Reproductive legal experts who support abortion rights say the “barbaric” argument mischaracterizes the realities of medication abortion…
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Senate Republicans Reject War Powers Role for Congress
Republican lawmakers said Tuesday after classified briefings on Capitol Hill they don’t intend to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to continue the war in Iran…
Report Report Offers Firsthand Stories of Conditions at Aurora ICE Facility
Those detained in the facility on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement describe meals as overly processed, extremely low-calorie and lacking in nutrition…
Lawsuit Will Challenge ‘Forced Labor’ by Inmates at Colorado ICE Facility
A 2014 lawsuit led by Alejandro Menocal alleges private prison operator GEO Group unlawfully required people in custody to work without pay…
OPINION: National Monuments Sustain Colorado’s Local Economies
This month I joined a diverse group of Coloradans in Washington, D.C., visiting Colorado congressional delegation offices to express our support for public lands…
Feds Have ‘Lost Credibility’ on Elections after FBI Call, Colorado Secretary of State Claims
“It was deeply unsettling the DOJ and DHS refused to acknowledge that, according to the U.S. Constitution, states run elections in America…”
Governor Candidates Spar Over Affordable Housing Solutions
“The reality is that people of my generation, and Phil’s generation, have benefited from a ridiculous increase in our asset prices…”
Signatures Submitted for Anti-Trans Colorado Ballot Measure
“This incredible effort gathering over a half-million signatures, nearly all from volunteers, is truly a historic event…”
OPINION: Colorado Rep. DeGette Plans to Skip Tonight’s State of the Union Address
Since starting his second term, Colorado has been a frequent target of Trump’s actions…
OPINION: Preserving the Republic Now Part of Colorado Attorney General’s Job
“The federal government does not have the authority to take control, commandeer or otherwise direct our elections…”
Small Businesses, Squeezed by Tariffs, Await Supreme Court Decision
“If they decide that the president’s policies are legal, then we’re stuck where we’re at…”
Colorado Legislators Propose Tax Tweaks to Assist Working Families
One of the bills, House Bill 26-1221, would end corporations’ ability to deduct up to $1 million from the salaries of top executives…
Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Add Constitutional Right to Access Public Meetings
The Colorado Open Meetings Law, first passed in 1972, requires that most meetings of state and local governmental bodies are properly noticed and open to the public…
Trump Administration Cutting Public Health Funding for Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has not received official notification…
Colorado Sheriffs Seek Better Reimbursement for Holding People Sentenced to State Prison
The so-called jail backlog fluctuates as the Colorado Department of Corrections empties or fills available beds…
A Debate Over Black Civil Rights in Colorado’s Final Territorial Legislature
Language protecting racial equality in CU admissions drew opposition from Democratic lawmakers…
‘MEGA Act’ Threatens Colorado’s Universal Mail Ballot System
“In a world where this legislation, this proof of citizenship requirement, were to take effect, it would disenfranchise millions of people…”
Colorado Legislature Introduces Bill to Allow Citizens to Sue ICE Agents
Senate Bill 26-5 is one bill in a package lawmakers aim to pass this legislative session related to how immigration enforcement personnel can operate in the state…
Some Front Range Businesses Shutting Down Today to Protest Federal Violence
“The state-sanctioned violence you see in Minnesota is not that far away. It’s figuratively and literally close to home…”