Colorado attorney general
The Colorado attorney general’s review of Elijah McClain’s death is unprecedented. Here’s how it may go.
Experts say this appears to be the first time a Colorado governor has asked the attorney general’s office to serve as a special prosecutor on a case already decided on by a district attorney
Top Stories
“Brutal” and “nasty” only begin to describe the GOP battles in Weld County ahead of the primary
By Sandra Fish Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
What it looked like as Colorado’s attorney general argued before the U.S. Supreme Court by conference call
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
U.S. Supreme Court to hold May arguments — including in Colorado’s “faithless electors” case — by teleconference
By The Associated Press Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
A decade into the opioid crisis, Colorado hospitals have changed the way they treat opioid-exposed babies. And it’s helping.
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Nicolais: Let’s thank the anonymous public servants who work with quiet dignity
The public impeachment hearings highlighted several exceptional career public servants, something Colorado has in spades
Opinion
Colorado attorney general announces alliance to address hate crimes
The announcement came less than a week after an annual FBI report showed there were 123 hate crimes reported in Colorado in 2018, a 16% increase over the previous year
Colorado Supreme Court weighs legality of state’s 15-round limit on gun magazines
The magazine-limit law was passed in 2013, a year after the Aurora theater shooting
Colorado’s former attorney general wanted grand jury investigation of priest abuse scandal — but didn’t get it
Cynthia Coffman explains why the Catholic Church investigation was handled the way it was -- and why she is now calling for legislative change
At least 166 children have been sexually abused by Catholic priests in Colorado since 1950, new report finds
It took Colorado’s three dioceses an average of nearly 20 years to concretely restrict an abusive priest’s authority after receiving an abuse allegation against him, according to the investigation
For months Colorado has quietly been in talks for another multibillion-dollar opioid settlement
Colorado is part of a $48 billion national opioid settlement framework between state and local governments and pharmaceutical companies Cardinal Health, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Johnson & Johnson and Teva
Colorado attorney general taking hard look at Trump administration’s clean-water regulations rollback
Democrat Phil Weiser says if the Environmental Protection Agency rolls back the Waters of the United State rule beyond a certain point, he could take legal action
Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement that Colorado’s attorney general thinks is inadequate
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser wants negotiations to continue. He says the proposed settlement doesn't go far enough.
