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Cynthia Coffman

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Colorado attorney general joins lawsuit against Trump administration to uphold DACA

There are an estimated 17,000 people living in Colorado with DACA protections

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Here is why Colorado didn’t convene a grand jury to investigate priest abuse as Pennsylvania did

By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado’s Catholic churches will open records to independent investigator in effort to account for alleged sex abuse

By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published

Man exonerated in rape case will receive nearly $2 million after Colorado attorney general drops compensation challenge

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Colorado lawmakers aim to close loophole that led appeals court to overturn foster parent’s child sex assault conviction

By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado’s new attorney general wants $4.2 million for organizational makeover as part of big shift from his GOP predecessor

By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

A Colorado law pays people for time they wrongly spent in prison. It’s helped only one person.

By John Ingold Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
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Colorado’s new attorney general plans legal action against Trump administration over health care, citizenship question

Phil Weiser says “there is going to be an ongoing opportunity for us to join a range of lawsuits that are protecting our Colorado way of life (and) our population and standing up for the rule of law.”

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Cynthia Coffman once had a bright political future. Here’s what Colorado’s GOP attorney general has to say as she leaves office.

The Colorado Sun interviewed Cynthia Coffman, who is preparing to leave office, about her future, the state of Republican politics and what went wrong in her gubernatorial bid

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First-of-its-kind study of Colorado suicides reveals traumatized communities — for reasons that differ across the state

All four counties studied reported a slow economy and lack of jobs as risk factors for suicide

Armstrong: How Colorado Republicans can rebuild

Opinion
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A jury acquitted Clarence Moses-EL of rape after 28 years in prison. But is that enough for him to be repaid for his time behind bars?

Colorado law creates a high burden for winning compensation following a wrongful conviction

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How Donald Trump, guns and cash spelled an end to Mike Coffman’s decade in Congress

A candidate deemed “virtually bulletproof” two years ago was undone by President Donald Trump, outside spending and a challenger impervious to attacks

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New youth mental health initiative will promote statewide collaboration to prevent teen suicide

Colorado ranks 48th out of 50 states in its mental health services for children

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The inside story of how one opioid company spread millions of pain pills around Colorado, according to a newly unsealed court document

The Colorado Attorney General’s Office alleges that Purdue Pharma’s sales tactics helped drive the overdose epidemic in the state

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Jared Polis met with Colorado’s Republican attorney general, Cynthia Coffman, days after winning governor’s race nomination

The conversation didn't go unnoticed -- word trickled back to Republican Walker Stapleton's campaign