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Six incumbents face challengers in primary

Updated 2 hours ago

With Colorado's primary election just weeks away, voters will be seeing plenty of new names on their ballots when they're sent out next week. There...

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

Updated 5 hours ago

Released from prison this week, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters now begins a parole term that outlines strict limits on her movements and conduct,...

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

Updated 19 hours ago

The two Democrats running for governor of Colorado agreed on nearly every policy-related topic but vehemently clashed over which of them is best equipped to...

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

Updated 3 days 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...

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

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado Democrats slam Tina Peters’ release, while Republicans cheer

Updated 4 days ago

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

Updated 5 days ago

Colorado Democratic attorney general candidates clash over experience and Trump lawsuits

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado candidates for governor share plans to tackle youth mental health crisis

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado’s Democratic attorney general candidates debate in Parker

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado governor candidates confront business climate, housing affordability woes

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

Democrat Evan Munsing suspends campaign in primary to challenge Gabe Evans in Colorado’s 8th CD

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado business groups host gubernatorial forum Thursday

Updated 1 week ago

Gazette, Centennial Institute cosponsoring Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday

Updated 1 week 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...

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

Updated 2 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...

Attorney general candidate Doshi puts ‘Hetal to the metal’ in Colorado Democrat’s 1st TV ad

Updated 2 weeks ago

Democratic attorney general candidate Hetal Doshi makes clear how to pronounce her first name in the former federal prosecutor's first TV and digital ad, which...

Colorado Democrats formally rebuke Gov. Jared Polis for shortening Tina Peters' prison sentence

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Colorado Democratic Party on Wednesday formally censured Democratic Gov. Jared Polis for reducing the prison sentence of Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk...

Colorado Democrats launch petition to censure Gov. Jared Polis for releasing Tina Peters

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Democrat Jason Crow calls on House leadership to ban trading on prediction markets

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado legislators ask voters to forfeit thousands in TABOR refunds, redirect money to school spending

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado legislators abandon proposal targeting natural gas initiative

Updated 3 weeks ago

Lone Tree City Council to welcome 2 new members

Updated 1 month ago

Fight over road funding intensifies as Democrats seek to negate citizen initiative

Updated 1 month ago

Democrat Jena Griswold holds wide lead in Colorado attorney general primary, her internal poll shows

Updated 1 month ago

Crank challenger Jessica Killin named to House Democrats’ ‘Red to Blue’ program in Colorado’s 5th CD

Updated 1 month ago

Why is secretary of state dragging her feet on probe of charitable gaming? | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 month ago

The Gazette’s David Migoya was recently recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists for his investigative reporting on Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry. “Fascinating...

Colorado bill prohibits credit card companies from charging 'swipe fees' on sales taxes

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado senators on Wednesday voted to advance a proposal to eliminate credit card “swipe fees” on sales taxes. Proponents say the move would save businesses...

Colorado GOP request to block unaffiliated voters from receiving Republican primary ballots denied by judge

Updated 1 month ago

A federal judge on Tuesday denied the Colorado Republican Party's request for an emergency injunction barring unaffiliated voters from participating in the state's upcoming Republican...

Colorado taxpayers would lose thousands in TABOR refunds under Democrats' proposed ballot measure

Updated 1 month ago

A nonpartisan analysis of a proposed ballot measure that seeks to increase public education spending by tapping Taxpayer's Bill of Rights refunds shows that about...