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Should autonomous weapons be allowed to kill? | Vince Bzdek

Updated 18 minutes ago

DECK: The pros and cons of automating war The practice of war entered a whole new era last week when the U.S. Navy used an...

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

Updated 14 hours 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 2 days ago

For the first time in Colorado's history, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. As...

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

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado voters could face two opposing income-tax measures on the November ballot, with the dueling campaigns seeking to advance proposals that would take the state...

Backers of Colorado road-funding initiative reject withdrawal deadline

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USPS proposes changes to mail-in ballots in states that don’t hand over voter rolls

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Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law

Updated 4 days ago

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

Updated 4 days ago

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

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Trump DOJ intensifies scrutiny of California as ballot counting continues

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

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

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

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Trump issues pardon to former Republican congressman

Updated 6 days ago

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

Updated 6 days ago

Gov. Jared Polis vetoed three bills Wednesday, rejecting measures on credit‑card swipe fees, immigration enforcement lawsuits, and firefighter cancer coverage. In doing so, the governor...

Trump faces new Republican resistance in Congress

Updated 6 days ago

WASHINGTON • Donald Trump is facing widening opposition within his own party as Republican lawmakers in Congress, long reluctant to defy him, are showing a...

Becerra advances in California gubernatorial primary

Updated 6 days ago

LOS ANGELES — Xavier Becerra, former President Joe Biden’s health and human services secretary, advanced to November’s general election in California’s gubernatorial race on Friday....

Polis signs road safety law for breathalyzer tests after crashes

Updated 6 days 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

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Is Jared Polis turning into Dick Lamm? | Jon Caldara

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A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 week ago

6 incumbents face challengers in primary

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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 1 week ago

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

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Advocates tout new Colorado law targeting child exploitation

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

The Colorado River Basin is often described in terms of crisis — drought, warmer climate and failed water-sharing talks. Yet beneath Lake Powell’s retreating shoreline,...

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

Updated 1 week ago

The U.S. Department of Education issued a warning letter to JeffCo Public Schools on Wednesday, threatening to pull federal funding over alleged Title IX violations...

Colorado expands state inspection authority over ICE detention centers

Updated 1 week ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed a bill that broadens Colorado’s power to conduct health and safety inspections at federal immigration detention centers. Additionally, the...

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

Updated 1 week ago

House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell has reprimanded Rep. Brandi Bradley after a confrontation in which she allegedly cursed at and intimidated the House chief clerk....