Colorado Politics

 Troops, taxes, war dominate Colorado’s 5th CD debate between Jeff Crank, Jessica Killin

Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank and Democratic challenger Jessica Killin on Thursday night clashed over the war in Iran, the federal budget and healthcare when they took the stage in Colorado Springs for a sold-out debate in the race to...

 5th Congressional debate watchers hope for civility, truthfulness

A few hundred people watched Rep. Jeff Crank and veteran Jessica Killin square off in a debate for the 5th Congressional District at the Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday evening. Many of them sported campaign insignia...

 DPS meets Marrero’s academic goals, but most students remain below state standards

The majority of Denver Public Schools students do not meet state standards — and the academic goals set by Superintendent Alex Marrero’s administration do not expect them to. Marrero’s first strategic road map in 2021 set a goal of 10%...

 WATCH: Republican US Rep. Jeff Crank, Democratic challenger Jessica Killin debate in Colorado’s 5th CD

Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank and Jessica Killin, his Democratic challenger, are scheduled to meet for a televised debate in the race to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District on Thursday night. The candidates are set to take the stage at...

 Colorado gubernatorial candidates Phil Weiser, Greg Lopez to face off Thursday in televised debate

Two of the candidates for governor of Colorado are set to square off in a televised debate for the first time Thursday night, when Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic nominee, and former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez, an unaffiliated candidate,...

 Castle Pines council approves annexation policy, opposes citizen ballot initiative

Castle Pines approved its first annexation policy Tuesday while pushing back against a citizen ballot initiative that would create additional hurdles for developments seeking annexation into the city. In March, the city placed a moratorium on annexations until an official...

 Weld County man sentenced to 236 years for sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl

A Weld County man was sentenced to 236 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl. Joshua Andrews, 41, was charged in June with 12 counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position...

 Colorado officials warn of e-bike safety amid increase in serious youth injuries

Serious injuries involving e-bikes, e-scooters and children have risen significantly in Colorado over the past year and a half. Traumatic injuries involving e-bikes have risen 184%, according to Alicia Melven, Colorado injury prevention and outreach specialist for Children’s Hospital Colorado’s...

 Colorado State Fair youth golf tournament celebrates 11 years

Twenty-eight teams tee off Friday at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo for a tournament supporting 4-H, Future Farmers of America and capital improvements at the Colorado State Fair. Now in its 11th year, the Partners of Youth in Ag...

 Controversial two-bag furbearer limit heads to CPW meeting under legal threat

Next week’s Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in La Junta is likely to open under the cloud of threatened legal action. Safari Club International and the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation warned the commission this month that its July vote imposing...

 Arapahoe County going ‘all in’ on water conservation in open spaces, parks

Arapahoe County is going “all in” on open space water conservation as Colorado’s drought continues, county officials said. Arapahoe County Open Space officials are modernizing irrigation systems, rethinking turf and cutting water use when possible, according to a statement on...

 Colorado quantum company gets another $20M from NASA to send tech to space

NASA is ready to take the next step in sending a Colorado company’s quantum technology into space. The federal space agency awarded Infleqtion another $20 million to develop its Quantum Gravity Gradiometer Pathfinder, bringing the total to $40 million, Infleqtion...

 Democratic-aligned poll shows big majority of swing-seat voters support routine childhood vaccines

A new poll conducted by Democratic-aligned groups found that voters in competitive U.S. House districts — including a battleground seat in Colorado — support routine childhood vaccinations by a wide margin and oppose a recent order by President Donald Trump...

 Some Colorado hunters oppose measure establishing constitutional right to hunt, fish proposal, group says

A group that says it represents hunters and anglers from across Colorado announced its opposition to a ballot measure that would establish the right to hunt and fish in Colorado’s constitution, saying it could result in the overturning of bans...

 Coalition drops Colorado transportation ballot measure after securing deal

The proposed constitutional amendment seeking to dedicate all transportation-related revenue to Colorado’s roads and bridges will no longer appear in this November’s ballot after its proponents reached an agreement with lawmakers following months of negotiations. Initiative No. 175, backed by...

 Iran and Oman come to agreement to open Strait of Hormuz, but await US buy-in

Iran and Oman reached an understanding on a temporary shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, clearing a major hurdle to reopening the critical waterway, but Tehran says implementation depends on the United States meeting a series of demands. The...

 Trump faces warning signs among women ahead of midterm elections

President Donald Trump is facing significant challenges among women voters heading into the 2026 midterm elections, with a new survey showing low approval of his job performance and broad opposition to key policies in his administration’s agenda. A national survey...

 Douglas County School District, Castle Rock clash over school land and fee use

The Town of Castle Rock and the Douglas County School District are at odds over a proposed ordinance change that would give the town greater discretion over how land and cash dedicated for school facilities can be used. Under Castle...

 Wrongfully deported man to be returned to U.S., Colorado federal judge orders

Colorado’s chief federal judge took the extraordinary step of directing the government on Tuesday to do everything it can to return a man it deported in violation of his order. At the same time, Colorado’s chief magistrate judge has set...

 Colorado to get $615M from Meta child safety settlement

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram will pay hundreds of millions of dollars to Colorado, part of an $18 billion multistate deal, in which the company also agreed to adopt extensive child-safety changes to its operations. The settlement ended...

 Aurora police warn businesses of 5 shoplifters involved in 139 crimes

Aurora police are warning business owners to look out for five shoplifters involved in 139 crimes with some $60,000 in stolen merchandise. Four of the five shoplifters are wanted on active Aurora Police Department warrants, according to a news release...

 Counties warn CPW that new comment limits sideline local governments

The September meeting of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will feature newly revised public‑comment rules — changes introduced by chair Jay Tutchton of Bent County, who announced them without first discussing the revisions publicly with the rest of the...

 Federal science agency gives CU Boulder $37.5M to supercharge its quantum studies 

The University of Colorado Boulder was awarded $37.5 million from a federal research agency to propel its quantum research, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced Tuesday. The school was one of eight academic institutions to receive a total of $290...

 Golden to pay $155,000 to fired city manager

The Golden City Council on Tuesday approved a roughly $155,000 severance payout to former city manager Scott Vargo, who was fired earlier this month following a “racist incident” at a city fire station. The payout is part of a separation...

 Trump says the US doesn’t need Canada. America’s economy says otherwise.

TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says his country does not need Canada. But every day, roughly 4 million barrels of Canadian crude oil flow south, helping fuel American cars, trucks and airplanes and supply U.S. industry. And oil...

 USPS ballot rule faces lawsuit from Colorado, other states

Colorado, along with 25 other states, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service to challenge a new rule that seeks to restrict the mailing of ballots to American citizens on an eligible voters list. Colorado relies heavily on the...

 FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that’s shown to improve survival

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to...

 Trump defends pause on beef tariffs: Prices are ‘coming down very rapidly’

President Donald Trump defended his decision to pause tariffs on some beef imports, even as Republicans criticize the decision. “Prices are coming down very rapidly, and now beef is starting to come down,” Trump told The Glenn Beck Program on...

 Denver murder, assault convictions reversed due to faulty jury instructions

Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s convictions for murder and assault last week after concluding a Denver judge incorrectly omitted key jury instructions that could have affected the verdict and sentencing. Stephen C. Swainson fatally stabbed Israel Casillas in downtown...

 ‘Understand people for who they are’: 2 federal judges talk about compassion in courtroom

Before taking the bench in 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney was an employment discrimination attorney. While the cases could be emotionally charged, they were different from the criminal proceedings she is now handling. “It wasn’t necessarily affecting...