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Colorado title board rejects government transparency measure, backers plan appeal

Updated 16 hours ago

A broad coalition’s push for stronger government transparency hit a major setback last week when Colorado’s title board rejected a proposed ballot measure that would...

Polis administration awards $12.4 million for geothermal projects in Colorado

Updated 16 hours ago

The Polis administration is awarding another $12.4 million in state energy tax credits and cash to advance geothermal energy development in Colorado, supporting seven new...

Congress presses Colorado court about rule tied to immigration enforcement

Updated 7 days ago

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is seeking information from Colorado’s court administrator regarding a new requirement that attorneys certify they will not use court data...

Colorado GOP votes down bid to ask court to prevent unaffiliated voters from voting in June primary

Updated 2 weeks ago

Members of the Colorado Republican Party’s executive committee rejected a proposal Thursday night to seek an emergency injunction in federal court to prevent unaffiliated voters...

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

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

Can deliberation save democracy? | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

Saying it would help Colorado families living in poverty, legislators are proposing to allocate $1 million to organizations that support impoverished communities. Senate Bill 080...

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

Updated 2 months ago

President Donald Trump could have been describing two different countries in Tuesday’s State of the Union address — one entering a “Golden Age” and the...

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

Updated 2 months ago

The trial for a former Fountain City Councilmember accused of stealing over $37,000 in public assistance funds has been pushed to July. Detra Duncan, 55,...

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

Updated 2 months ago

Spurred by the deaths of two young adults last year, a group of Colorado lawmakers is pushing legislation to require colleges to conduct wellness checks...

Battle lines drawn as Colorado considers decriminalizing prostitution

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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 3 months ago

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

Updated 3 months ago

The Colorado Republican Party plans to hold its 2026 state assembly in Pueblo in April, marking a return to the largest city in the only...

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

Updated 3 months ago

The Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation on Tuesday called for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached in the...