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Politics and Government

Posted inPolitics and Government

Joe Biden blasted Lauren Boebert during a speech at a Denver-area fundraiser. Here’s what else he said.

by Jesse Paul 7:48 PM MST on Nov 28, 20238:09 PM MST on Nov 28, 2023

Biden’s appearance at the fundraiser kicked off his two-day tour in Colorado. He will visit a wind tower manufacturing plant in Pueblo on Wednesday

Posted inEducation

Most of the Colorado school board candidates backed by teachers unions won their races this year

by Sandra Fish and Erica Breunlin 3:37 AM MST on Nov 27, 202310:23 AM MST on Nov 27, 2023

Voters in many school districts indicated they “want to get back to the basics” in education, one national expert says. But the presidential election could stir up conservative energy in future school board races.

Posted inColoradans

Gunnison elects first Cora Indian to city council, giving voice to community that lived mainly in the shadows

by Nancy Lofholm 3:20 AM MST on Nov 26, 20233:27 PM MST on Nov 24, 2023

Marisela Ballesteros, 26, will be sworn in Dec. 12 and says she’ll work to better the circumstances of everyone — not just those who share her ethnicity. It’s “not OK that everyone is struggling.”

Posted inPolitics and Government

Joe Biden is coming to Colorado. He’ll be in the Denver area Tuesday and Pueblo on Wednesday. 

by Jesse Paul 5:00 PM MST on Nov 25, 20235:05 PM MST on Nov 25, 2023

Biden will attend a fundraiser in Denver and then visit the CS Wind factory in Pueblo, the world’s largest wind turbine tower manufacturing plant. He was originally scheduled to go to the plant in October.

Posted inElection 2024

Colorado Supreme Court will hear appeal of ruling that Trump can stay on ballot despite insurrection

Associated Press logo by The Associated Press 6:01 PM MST on Nov 21, 20236:02 PM MST on Nov 21, 2023

The case will be heard by the seven justices on the state court, all of whom were appointed by Democrats.

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Colorado legislature approves $30 million for emergency rental assistance as eviction filings reach record highs

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MST on Nov 21, 20237:30 PM MST on Nov 20, 2023

Denver County has seen a record number of eviction filings in 2023. An assistance package passed Monday aims to curb evictions statewide.

Posted inPolitics and Government

What the Colorado legislature passed during the special session and how it will affect your wallet

Brian Eason by Brian Eason and Jesse Paul 2:42 PM MST on Nov 20, 20236:45 PM MST on Nov 20, 2023

The Democratic majority cut property taxes and expanded social welfare programs. But a long-term solution to the state’s rising property taxes will have to wait.

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Posted inPolitics and Government

2024 ballot measure would make Colorado’s primaries open, enact ranked-choice voting for general elections

by Sandra Fish 7:06 AM MST on Nov 20, 202310:31 AM MST on Nov 20, 2023

Kent Thiry, the wealthy former CEO of DaVita, is behind the initiative, which would also do away with Colorado’s caucus and assembly process and vacancy committees

Posted inNews

Trump celebrates win in Colorado election case during return visit to Iowa

Associated Press logo by The Associated Press 6:04 PM MST on Nov 19, 20237:05 AM MST on Nov 20, 2023

Trump, campaigning in west-central Iowa, called the decision “a gigantic court victory”

Blue Mesa Reservoir on the Gunnison River
Posted inWater

Colorado River crisis: How did the nation’s two largest reservoirs nearly go dry?

by Jerd Smith 4:00 AM MST on Nov 19, 20234:32 PM MST on Nov 19, 2023

Historic drought, poor planning, competing political agendas and climate-change denial contributed to dangerously low levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell, experts say. What’s being done to reverse the damage?

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