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Democratic state senator from Colorado Springs indicted on felony charge

Prosecutors in El Paso County say Sen. Pete Lee is accused of providing false information as to his residence

DATE: Aug 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Recount results are in: Tina Peters remains a loser in Colorado secretary of state’s race

Republican candidate picked up 13 votes, but so did her opponent

DATE: Aug 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis’ name isn’t on TABOR refund checks, but it will be on a letter accompanying them

$750 and $1,500 payments come from tax revenues collected in excess of spending caps

DATE: Aug 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tina Peters covers $256,000 tab to conduct recount in her primary race

Republican candidate running for Colorado secretary of state lost by nearly 90,000 votes

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rising inflation is on a collision course with Colorado’s TABOR cap

A lag in economic indicators means fast-rising numbers aren’t reflected in calculations

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Heidi Ganahl wants to eliminate Colorado’s income tax, which accounts for about a third of the state’s budget

Revenue is the largest source of funding for Colorado’s general fund

DATE: Jul 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado voters will decide whether to decriminalize magic mushrooms

Supporters of Initiative 58 turn in enough signatures to qualify for ballot

DATE: Jul 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New arrest warrant alleges Tina Peters violated court order, bond conditions

Embattled election official accused of sending email to protected party

DATE: Jul 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The gun regulations adopted in Colorado in the wake of the Aurora theater shooting

Since the attack 10 years ago, no fewer than 10 statewide changes to gun policy have been adopted in Colorado

DATE: Jul 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge quashes arrest warrant for indicted Mesa County clerk

Tina Peters traveled to conference in Las Vegas

DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Republican primary voters in Colorado reject slate of candidates who embraced election conspiracies

‘I think the Republican Party returned to sanity tonight,’ said Dick Wadhams, former chairman of the state GOP

DATE: Jun 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lauren Boebert easily beats primary challenger Don Coram; Frisch takes lead for Democrats

Coram promised to be a drama-free, get-it-done replacement

DATE: Jun 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News