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Jared Polis once again vetoes bill that would make it easier for Colorado unions to organize

Labor groups blast decision, accusing governor of siding with billionaire CEOs over workers

DATE: Jun 1, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s primaries are June 30

Here’s what you need to know about the candidates and how to vote

DATE: May 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor cuts Tina Peters’ prison sentence in half, will release her on parole June 1

The extraordinary, but expected, decision puts Gov. Jared Polis at odds not only with fellow Democrats, but also with many Republicans in Colorado

DATE: May 15, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado GOP asks judge to block unaffiliated voters from casting ballots in the party’s primaries

The request piggybacks off a ruling late last month

DATE: Apr 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s growing share of unaffiliated voters is making it harder for candidates to get on the ballot

Candidates can only collect signatures from voters in their party

DATE: Mar 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voters are still asking Michael Bennet why he wants to leave the Senate to become Colorado’s governor

The Democrat says it’s natural for voters to ask, but that he thinks people feel good about his explanation – which is that as governor he can both fight Donald Trump and chart a new path forward for his party

DATE: Feb 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Colorado state senator was legally drunk in car crash that killed her, authorities say

Broomfield Democrat rear-ended a Ford F-350 flatbed truck

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trump administration vows to break up National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder

Russ Vought, President Donald Trump’s budget chief, called NCAR ‘one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country’

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: News

Colorado’s unaffiliated voters say they’re intentionally not joining a political party. Here’s why

A poll found that 86% of those surveyed intentionally chose to register that way

DATE: Dec 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democratic state senator launches bid as ‘insurgent progressive’ to unseat Hickenlooper

Julie Gonzales said ‘go-along-to-get-along, poll-tested incrementalist politics have not made Coloradans’ lives better’

DATE: Dec 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado unveils effort to help affordable housing developers navigate mountain of paperwork

Website offers developers information on tax credits and financing options, and how to apply

DATE: Nov 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s Republican U.S. representatives decline to fight Trump on Space Command, even as they risk voter fallout

If they cross Trump, Colorado’s Republican members of Congress risk political consequences – lost endorsements, primary challengers, fewer campaign donations – but they also could put future federal projects in jeopardy

DATE: Sep 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News