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Democratic ballots outpace Republicans’ as Colorado’s primary vote starts to trickle in

Updated 9 hours ago

With less than two weeks left before ballots are due in Colorado’s primary election, election officials have logged in ballots from just under 6% of...

July 1 brings new Colorado rules on ammunition purchases, wildfire‑risk scoring and wildlife enforcement

Updated 16 hours ago

Colorado will usher in a new set of laws on July 1 that touch everything from ammunition sales to insurance transparency and wildlife trafficking enforcement...

Colorado state Senate: Meet the primary election candidates

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado’s June 30 primary features a slate of state Senate contests, with several incumbents stepping aside and competitive fields emerging in both parties. These are...

‘A warrior for us all’: Colorado leaders mourn former state Rep. Lois Landgraf

Updated 4 days ago

Former state Rep. Lois Landgraf, a veteran advocate and influential Republican voice in El Paso County for more than a decade, died June 1 at...

Colorado State Shooting Association files constitutional challenge to firearms dealer law

Updated 4 days ago

Ethics panel frustrated as Colorado Rep. Joseph won’t appear without subpoena

Updated 4 days ago

Wildlife office kills wolf linked to dozens of livestock deaths in Colorado

Updated 4 days ago

Hickenlooper lands endorsements from Elizabeth Warren, Ministerial Alliance in US Senate primary

Updated 7 days ago

Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law

Updated 1 week ago

Sparks fly in debate between Democrats in Colorado’s 8th CD primary

Updated 1 week ago

A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 weeks ago

6 incumbents face challengers in primary in state races

Updated 2 weeks ago

Democrats Bennet, Weiser square off in spirited Colorado gubernatorial primary debate

Updated 2 weeks ago

Advocates tout new Colorado law targeting child exploitation

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado voters to decide dozens of open state seats in June 30 primaries

Updated 2 weeks ago

With 21 Senate seats and all 65 House seats on the ballot, Colorado voters can expect a crowded November election. Nearly two dozen lawmakers are...

Colorado expands state inspection authority over ICE detention centers

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed a bill that broadens Colorado’s power to conduct health and safety inspections at federal immigration detention centers. Additionally, the...

Colorado House minority leader reprimands Rep. Brandi Bradley for ‘reprehensible’ behavior

Updated 2 weeks ago

House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell has reprimanded Rep. Brandi Bradley after a confrontation in which she allegedly cursed at and intimidated the House chief clerk....

Election office rejects lobbying allegations in Colorado House district race

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office has dismissed a complaint alleging that attorney Iris Halpern engaged in illegal lobbying at the state Capitol. Halpern is...

Colorado legislature braces for high turnover: 21 Senate seats, 15 House positions

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates face off in heated primary debate

Updated 2 weeks ago

Hickenlooper hits airwaves with 1st TV ad in Colorado’s Democratic US Senate primary

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Republicans elect software engineer Craig Steiner to fill vacant state chairman position

Updated 3 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bill requiring disclosure from administration lobbyists

Updated 3 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis blocks Colorado Lottery’s move to allow credit card sales

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado governor vetoes union dues bill — again

Updated 3 weeks ago

Pinnacol modernization deal revives legislative route, sidelines Colorado ballot fight

Updated 3 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bills dealing with state budget, social media measure tied to Evergreen High School shooting

Updated 3 weeks ago

Republicans Kirkmeyer, Bottoms say they won’t back Marx if he wins Colorado’s gubernatorial primary

Updated 3 weeks ago

Gazette, Centennial Institute cosponsoring Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday

Updated 3 weeks ago

The Gazette and the Centennial Institute are cosponsoring a Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday at Colorado Christian University, featuring candidates state Rep. Scott Bottoms, a Colorado...

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed a corrections bill that seeks to ease chronic overcrowding in state prisons by expanding earned‑time credits and launching...

Colorado issues draft guidance on semi-automatic firearms ahead of new law’s implementation

Updated 4 weeks ago

The Colorado Department of Revenue has issued a draft of its “specified semi-automatic firearms guidance,” as required by a 2025 law that goes into effect...

Tina Peters thanks Polis for shortening her sentence, calls Colorado Democrats’ censure a ‘travesty’

Updated 4 weeks ago

Two days after the Colorado Democratic Party formally condemned Gov. Jared Polis over his decision last week to shorten Tina Peters’ prison sentence for tampering...