Tag: Featured Stories
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Hickenlooper raises $900K since April, heads into primary with almost $3 million on hand
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper raised just over $900,000 for his reelection bid in the 10-week pre-primary reporting period, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Wednesday. The campaign finished the period with almost $3 million in the bank, with more than 80% of the contributions in the period for $25 or less, his campaign said. The new…
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‘A warrior for us all’: Colorado leaders mourn former state Rep. Lois Landgraf
Former state Rep. Lois Landgraf, a veteran advocate and influential Republican voice in El Paso County for more than a decade, died June 1 at 74, prompting an outpouring of remembrances from colleagues and community leaders. A celebration of life will be held on Aug. 15 at The Gathering Place at the Farm, 11141 Ridgeline…
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Wildlife office kills wolf linked to dozens of livestock deaths in Colorado
Wildlife officers shot and killed a wolf believed to be responsible for killing at least 22 sheep over the past year in a remote northwestern county, according to a state agency. The animal came from the Copper Creek pack and is the 15th wolf to die in Colorado in the past two years. It’s also…
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Hickenlooper lands endorsements from Elizabeth Warren, Ministerial Alliance in US Senate primary
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper won endorsements this week from a progressive Democratic colleague and a coalition of metro-area African American faith leaders as voting began in Colorado’s primary election. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance threw their support behind Hickenlooper’s reelection campaign, calling the former two-term governor a…
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Flat or graduated income tax? Colorado groups push dueling measures for November election
Colorado voters could face two opposing income-tax measures on the November ballot, with the dueling campaigns seeking to advance proposals that would take the state in sharply different fiscal directions. One initiative seeks to replace Colorado’s flat income tax with a graduated system, while the other aims to lock in the current rate. Both measures…
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After prison release, Tina Peters faces tight parole limits, ongoing legal troubles
Released from prison this week, former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters now begins a parole term that outlines strict limits on her movements and conduct, while separate ethics and campaign‑finance cases continue to move forward. Peters’ parole, as first reported by 9News, required her to report immediately to Mesa County upon release and check in…
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Colorado House minority leader reprimands Rep. Brandi Bradley for ‘reprehensible’ behavior
House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell has reprimanded Rep. Brandi Bradley after a confrontation in which she allegedly cursed at and intimidated the House chief clerk. In the official reprimand, Caldwell said Bradley’s reputation during the 2026 session has been one of “disrespect and unhinged behavior towards anyone you feel doesn’t align with you to your…
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Colorado governor rejects bill to ban individualized pricing, wages based on personal data
Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a Democratic‑backed bill that would have prohibited companies from using personal data to set individualized prices or wages, saying the proposal was overly broad and could unintentionally restrict legitimate consumer discounts. House Bill 1210 sought to bar companies from using a “price or wage‑setting algorithm,” defined as any technology that uses…
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Judge blocks federal retaliation against Boulder climate agency
A federal judge in Colorado has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to transfer control of a climate research supercomputer, ruling the move likely violated federal law and may have been motivated by political retaliation. U.S. Senior District Judge R. Brooke Jackson on Monday granted a preliminary injunction halting plans by the federal government to shift…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs law imposing new limits on sports betting in Colorado
Colorado’s sports‑betting industry will face new regulations — limits on deposits, prohibitions on credit‑card funding, and barring companies from targeting anyone under 21 — under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis. Senate Bill 131 — sponsored by Sens. Matt Ball, D‑Denver, and Byron Pelton, R‑Sterling, along with Reps. Steven Woodrow, D‑Denver, and Dan Woog,…