Politics and Government
Colorado’s 2015 law changing how officer-involved shootings are investigated still lets law enforcement police themselves
State lawmakers and prosecutors are vowing to push for and support changes after questions from The Colorado Sun about the measure
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Opinion: National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show there’s more than one kind of patriotism
By Jennifer Ladino Opinion
Cory Gardner touts public lands but won’t say if he supports Trump’s pick to oversee them
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado governor vetoes bill that sought to reduce prescription opioid abuse
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Cory Gardner starts the U.S. Senate contest in negative territory. And the reason why is simple.
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado progressives begrudgingly turn toward John Hickenlooper after U.S. Senate primary victory
The question of whether the Democratic Party can unite supporters of Andrew Romanoff is particularly key given the states of the races against Cory Gardner
Colorado Supreme Court rejects governor’s attempt to allow signature gathering for ballot initiatives by email, mail
The decision marks the first court-ordered reversal of an action taken by Gov. Jared Polis in response to the coronavirus crisis
Sweetwater Lake closer to conservation as Forest Service land
The Conservation Fund’s acquisition of the 488-acre lake property sets the path toward protection as White River National Forest land.
All Colorado eggs must be cage-free by 2025 under law passed to head off stricter ballot measure
Consumers were already pushing the industry to cage-free. But lawmakers sped things up after an out-of-state group threatened to run a far more sweeping measure.
Right-wing firebrand Lauren Boebert beats Trump-backed, 5-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton
On the Democratic side, former state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush overcame first-time candidate James Iacino
Incumbents, slate backed by super PAC cash head to victory in run for Colorado statehouse
Weld Republican says it’s “a new chance for the conservative effort in Colorado.”
John Hickenlooper claims decisive win despite stumbles in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
The former Colorado governor overcame ethical issues and missteps and now faces Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in November
Colorado governor orders bars to re-close to in-person service
The decision comes as Colorado has seen a slight uptick in cases over the past two weeks. Polis said that there has been a rise in infections in 9 of the past 14 days.
Why now? The roots (and possible future) of Colorado’s reckoning with racism past and present
Everything, it seems, is on the table as Colorado, in the throes of a pandemic, confronts racist history people of color battled for generations
