“Tina Peters violated that trust with her fellow Coloradans. A Mesa County jury found her guilty on three counts attempt to influence a public official…”
Category: News/Politics
New Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Sworn In
Márquez said the branch is in “a period of significant transition” as the branch has seen high turnover at all levels, including judicial clerks…
9 Initiatives May Appear on 2024 Colorado Ballot Following Petition Deadline
To qualify for the ballot, backers of a proposed statutory initiative must submit 124,238 valid signatures from registered voters to the Colorado secretary of state’s office…
New Consumer Rights as Colorado’s Updated ‘Lemon Law’ Goes into Effect
“Colorado’s lemon law, which used to be one of the worst in the country, just got a lot better for consumers,” Weiser said…
Colorado Students Present Ideas for Future Legislation
Students will follow up with additional stakeholders to refine their ideas before the legislative committee’s next meeting on August 15…
Presidential Candidate RFK Jr. Qualifies for Colorado Ballot
In Colorado, there are almost as many unaffiliated active voters as registered Republican and Democratic voters combined…
Dozens of New State Laws Poised to Take Effect in Colorado
“Big technology companies are making remarkable progress with technology that uses biological and neural data, but without proper privacy protections…”
In 2022, Undocumented Immigrants Paid $427 Million in Colorado Taxes, Says Study
A new study shows that undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in tax revenue, while many are shut out of the programs their taxes fund…
Three Wildfires Force Evacuations Along Colorado’s Front Range
Approximately 575 homes in south Jefferson County were under mandatory evacuation orders early Wednesday morning due to the Quarry Fire…
When Colorado Expanded Its ‘Red Flag’ Law… Part Two
In one instance, the board of trustees at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden successfully petitioned to take away the gun of a suicidal student…
When Colorado Expanded Its ‘Red Flag’ Law… Part One
Educators, doctors, mental health professionals and DAs can now file extreme risk protection order petitions. So far, not many do…
BIG PIVOTS: A Colorado City Riled Up About Black Hills Energy
“If you want to strangle this part of the state, that’s what you do, just keep increasing the cost of electricity,” she said…
Colorado Republicans Gather to Discuss Removal of Party Chair
A faction of Colorado Republicans intent on ousting party chair Dave Williams gathered Saturday in a church in Brighton…
EDITORIAL: No Chip Seal in the Vista Subdivision This Year
Most of the paved sections seemed to be in decent shape; I found only a couple of really bad spots. Most of the numerous gravel streets looked like they’d been recently graded…
EDITORIAL: Town Council Rejects Proposed Parking Lot in Town Park, Part Two
“But the more I thought about it, the more I thought, it take a lot of political will, to not use existing park land to solve current problems…”
Conservative Group Submits 200,000 Signatures for Property Tax Cut Measure
Michael Fields, president of Advance Colorado, called the group’s proposals a “common-sense plan to cut and cap Colorado property taxes…”
OPINION: Political Violence and a History of Assassinations in America.
By Rose Harris Between July 28, 1924, and September 11, 2001, 64 American politicians, excluding former presidents, were assassinated, murdered, or otherwise killed by unnatural READ MORE
Department of Local Affairs Announces July Round of Rental Assistance
Pre-applications will be open to the public until 5:00pm on Wednesday, July 31, 2024…