New Colorado law bans open carry firearms near voting locations
Vote Without Fear Act was a priority election bill for Democrats
DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Bente Birkeland
Position: Staff reporter
Colorado lawmaker drops gun in Capitol while hurrying to abortion vote
Witnesses call incident ‘reckless and scary’
DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado secretary of state wants security amid threats
DENVER (AP) – Across the political spectrum, Colorado’s elected officials say they’re facing increasingly significant threats of violence and online harassment just for doing their jobs.
No...
DATE: Mar 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters arrested for allegedly recording court hearing
Grand jury is investigating election official for possible security breach in her office
DATE: Feb 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Officials weary as Mesa County election breach probe continues
DENVER (AP) – Mesa County has occupied an uncomfortable place in the national spotlight since last summer, when security information from the county’s voting machines was leaked to a right w...
DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Mesa County clerk fights to keep her job in new court filing
Embattled election official says her removal was an overreach by Colorado secretary of state
DATE: Sep 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Lauren Boebert is becoming a big name in fundraising – for Democrats
Candidates, some who won’t even face her, use congresswoman as foil to bring in campaign cash
DATE: Sep 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado’s new law to restrict teen marijuana use faces legal challenge
The parents of a medical marijuana user in Colorado say a new law that aims to curb young people’s access to highly potent marijuana is unconstitutional.
Nineteen-year-old Benjamin Wann uses...
DATE: Jul 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Election of war veteran puts focus on wheelchair access at Colorado Capitol
Denver resident hopes changes made for him will improve accessibility for all
DATE: Nov 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Gov. Polis says he’ll support new vaccination rules proposal
DENVER (AP) – A bill that aims to boost immunization rates and make it more difficult for parents in Colorado to opt their children out of vaccinations is expected to soon be introduced at t...
DATE: Feb 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado lawmakers: Toughen workplace harassment protections
DENVER – A proposal to rewrite Colorado’s rules for workplace harassment claims is expected to be introduced soon at the state Capitol.
It would change things for employers by lim...
DATE: Jan 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News
The clock is ticking for lawmakers at the Capitol
Democrats worry about fate of some priorities
DATE: Apr 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News
