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Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law

Updated 1 day ago

The private prison company that operates the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Aurora has filed a lawsuit against Colorado to stop the enforcement...

Sparks fly in debate between Democrats in Colorado’s 8th CD primary

Updated 2 days ago

The two Democrats running for the chance to take on the Republican incumbent in Colorado’s most competitive congressional district traded blows during a feisty televised...

A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek

Updated 5 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 5 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 6 days ago

Advocates tout new Colorado law targeting child exploitation

Updated 6 days ago

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

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado expands state inspection authority over ICE detention centers

Updated 6 days ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

Election office rejects lobbying allegations in Colorado House district race

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week ago

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

Updated 1 week 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 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that would have required executive branch lobbyists to follow much of the same disclosure rules that already...

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed legislation to block the Colorado Lottery’s move to allow the purchase of tickets with credit cards, effectively reversing his...

Colorado governor vetoes union dues bill — again

Updated 2 weeks 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 2 weeks 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

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

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 3 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

Hundreds of Democrats, including party officials and current and former legislators, have signed a petition urging their party to formally censure Gov. Jared Polis over...

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

Updated 4 weeks ago

Hunter Rivera, the 24-year-old chairman of the Weld County Republican Party, was one of two men arrested Thursday on suspicion of trying to buy sex...

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

Updated 4 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...