U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., were among the lawmakers who met with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office last week to discuss the goals of finding a cure for cancer and supporting other innovations in health treatments. Continue Reading
The White House appears unlikely to approve a request from Denver Mayor Michael Hancock for direct shipments of the vaccine, which Hancock proposed as a way for the city to vaccinate the homeless and other at-risk populations. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen John Hickenlooper is asking the Small Business Administration to lift a cap on loans available to small businesses dealing with fiscal challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
The Colorado Supreme Court on Friday issued a brief order upholding the Title Board's decision to reject a proposed ballot initiative that would have used a novel method of amending the constitution while revamping much of the state's direct democracy process. Continue Reading
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is one of the founders of the bipartisan Congressional Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention Caucus, which launched on Friday to promote legislation combatting domestic and international piracy and also to work with consumer groups and intellectual property owners. Continue Reading
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing new guidance that would allow for gatherings between members of households who have already received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine. Continue Reading
Denver Public Schools is planning to bring more students back after spring break, and the interim superintendent told the school board Thursday night that he wanted to return "as close to full strength as possible." Continue Reading
Douglas County residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine can now schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine this weekend in Castle Rock. Continue Reading
A count of coronavirus case numbers in Colorado and Denver. Continue Reading
The proposal from Rep. Chris Kennedy, a Lakewood Democrat, would implement some of the framework from 2018’s amendments Y and Z to county commissioner maps, where commissioners are allowed to draw their own districts. The bill specifically targets the state’s largest counties that have five commissioners: Arapahoe, El Paso and Weld.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning residents and pet stores about a product that has been found carrying an invasive mussel species in Colorado pet stores. Continue Reading
The state has had more than 4,000 outbreaks overall, officials said at a news conference Thursday. Continue Reading
"He was a tremendous man," the chamber said in a statement. "A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered." Continue Reading
A count of coronavirus case numbers in Colorado and Denver. Continue Reading
The colorful, blue wrap restroom will stand in the previous parking lane along Champa Street near the 16th Street Mall and will offer pedestrians an accessible, convenient, clean and safe facility. Continue Reading
The idea originated in Scotland, where all 213 of the country’s snowplows, known as gritters, have names. Continue Reading
Businesses in Denver, Arapahoe, Douglas and Adams counties that qualify for looser restrictions can further open up, officials said Wednesday, thanks to the state hitting vaccination targets. The change also allows last calls for alcohol to be moved back to midnight, from 11 p.m. Continue Reading
A count of coronavirus case numbers in Colorado and Denver. Continue Reading
Larimer County residents and business owners impacted by last year's wildfires can apply for low-interest federal disasters loans from the Small Business Administration. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper is the first Democrat in 42 years to chair two subcommittees in his or her first year in office, his office said Tuesday. Continue Reading
The roundtable's statewide campaign will highlight 20 business owners, managers and employees from a cross-section of Colorado in what the coalition hopes will be an "uplifting, non-political and non-partisan." Continue Reading
Coloradans finally know what their new drivers licenses will look like following Monday's announcement of the winners of the Colorado Department of Revenue's art contest. Continue Reading
Colorado will receive 45,500 doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine by Friday, the state announced in a Monday afternoon statement. Continue Reading
A count of coronavirus case numbers in Colorado and Denver. Continue Reading
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Monday it will add 822 cases of novel coronavirus that meet national standard criteria of second infections to its COVID-19 data dashboard. Continue Reading
Vaccination clinics have been held and completed in every long-term care facility in Colorado, state health officials said at a press conference Monday in which they reflected on how the past year has hammered Colorado's most vulnerable. Continue Reading
Rocky Mountain National Park will resume reservations for backcountry camping permits within the park Tuesday after the reservation system crashed Monday morning. Continue Reading
A Senate committee on Monday unanimously signed off on a bill streamlining the process for breweries and distilleries to hold festivals in Colorado. Continue Reading
Denver launched a new partnership Monday between 311 and the Early Intervention Team to change the way the city responds to homeless encampments. Continue Reading
The Colorado General Assembly decided in 2019 to replace political appointees with experts on the state oil and gas regulatory board. Monday, the Colorado Senate seated the first panel of experts who will do the work. Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Colorado case that questioned how clearly attorneys must communicate the immigration consequences of a guilty plea to their clients, an issue which Attorney General Phil Weiser had argued the justices need not decide. Continue Reading
Colorado Restaurant Association officials say they were "shocked" on Friday when Gov. Jared Polis released an updated COVID-19 vaccine schedule that didn't put restaurant workers on the same level as grocery store workers. Continue Reading
A federal appeals court has thrown out a University of Denver professor's claim that he experienced a hostile work environment and was the subject of employment discrimination based on his gender. Continue Reading
Eric Brandt, who broadcasts his pugilistic confrontations with law enforcement over a YouTube channel, sued Sheriff James Crone (who has since retired) for threatening to arrest him and allegedly preventing him from completing an open records request at the sheriff's office building. Continue Reading
United Airlines is making the traveling experience a little easier for passengers headed to the slopes of Breckenridge or Loveland -- which includes skipping the line for a rental car. Continue Reading
In a letter also signed by 34 of their Democratic colleagues, the lawmakers asked Biden to create a task force headed by the new position to coordinate efforts to combat what they call "a persistent and growing gun violence problem," which they say are currently segregated across federal agencies. Continue Reading
The 8-5 party line vote to indefinitely postpone the bill from two House Republicans came after representatives from a number of unions urged the committee to reject the legislation. Continue Reading
A count of coronavirus case numbers in Colorado and Denver. Continue Reading
Police in Colorado do not have the automatic power to impound a vehicle when the driver is arrested and no one else is around to take possession of it, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. Continue Reading
The widespread anxiety surrounding self-driving cars is proving hard to shake, according to results from AAA’s newest annual survey released Thursday. Continue Reading
Rent prices across the major markets in the United States saw their first rebound since the start of the pandemic, but in Denver, rent prices continued to drop. Continue Reading
A count of coronavirus case numbers in Colorado and Denver. Continue Reading
Short Takes will offer a quick look at a bills in process at the Colorado General Assembly. Continue Reading
The Colorado Restaurant Association is launching the “Dine Out to Help Out” campaign, providing Black-owned restaurants with funding for gift cards to give out to customers to incentivize repeat dining. Continue Reading
McReynolds is considered one of the nation's experts on vote by mail. An October profile in TIME called her "the country’s most outspoken evangelist for voting by mail," and a guru to other states trying to figure out vote by mail for the first time in 2020 because of the pandemic. Continue Reading
The Adams County Workforce and Business Center has been awarded a $550,000 grant as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s partnership promoting technology employment in Colorado. Continue Reading
Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor who served in the Obama administration, was confirmed Tuesday by the Senate on a 92-7 vote. Continue Reading
Denver Public Schools is on track to vaccinate all of its educators who want the vaccine by the end of March, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, hitting the district's internal timeline. Continue Reading
