The effort is part of a trend among more prosecutors nationally to provide more transparency to the public about how the criminal justice system works
Politics and Government
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Colorado Supreme Court blocks Tina Peters’ deposition of judge overseeing her criminal case
It’s the latest twist in a weeks-long legal drama threatening to roil the criminal case against Peters, a 2020 election conspiracy theorist accused of crimes related to a breach of her county’s voting system
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A Republican rancher and oil and gas booster is spending millions to match Jared Polis’ political spending
Steve Wells is keeping GOP challenger Heidi Ganahl in the political spending game with more than $6 million donated so far
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Judge throws out indicted Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ recount challenge
Peters filed a lawsuit objecting to the methods used to recount ballots on Aug. 3 but did not ask for the recount to be stopped until the following day, after the recount was completed
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Big-money groups remain on the sidelines as national eyes turn toward Colorado’s U.S. Senate race
Spending by groups like the NRSC and DSCC is typically a telltale sign that a race is competitive. So far, neither has invested much in the contest between Michael Bennet and Joe O’Dea.
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State Rep. Matt Gray pleads guilty to driving while ability impaired, is sentenced to probation
Gray opted not to run for reelection in Broomfield after his April arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence
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If Michael Bennet is reelected, he’ll become Colorado’s longest-serving U.S. senator. Here’s what he’s done in Congress.
Republicans argue the Democratic incumbent has been ineffective in his 13-plus years in Washington. The Colorado Sun dug into his record to help voters decide for themselves.
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Nearly $30K vanished from the HOA’s account. Colorado can’t investigate the management company.
State records show the majority of Colorado’s 10,000-plus HOAs hire professional companies to handle their community’s day-to-day needs, delegating a great deal of responsibility — and power — to them
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Denver office of social equity blasted by city auditor for lack of strategy, progress after 2 years of work
Two years after it was launched, the Mayor’s Office of Social Equity and Innovation still doesn’t have a cohesive strategy for its initiatives or for assessing progress toward increasing equity, and eliminating racial and social injustice citywide, the city auditor says. The office also failed to disclose pertinent contract information before the audit process ended, […]
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The majority of bills that became law in Colorado this year were supported by both Democrats and Republicans
A record number of bills became law in Colorado for the second straight year, and a majority of the 39 Republicans in the statehouse voted in favor of 56% of them, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of legislation considered at the Capitol in 2022. Of the 657 measures introduced, 507 were signed into law, […]