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Bennet campaign finance case delayed again as Colorado Elections Division amends complaint

Updated 17 hours ago

A campaign‑finance complaint alleging that U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s Senate committee improperly paid for travel tied to his gubernatorial bid won’t get a public hearing...

Why I’m voting Democrat | Jon Caldara

Updated 1 day ago

It makes no sense to be a Republican in Colorado. Or a Democrat for that matter. On the day I turned 18, even before I...

Michael Dougherty is literally running for attorney general in Colorado Democrat’s 1st TV ad

Updated 2 days ago

Democratic attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney, runs laps around the judicial complex in Denver that houses the office he's seeking...

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

Updated 3 days ago

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper won endorsements this week from a progressive Democratic colleague and a coalition of metro-area African American faith leaders as voting began...

As number of unaffiliated voters grow in Colorado, experts note patterns, behavior

Updated 4 days ago

Flat or graduated income tax? Colorado groups push dueling measures for November election

Updated 5 days ago

Backers of Colorado road-funding initiative reject withdrawal deadline

Updated 5 days ago

Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law

Updated 6 days ago

Cigna to pull out of individual health market, affecting thousands in Colorado

Updated 6 days ago

Dustin Zvonek pinpoints Colorado's housing-first homelessness failures | The OpEdge Podcast

Updated 6 days ago

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

Updated 6 days ago

Primary ballots hit mailboxes in high-stakes election year in Colorado

Updated 7 days ago

CPW has a weighty decision to make on a recent wolf kill | Rachel Gabel

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado governor nixes bills on swipe fees, suing feds and firefighter benefits

Updated 1 week ago

Polis signs road safety law for breathalyzer tests after crashes

Updated 1 week ago

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Thursday that establishes a new protocol for crash investigations. Under the law, police officers are required to...

Bennet wants to be Colorado's next governor | Cronin and Loevy

Updated 1 week ago

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is considered the front-runner in the Colorado Democratic Party primary contest for governor. His major opponent is current Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. The Democratic primary election is...

Is Jared Polis turning into Dick Lamm? | Jon Caldara

Updated 1 week ago

By Jon Caldara Dick Lamm was Colorado’s longest-serving governor, at 12 years in office (a close second goes to Roy Romer). And during those three...

A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 week ago

Ballots go out Monday as the June 30 state primary elections bear down on us. As a result, it is suddenly the season of proliferating political debates,...

Colorado, Nevada water negotiators split on federal 10-year river management plan

Updated 1 week ago

With no 7-state deal, federal agency turns to 10-year Colorado River strategy

Updated 1 week ago

After prison release, Tina Peters faces tight parole limits, ongoing legal troubles

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

WATCH: Bennet, Weiser face off in Colorado Politics, 9NEWS debate

Updated 2 weeks ago

Behind Lake Powell's low water levels, a canyon is coming back to life

Updated 2 weeks ago

U.S. Department of Education threatens to pull JeffCo Public Schools' funding over trans student policies

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado expands state inspection authority over ICE detention centers

Updated 2 weeks ago

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado governor rejects bill to ban individualized pricing, wages based on personal data

Updated 2 weeks ago

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

The three Colorado Republicans running for governor defended their qualifications, described their visions for the state and traded jabs over each other's character at an...

Denver approves $4.5M purchase of old state building to make way for affordable housing

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Denver City Council approved the purchase of a former office building once home to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in Capitol Hill...

Gov. Jared Polis signs law imposing new limits on sports betting in Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s sports‑betting industry will face new regulations — limits on deposits, prohibitions on credit‑card funding, and barring companies from targeting anyone under 21 — under...

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper launched his reelection campaign's first TV ad Tuesday, a week before Colorado voters start receiving primary ballots, with a spot taking...