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A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek

Updated 2 days ago

Ballots go out Monday as the June 30 state primary elections bear down on us. As a result, it is suddenly the season of proliferating political debates,...

6 incumbents face challengers in primary

Updated 3 days ago

With Colorado’s primary election just weeks away, voters will see plenty of new names on their ballots when they’re sent out next week. There will...

Democrats Bennet, Weiser square off in spirited Colorado gubernatorial primary debate

Updated 4 days ago

The two Democrats running for governor of Colorado agreed on nearly every policy-related topic but vehemently clashed over which of them is best equipped to...

Advocates tout new Colorado law targeting child exploitation

Updated 4 days ago

Douglas County officials and advocates celebrated the passage of a bipartisan bill Wednesday aimed at strengthening penalties for sexual crimes against children. House Minority Leader...

Colorado voters to decide dozens of open state seats in June 30 primaries

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado expands state inspection authority over ICE detention centers

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado House minority leader reprimands Rep. Brandi Bradley for ‘reprehensible’ behavior

Updated 5 days ago

Election office rejects lobbying allegations in Colorado House district race

Updated 5 days ago

Colorado legislature braces for high turnover: 21 Senate seats, 15 House positions

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Colorado’s 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates face off in heated primary debate

Updated 6 days ago

Hickenlooper hits airwaves with 1st TV ad in Colorado’s Democratic US Senate primary

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado Republicans elect software engineer Craig Steiner to fill vacant state chairman position

Updated 1 week ago

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bill requiring disclosure from administration lobbyists

Updated 1 week ago

Gov. Jared Polis blocks Colorado Lottery’s move to allow credit card sales

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado governor vetoes union dues bill — again

Updated 1 week ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed yet again legislation that would have made it easier for labor organizations to impose dues on non-union members, a...

Pinnacol modernization deal revives legislative route, sidelines Colorado ballot fight

Updated 1 week ago

The campaign to take Pinnacol Assurance’s future to voters has been shelved after business and labor groups reached a late-session agreement to pursue a legislative...

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bills dealing with state budget, social media measure tied to Evergreen High School shooting

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued the first vetoes of the 2026 legislation, striking down a social media bill that he also rejected a year...

Republicans Kirkmeyer, Bottoms say they won’t back Marx if he wins Colorado’s gubernatorial primary

Updated 2 weeks ago

Two of the Republicans running for governor of Colorado said Tuesday night in a debate that they won’t support the third candidate if he wins...

Gazette, Centennial Institute cosponsoring Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Polis signs prison bill targeting Colorado’s overcrowding crisis

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado issues draft guidance on semi-automatic firearms ahead of new law’s implementation

Updated 2 weeks ago

Tina Peters thanks Polis for shortening her sentence, calls Colorado Democrats’ censure a ‘travesty’

Updated 2 weeks ago

As street camera use surges, Colorado legislators grapple with law enforcement, privacy implications

Updated 3 weeks ago

Legal filings escalate tensions in Colorado House District 6 Democratic primary

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Democrats formally rebuke Gov. Jared Polis for shortening Tina Peters’ prison sentence

Updated 3 weeks ago

What didn’t pass: A look at the Colorado bills that died in the 2026 legislative session

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Democrats launch petition to censure Gov. Jared Polis for releasing Tina Peters

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and made the former Republican county clerk eligible for release from state prison as...

Colorado Democrats tout 2026 session wins; Republicans criticize budget choices

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session on Wednesday with Democrats highlighting what they described as policy wins in affordability, health care and public...

Colorado legislators pass bill to strengthen sex crime victim protections

Updated 4 weeks ago

A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and...

Session wrap-up: Colorado legislators pass 450 bills in 2026 session

Updated 4 weeks ago

The 2026 legislative session wrapped Wednesday with lawmakers approving roughly 450 bills, though how many would ultimately be signed by Gov. Jared Polis remains uncertain....