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Phil Weiser wins top spot in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary at party’s state assembly

Updated 1 week ago

Attorney General Phil Weiser’s name will appear first on Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot after his overwhelming win Saturday at the party’s state assembly in...

Seligman, Bridges, Gonzales lead downballot races heading into Colorado Democrats’ state assembly

Updated 1 week ago

As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised...

It’s time to let unaffiliated voters caucus | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 weeks ago

There’s no getting around it: Colorado’s 3,000 county caucuses, which just wrapped up recently, left half the electorate out in the cold. Since unaffiliated voters...

Colorado voters will decide whether transgender students can join girls’ sports

Updated 3 weeks ago

A ballot initiative that would require student athletes to only join sports teams that correspond to their biological sex has qualified for the November ballot,...

Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn says she’ll resign next month, points to ‘divide within our party’

Updated 4 weeks ago

Can deliberation save democracy? | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 month ago

As parents claim some AI chatbots encourage teen suicide, Colorado legislators eye regulation

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ignites fierce debate after raising clemency questions in Tina Peters case

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn loses ‘no-confidence’ vote, vows to refocus on ‘mending that divide’

Updated 1 month ago

Primary rival sues to prevent Democrat Eileen Laubacher from going through assembly in Colorado’s 4th CD

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado bill aims to launch $1 million ‘Cradle to Career’ program

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lawmakers react along partisan lines to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

Updated 1 month ago

Trial delayed for former Fountain city councilwoman accused of public assistance theft

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado colleges must conduct wellness check if a student is reported missing under proposal

Updated 1 month ago

Battle lines drawn as Colorado considers decriminalizing prostitution

Updated 1 month ago

Battle lines have begun to form at the Colorado state Capitol, where legislators are preparing to tackle a proposal to decriminalize prostitution statewide. Proponents said...

In a meeting Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn calls ‘illegal,’ Republicans vote to demand her resignation

Updated 1 month ago

Roughly half the membership of the Colorado Republican Party’s state central committee on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to approve a resolution expressing “no confidence” in state...

Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser make their cases to be Colorado’s next governor ahead of primary

Updated 1 month ago

Nearly eight months before ballots will be counted in Colorado’s race for the its open gubernatorial seat, voters are lining up behind two of the...

Colorado GOP officers set competing meetings to hold ‘no-confidence’ votes on state chair Brita Horn

Updated 1 month ago

Once again, members of the Colorado Republican Party’s central committee have scheduled separate, competing meetings to consider whether the state GOP’s governing body supports its...

National redistricting fight reaches Colorado with ballot measures targeting GOP-held congressional districts

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Republicans set meeting to restrain state chair Brita Horn, but she says they can’t do that

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Springs to consider car camping ban on public property earlier than expected; transparency on council a concern

Updated 2 months ago

JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado GOP Chair Brita Horn rebuffs critics as fellow party officer greenlights ‘no-confidence’ vote

Updated 2 months ago

Lisa Calderón launches bid for Denver mayor

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Republicans plan to return to Pueblo for 2026 state GOP assembly | TRAIL MIX

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado’s Democratic delegation calls for Noem’s removal, ICE overhaul

Updated 2 months ago

Greenland is now Colorado’s problem. And that’s a good thing. | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 months ago

Tina Peters involved in prison altercation caught on video

Updated 3 months ago

Is a pardon for Tina Peters coming? Colorado governor confirms he is weighing options

Updated 3 months ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday strongly indicated he is considering clemency for Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of a security breach at her...

Longtime Denver resident Dick Young, a retired rear admiral and pioneering civic advocate, dies at 94

Updated 3 months ago

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...

Governor, legislators, advocates seek changes after cases expose gaps in Colorado’s competency system

Updated 3 months ago

After a series of high-profile crimes throughout the state last spring and summer exposed gaps in Colorado’s legal system for individuals declared incompetent to stand...

Former Rep. Rose Pugliese vies for Mesa County Treasurer

Updated 3 months ago

Former Republican Leader Rose Pugliese has jumped into the 2026 primary for Mesa County Treasurer. Pugliese moved to Grand Junction after resigning from the Colorado...