Politics
Gov. Jared Polis touts Colorado’s ‘significant’ drop in crime in 2025
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Gov. Jared Polis is touting a recent report saying Colorado’s overall crime rate decreased by double-digit margins over the past year. “I am thrilled to...
Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser and their backers bank $9 million for Colorado gubernatorial race
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Democratic gubernatorial candidates U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser, and the campaign committees that support them, entered the election year with almost...
Tina Peters involved in prison altercation caught on video
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Tina Peters appears to have been involved in a prison altercation on Sunday with another inmate and the incident was caught on video. The incident...
The new ‘Be The People’ campaign wants to unite hundreds of millions of Americans to solve problems
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As the official celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence culminate on July 4, a well-financed, privately funded initiative...
Pardon me? Nah, Gov. Polis — Tina Peters deserves her time | Hal Bidlack
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Polis’ removal of sex ed funding endangers LGBTQ+ youth | OPINION
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French Revolution comes to Colorado Democrats | Jon Caldara
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Colorado oilmen may play key role in Trump’s Venezuelan oil takeover plan
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Colorado Politics Calendar Jan. 19-25
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CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court...
Elder Groff attends opening day of state legislature to cheer on son | A LOOK BACK
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Twenty-Five Years Ago This Week: “There is a God,” sighed former state Sen. Regis Groff, D-Denver, as he watched the Democrats assume control of the...
Longtime Denver resident Dick Young, a retired rear admiral and pioneering civic advocate, dies at 94
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Richard Edward Young, a retired rear admiral, attorney and towering figure in Colorado’s civic landscape for more than six decades, died Jan. 7. He was...
Colorado governor pats himself on the back in final state address to lawmakers
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Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday took an 82-minute victory lap in his eighth — and final — State of the State address. He touted his...
Gov. Jared Polis’ final address draws mixed reaction
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How best to prepare for Colorado’s energy future | OPINION
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Douglas County Sheriff, DA sue Polis administration over immigration policy
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Big Marijuana in Colorado is all about spin, denial | PODIUM
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U.S. careening off the rails under Trump’s stewardship | Paula Noonan
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Colorado GOP House leader emphasizes parental rights, affordability woes
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Impeachment articles filed against Kristi Noem with backing from Colorado Democrats DeGette and Pettersen
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House Democrats introduced three articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, coming after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement-involved shooting in Minneapolis...
House Speaker urges colleagues to fight Trump, who ‘would hold Colorado hostage’
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A top Colorado Democrat on Wednesday characterized Colorado as under siege by the Trump administration, as she invoked Winston Churchill and urged colleagues to fight...
US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely...
Opening Day: Colorado lawmakers return to state Capitol for 2026 session
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Underneath the pomp and circumstance of this morning’s opening ceremonies, the 100 lawmakers who took their seats at the state Capitol face a daunting task...
RIP Frank Traylor — a model for political life | FEEDBACK
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Colorado lawmakers grapple with how to help economy amid budget constraints
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Kenny Nguyen selected to represent Colorado House District 33
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Free speech isn’t a presidential call | Hal Bidlack
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Modern public safety tools strengthen the freedoms we cherish | OPINION
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Colorado Democratic vacancy committee selects Lori Goldstein for HD 29
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