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As street camera use surges, Colorado legislators grapple with law enforcement, privacy implications

Updated 7 hours ago

In Boulder, the Flock camera system helped authorities locate the car of the suspect in the firebombing that killed a woman and injured 29 others...

Colorado is too wealthy to keep cutting basic services | GUEST COLUMN

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By Kathy White and Lydia McCoy Colorado is a wealthy state. It may be hard to believe right now because so many of us are...

Denver, Boulder prosecutors call congressional immigration probe ‘political theater’

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Elected officials in Denver and Boulder are pushing back after the U.S. House Judiciary Committee opened an investigation into their immigration policies, as part of...

Legal filings escalate tensions in Colorado House District 6 Democratic primary

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With the Colorado primary just weeks away, the Democratic race in Denver’s House District 6 has erupted into dueling complaints and legal challenges, underscoring the...

Colorado Gov. Polis signs order to block spending on soda, alcohol for official state functions

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‘More free time’: Gov. Polis turns Colorado Democratic Party censure into scheduling perk

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Colorado Democrats formally rebuke Gov. Jared Polis for shortening Tina Peters’ prison sentence

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Polis’ — and the replacement candidates’ — positions on Colorado’s most contested 2026 legislation | Paula Noonan

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Gov. Polis signs prison bill targeting Colorado’s overcrowding crisis

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Congressional panel probes Denver, Boulder over ICE cooperation limits

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Colorado’s prisons are underfunded, not overcrowded | PODIUM

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Business leaders see ‘cracks’ in Colorado, while governor insists state is ‘competitive’

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What didn’t pass: A look at the Colorado bills that died in the 2026 legislative session

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DJ Summers dives into the costlier state of Colorado | The OpEdge Podcast

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Common Sense Institute’s Director of Communications & Research Operations DJ Summers dives deep with The OpEdge Podcast host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger regarding Colorado’s...

Colorado Democrats launch petition to censure Gov. Jared Polis for releasing Tina Peters

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Hundreds of Democrats, including party officials and current and former legislators, have signed a petition urging their party to formally censure Gov. Jared Polis over...

Democrat John Hickenlooper launches 1st ad in Colorado’s US Senate primary

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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper hits screens Tuesday with his reelection campaign’s first statewide ad, recounting highlights of the Colorado Democrat’s business and political career. The...

Sorry, Governor — you are wrong on this one | Hal Bidlack

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If you have read even a handful of my several hundred columns during the past few years, you likely ran across me saying nice things...

Trump threatens to withdraw support for Lauren Boebert over Thomas Massie dispute

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Colorado GOP plays with fire as primary approaches | Dick Wadhams

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Public Lands Rule rescinding keeps public lands in public hands | Rachel Gabel

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America wrestles with its ‘Leaving MAGA’ moment | Miller Hudson

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Questions for Mike and Phil | Jon Caldara

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Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands | OUT WEST ROUNDUP

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Hard-fought Dem primary could put GOP’s Kirkmeyer in governor’s chair | Cronin & Loevy

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Colorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison

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Grand jury indicts 2 petition circulators in 2024 signature-forgery case

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Colorado Democrat John Hickenlooper lands support from trio of local labor unions

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Three local labor unions endorsed U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bid for reelection this week, calling the Colorado Democrat a proven champion of the state’s workers...

Colorado Democrats tout 2026 session wins; Republicans criticize budget choices

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Colorado lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session on Wednesday with Democrats highlighting what they described as policy wins in affordability, health care and public...

Colorado legislators pass bill to strengthen sex crime victim protections

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A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and...

Session wrap-up: Colorado legislators pass 450 bills in 2026 session

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The 2026 legislative session wrapped Wednesday with lawmakers approving roughly 450 bills, though how many would ultimately be signed by Gov. Jared Polis remains uncertain....