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Governor Candidates Weiser, Lopez Debate in Colorado Springs
“Victor Marx, if you’re watching, we’re having a lot of fun here…”
Colorado Mail Ballots Will Go Out as Planned Starting Oct. 2
Colorado voters can request mail ballots for the November election from their county clerks starting September 19…
Meta Settles Social Media Lawsuit; Colorado to Get $615 Million
Tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, agreed Wednesday to pay over $17 billion in a settlement…
US Supreme Court Lifts Pause on Trump Mail-Ballot Order
The Postal Service issued a final rule Friday detailing how the process would be carried out…
State Senator Tests Colorado’s ‘Deepfake Disclosure’ Law
“The bottom line is simple: it is disturbing and wrong to use a deepfake, AI-generated video of someone without their consent…”
‘Right to Hunt’ Ballot Measure Facing Opposition in Colorado
The constitutional amendment would enshrine the right to hunt and fish ‘by the use of traditional methods’…
As Litigation Looms, State Officials Defiant over Colorado River’s Future
As Colorado officials tell it, the Lower Basin states failed to recognize the threat posed by the post-2000 megadrought until it was too late…
Scale of Wildfire Threats to Colorado Watersheds Far Exceeds Funding
As the West’s wildfire crisis has intensified in recent years, misconceptions about the scope of and strategy behind mitigation efforts have proliferated…
Colorado Attorney General Sues ICE Facility in Tuberculosis Case
“…This threatens the safety of detained individuals, facility staff, and our surrounding community…”
OPINION: The Bill That Threw Low-Income Students Under the Bus
If Colorado can afford tax breaks for wealthy corporate CEOs, it can afford work-study for students trying to work their way through college…
Heat-Related Illness Increasing in Colorado
More than 70 people in attendance at the Tacos and Tequila Festival were treated for heat-related illnesses…
States Move to Fortify Election Processes
State officials are preparing for chaos at the polls this November…
U.S. State Legislators Push Back on Federal Immigration Policies
Some of those bills have faced Republican opposition and White House challenges…
OPINION: Municipal Collective Bargaining Law in Colorado Effectively Permits Union Busting
Rather than capitulate, municipal workers can, in conjunction with other labor organizers and their city’s voters, change the law in their favor…
Dozens of New Colorado Laws Went Into Effect Yesterday
These are bills that passed without a “safety clause,” so they become law 90 days after the legislative session ends, after a constitutionally-required period of time referendum petitions can be filed against bills…
Conservative Group’s ‘Right to Natural Gas’ Initiative Makes Colorado Ballot
“Initiative 177’s real purpose is to ban and overturn the rules that protect our health and safety from corporate polluters…”
These Colorado Ranchers Want Fossil Fuel Companies Held Accountable
The county is not seeking to regulate emissions or fossil fuel production. It only wants the fossil fuel companies to help pay for harms…
OPINION: Colorado History Déjà Vu
A recurring theme throughout Colorado history is the mistreatment of vulnerable people and communities…