Politics
Trends and challenges in higher education | Tom Cronin
Updated 9 hours ago
Americans are both proud and critical of our higher-education system. More American universities are highly ranked than those in other countries. More international students come here than to...
Colorado’s rulers save democracy from the voters | Jon Caldara
Updated 10 hours ago
Another week, another column about Colorado’s ruling class treating democracy like a state trooper treats the speed limit. It’s for other people. I swear, I...
White House withdraws hospitality executive as National Park Service nominee | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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MONTANA National parks nominee withdrawn BILLINGS — President Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of a hospitality company executive to lead the National Park Service,...
Ron Hanks, Scott Bottoms sue to stop Colorado’s unaffiliated voters from participating in GOP primary
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Three Republican candidates in Colorado filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court this week seeking to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in next month’s GOP...
Colorado governor signs $47 billion budget in which ‘nobody won’
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Bill permitting lawsuits against ICE agents reaches Gov. Jared Polis’ desk
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Protecting the integrity of Colorado’s legal profession | GUEST COLUMN
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Colorado Senate honors journalism icon Fred Brown
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Colorado Senate committee rejects transparency bill that would have applied to legislative caucuses
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A panel of senators voted down a proposed measure requiring legislative caucuses to disclose certain financial records. Sponsored by Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, Senate Bill...
Victor Marx, Phil Weiser lead Colorado gubernatorial fundraising, as all campaigns’ hauls top $20 million
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Colorado gubernatorial candidates and the independent expenditure committees backing them hauled in more than $20 million between them by the end of April, as the...
From Antero to Trump, gaslighting too often more common than accountability | Paula Noonan
Updated 4 days ago
Gaslighting has become a contagious political virus. The contagion has spread from the White House to state, county and school-board government. Shame doesn’t prevent its...
Why Colorado needs accountability and transparency in AI decision making | GUEST COLUMN
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By Jack Johnson and Hillary Jorgensen There are always pros and cons with advances in technology. Cars revolutionized transportation, allowing their owners unprecedented mobility —...
DOJ sues Colorado over gun law banning ‘large-capacity’ magazines
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Colorado enacts new laws on nursing home staffing, housing eligibility
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Lone Tree City Council to welcome 2 new members
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Can a law be neutral if it overrides faith-based beliefs? | GUEST COLUMN
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Legislating at the speed of artificial intelligence | GUEST COLUMN
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Overtime for farms, school safety, public office rules: What’s new in Colorado law
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Gov. Jared Polis signed 25 bills into law Monday, bringing changes that will affect workers, families, schools, and local governments across Colorado. The new laws...
From social media trusts to 3D-gun restrictions: How Colorado’s latest laws affect residents
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Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed two new laws — one requiring parents to set up trusts for children who appear on social media and...
Democrat Jena Griswold holds wide lead in Colorado attorney general primary, her internal poll shows
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Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold, Colorado’s term-limited secretary of state, holds a wide lead over her three primary opponents just weeks before ballots are...
Legislative Dems follow highway robbery with blackmail | GUEST COLUMN
Updated 6 days ago
By Byron Pelton My colleagues across the aisle have revealed something extraordinary in their frantic attempt to get rid of Initiative 175: They believe Colorado...
Real and durable wins for pro-choice? Maybe not so much | Hal Bidlack
Updated 6 days ago
Medicare advantage was there when my family needed it most | FEEDBACK
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Colorado ethics committee flags irregularities in Democratic caucus spending
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Colorado needs another Bill Owens — who kept up our roads | Dick Wadhams
Updated 7 days ago
If we want to save the chicken, we have to save ranching | Rachel Gabel
Updated 7 days ago
We the people are no longer the government of Colorado | Jon Caldara
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