sky through September, chances are those aren’t UFOs: those are drones from Xcel Energy conducting wildfire mitigation surveillance. Continue Reading
Last month, Adams County commissioners designated the recipients of $4.9 million in open space grants, thanks to money generated by a two-decade-old sales tax increase. Continue Reading
Organizations that advocate for workers will lead a demonstration on Wednesday calling for an extension of the $600 weekly enhancement to unemployment benefits that Congress let lapse last month. Continue Reading
Secretary of State Jena Griswold will lead a call-in discussion with older voters Monday at 10 a.m., the AARP said. Continue Reading
The Denver Press Club soiree that honors the nation's best in journalism is moving online to honor broadcaster Judy Woodruff this year, the organization's president, Dan Petty of The Denver Post, said in a newsletter Friday. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is a whittler when it comes to Colorado and elections. Continue Reading
Four-time cancer survivor, state lawmaker, lieutenant governor, money saver — now Dianne Primavera can add another title: life-achiever. Continue Reading
AP
A Denver neighborhood has voted to change its name after a yearslong debate over its association with a former mayor who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Continue Reading
Leading organizations on the left and right are throwing their support behind the nominees in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck won't have the Colorado stage to himself Tuesday night, as HBO runs the documentary "The Swamp," partially narrated by the author, state Republican chairman and former Weld County district attorney. Continue Reading
Though it's unlikely to happen given President Trump's rhetoric on mail ballots, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is among those asking for more money to run this year's election in the next stimulus package Continue Reading
Central Park and Skyview are the two contenders to replace the name of Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood, after residents winnowed down the list of suggestions in multiple rounds of voting. Continue Reading
The Colorado Supreme Court announced this week that it will take up the question of whether Colorado Springs police violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on warrantless searches in their surveillance of a drug dealer's home with a pole-mounted camera. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck on Thursday introduced a resolution offering thanks and appreciation to law enforcement personnel while slamming calls to defund the police and “progressive groups” that participate in demonstrations.
Free audio tours of downtown Denver and Civic Center Park are available for streaming on the website of the Denver Architecture Foundation. Continue Reading
The Colorado National Guard announced on Thursday that it had assisted with testing 20,000 individuals for COVID-19 to date, with a presence in 28 counties and 34 cities. Continue Reading
The Colorado State Auditor will participate in a coalition of 14 states and US territories that will audit how each state has reported and monitored cases of COVID-19. Continue Reading
Colorado county and municipal leaders are formally asking the state's congressional delegation to help out struggling local budgets in the next stimulus package. Continue Reading
A person cannot be charged with resisting arrest based on the number of officers present, but rather on their separate, voluntary acts of resistance, the Colorado Court of Appeals decided. Continue Reading
Protect Colorado, the coalition that supports ballot initiatives that promote responsible oil and natural gas development, touted the more than 185,000 signatures it collected for two initiatives in support of Colorado's economic future. Continue Reading
Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul D. López has asked U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner to include additional funding for election administration in an upcoming coronavirus relief bill to augment the $400 million Congress already allocated. Continue Reading
DNA testing is only available to defendants after their convictions if they can demonstrate it would likely prove their innocence, notwithstanding a procedural rule on new evidence, the Colorado Court of Appeals decided. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck has introduced legislation to require CEOs of American corporations to audit their organizations and ensure there is no use of slave labor in their supply chains, and to report to the U.S. Secretary of Labor the results of the audits. Continue Reading
Eight student athletes at Colorado State University have tested positive for COVID-19 and nine more are awaiting results, CPR reported on Wednesday. Continue Reading
AP
MILWAUKEE — Democrats will meet for just two hours each night of their national convention next month in Milwaukee, according to preliminary schedule for the event that has been scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
The U.S. Census Bureau has pointed to 27J Schools in Brighton to illustrate how census response can affect planning for new K-12 facilities. Continue Reading
During a virtual press conference on Wednesday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of a landmark Florida law benefiting childhood sex abuse victims, participants mentioned Colorado’s failure to pass a similar measure in the 2020 session. Continue Reading
U.S. Attorney for Colorado Jason R. Dunn defended the use of federal personnel in Portland and elsewhere as “a good thing” in a guest commentary to The Denver Post, and advised people to “take a collective deep breath, tone down the rhetoric, and try to better understand both what has actual… Continue Reading
"The current state of Lincoln Park presents significant public and environmental health risks due to ongoing unsafe and unhealthy conditions," Ann Cecchine-Williams with the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment told 9NEWS. Continue Reading
The U.S. Senate on Monday passed unanimously a bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner that would improve the country’s forecasting ability for adverse space weather events. Continue Reading
Summit County did not violate its own land use code when it greenlit a housing project that segregated market-rate and affordable housing units, the Colorado Court of Appeals decided last week, even though the move ran counter to the code’s recommendations. Continue Reading
Applications are open for those who would like to draw new boundaries for legislators and members of Congress, once the results of the current census are in. Continue Reading
Following a weekend signature drive that netted the support of 700 people, Columbus Park in Northwest Denver is a step closer to a new name: La Raza Park. Continue Reading
The recent crackdown on vehicle drivers and passengers without seat belts resulted in 1,695 citations from 59 law enforcement agencies across Colorado, the state’s transportation department announced. Continue Reading
Douglas County’s commissioners on Tuesday approved the use of $3 million in federal coronavirus aid for testing and contact tracing as the county, like Colorado generally, has seen an elevated number of cases. Continue Reading
Immigrants made up less than 16% of Denver's residents, but more than 23% of its transportation, warehouse and food workers, according to a new report by the New American Economy in partnership with the city of Denver. Continue Reading
During a stay-at-home election year, Colorado Democrats are providing some must-see streaming for voters look farther down the ballot than president and U.S. senator on Aug. 15. Continue Reading
The political action committee associated with the gun violence prevention organization co-founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hit the airwaves in Colorado Tuesday with an ad tying Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner to President Donald Trump and his opposition to requiring universal background checks on gun sales. Continue Reading
A Court of Appeals panel last week dismissed two campaign finance complaints, citing a lack of jurisdiction under the secretary of state's recently-revised protocols. Continue Reading
In the past six years, revenue from college athletics at Colorado’s institutions rose by greater than $49 million, according to a new report from the state auditor, even though costs have increased more rapidly. Continue Reading
In the midst of a heated discussion on a gun store’s Facebook page, a local Republican Party leader in Parker sent a message to another user saying he “[had] your exact location” and “Patriots are on the way.” Continue Reading
Colorado's children had one of the higher flu vaccination rates among all states heading into the pandemic, but COVID-19 could disrupt the historical level this year, a new analysis cautions. Continue Reading
Democrats and Republicans are lauded in Healthier Colorado's legislative scorecard released Tuesday. Continue Reading
The Colorado State Forest Service has opened the application period for owners of private forestland who wish to preserve it as such through a federally-funded conservation program. Continue Reading
The Colorado Lottery will host its first “game development hackathon,” which will enable participants to create new lottery games and win up to $10,000. Continue Reading