Politics and Government

The fiercest fights for control of the Colorado House and Senate would no longer be mostly contained to the Denver area

Policies that weakened oversight of small polluters have been tightened. But they still may have "backdoor exits" one environmental group says.

Jeffco Public Schools is the second largest school district in Colorado, serving about 80,000 students. Three of its five school board seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 2 election.

Anderson, who accused the Democratic incumbent for being hyperpartisan, said she wants to be a secretary of state who both Democrats and Republicans can trust

In Colorado, school board members serve as volunteers, and have not been allowed to be compensated for their time. But a law passed in April changed that.

Some groups object to splitting Greeley and Lakewood, while a GOP coalition wrote in support of both plans

Two-thirds of registered voters cast ballots in the recall, more than double the number who participated in the 2020 mayoral election

A handful of state lawmakers are interested in pursuing a statewide building code, in large part as a way to secure more federal grant money

Gov. Jared Polis said "dots and dashes" made it hard to say Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain — leading one board member to label the governor's position "problematic"

Gov. Jared Polis urgently pleaded with Coloradans to get vaccinated as more than 1,100 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19

Judge J. Eric Elliff found that the legal action filed by Bell Policy Center Executive Director Scott Wasserman and Summit County Commissioner Tamara Pogue was filed too late

Peters’ appeal argued that Mesa County District Court Judge Valerie J. Robison lacked the authority to remove her as the county’s designated election official

Lawmakers now have to decide whether to move into a more favorable district or not run for reelection in a game of political musical chairs that could have implications for years to come

Several owners have eyed development of the 488-acre Sweetwater Lake parcel in the last 30 years, but the Garfield County oasis is now the second new state park in the last two years

The department will oversee the launch of Colorado’s universal preschool program in 2023 and replace the state’s Office of Early Childhood

Gov. Jared Pols didn’t elaborate on his position, which is raising eyebrows among Democrats

As the number of students tested under the state program (slowly) grows, so does the number of kids testing positive for the virus

Coronavirus measures, teaching on race motivate national groups, wealthy individuals and both Republican and Democratic parties to get involved in local races across the state

Lawyers for Dominion Voting System’s Eric Coomer called Joe Oltmann’s claims that Coomer said he would rig the election “a calculated falsehood”