Michael Bennet, Democratic candidate for Colorado governor
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the state’s top spot as governor with Gov. Jared Polis reaching term limits in 2026.
Bennet is a longtime Colorado public servant and attorney, having served more than 16 years in the U.S. Senate, representing the state. He was first appointed to the Senate in 2009 and has since been elected to multiple full terms. Before Congress, Bennet served as superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
U.S. House probes reports of fraud, waste in Colorado’s Medicaid program
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 18 hours ago
A congressional committee is probing reports of waste, fraud and abuse in Colorado’s Medicaid program, citing recent stories outlining over-billing in transportation spending and alleged improper payments in autism services. The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has sent...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Gov. Jared Polis, Upper Basin states criticize federal draft plan for managing the Colorado River
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
With no agreement among the seven Colorado River states, which missed multiple federal deadlines, the Upper Colorado River Commission on Monday sharply criticized the U.S. Department of the Interior’s draft plan for managing the river after the current guidelines expire...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn loses ‘no-confidence’ vote, vows to refocus on ‘mending that divide’
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
The Colorado Republican Party’s state central committee approved a resolution expressing “no confidence” in state chair Brita Horn in a landslide late Monday night near the end of an online meeting marked by rancor and confusion. Almost 80% of the...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Democrat Michael Bennet turns in petitions for Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, plans to skip caucuses
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 days ago
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democratic candidate for governor, submitted nominating petitions for Colorado’s June primary ballot on Friday, his campaign and the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office said. Bennet plans to rely on his petitions to get on the...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Colorado lawmakers react along partisan lines to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 week 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 other enduring daily stress under a “lawless” regime — at least as far as the...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Trump pulls endorsement from Jeff Hurd over tariffs, backs Colorado Republican’s primary challenger
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
President Donald Trump on Saturday rescinded his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd and threw his support behind the Colorado Republican’s primary challenger, Hope Scheppelman, citing the first-term incumbent’s “lack of support” for the administration’s tariff policy. The move comes...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
In a meeting Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn calls ‘illegal,’ Republicans vote to demand her resignation
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks 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 GOP Chairman Brita Horn’s leadership and calling for her immediate resignation in an online meeting...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Democrats Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser make their cases to be Colorado’s next governor ahead of primary
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks 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 state’s leading Democrats, who are facing off in a primary that will likely determine which...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Colorado GOP officers set competing meetings to hold ‘no-confidence’ votes on state chair Brita Horn
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks 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 chair, but this time neither meeting will be held under a bridge. State GOP Chair...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
Hickenlooper endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action, environmental group in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
A pair of progressive national groups that advocate for abortion rights and fighting climate change have endorsed U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s bid for reelection, with both calling the Colorado Democrat a proven fighter for their causes. Planned Parenthood Action Fund...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
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Mark Baisley, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Mark Baisley joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Baisley is a Republican state senator representing Colorado’s 4th Senate District, which covers parts of Douglas, Jefferson, Teller, and several other counties. He previously served in the Colorado House of […]
Scott Bottoms, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Scott Bottoms joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Bottoms is a state representative serving Colorado House District 15, which includes much of eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County. A U.S. Navy veteran and lead […]