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Senate reaches a tentative shutdown deal

Updated 21 minutes ago

WASHINGTON — A group of moderate Democrats has a tentative deal to reopen the government if Republicans promise to hold a vote on expiring health...

Denver City Council expected to approve city budget on Monday

Updated 2 days ago

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that he will not exercise his veto authority and accept all 10 of the Denver City Council’s amendments to his...

Denver mayor agrees to council’s 2026 budget amendments

Updated 2 days ago

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced he will not exercise his veto authority and has accepted all 10 of the Denver City Council’s amendments to his...

Denver city government, agencies to close for Veterans Day

Updated 2 days ago

Denver will take the time to honor the military on Tuesday, closing a slew of government offices and agencies in observance of Veterans Day. The...

All Lakewood City Council incumbents re-elected, still focusing on affordable housing

Updated 2 days ago

Another translocated wolf dies in Colorado, bringing total to 12

Updated 2 days ago

Democrats consider prolonging government shutdown as Republicans prepare new bills without health care fix

Updated 2 days ago

Trump ramps up new effort to convince skeptical public he can fix affordability worries

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado figured out how to load state money onto EBT cards, officials say

Updated 3 days ago

Aurora celebrates opening of homeless navigation campus

Updated 3 days ago

Gov. Jared Polis releases ‘roadmap’ to cut auto insurance costs in Colorado

Updated 3 days ago

Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs

Updated 3 days ago

Settlement funds to be used to refrigerate food banks

Updated 3 days ago

Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

Updated 3 days ago

US government shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Updated 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government...

FAA says it will list airports where it is reducing flights during the government shutdown

Updated 4 days ago

Travelers through some of the busiest U.S. airports can expect to learn Thursday whether they’ll see fewer flights as the government shutdown drags into a...

Colorado group files ethics complaints against 12 Democratic lawmakers over Vail retreat

Updated 4 days ago

A group filed complaints Wednesday with the state ethics commission against 12 Democratic state lawmakers, alleging they accepted funding from the “dark money” group One...

Lakewood City Council approves sale of elementary school

Updated 4 days ago

The Lakewood City Council unanimously approved the land-swap project between the city and the Action Center after an injunction pushed the move back a week....

Mayor presses ‘go’ on Denver bond projects

Updated 4 days ago

Westminster elects new mayor; Jeffco pick new school leaders

Updated 4 days ago

Trump taps ex-N.M. congressman to head BLM

Updated 4 days ago

Conservative-strong Aurora City Council swings left

Updated 4 days ago

Despite voter approval, Colorado’s SNAP recipients unlikely to see Proposition MM benefits anytime soon

Updated 4 days ago

Colorado voters OK tax hike to raise more money for school meals

Updated 5 days ago

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

Updated 6 days ago

Denver Council rejects push to pull millions from police for homeless spending

Updated 6 days ago

Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats

Updated 6 days ago

Builders say Colorado’s push fails to create more affordable housing

Updated 1 week ago

Why do out-of-state donors have more power than in-state voters? | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 week ago

Why is Michael Bloomberg, the former presidential candidate, three-term New York mayor and founder of the financial info firm that bears his name, spending millions...

Denver ramps up efforts to increase affordable housing

Updated 1 week ago

With a population of more than 729,000 and growing, the city of Denver has long struggled with an unaffordable housing market and needs to create...

Searching for the ‘missing middle’: Denver metro area cities scramble to meet housing needs

Updated 1 week ago

As Denver and other cities in the metro area race to comply with state mandates to change zoning and plan for more affordable housing, it...

2 judges order Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Updated 1 week ago

BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest...