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Joe Hanel
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Dems seek to advance Colorado election bill

GOP secretary of state opposes measure

Lawmakers advance mental-health studies

DENVER – Legislators at last began moving on the final piece of their gun-violence agenda Tuesday with the first of two bills addressing people with dangerous mental problems. Spo...

Measure may help police learn how to deal with Fido

DENVER – Brittany Moore’s German shepherd, Ava, was standing in the driveway with a rawhide bone in her mouth when a police officer’s bullet pierced the dog’s back. The Erie polic...

Renewable-energy bill clears Colo. Senate

Republicans worry about impact it will have on rural consumers

Senate votes ‘yes’ for expansion of Medicaid to poor

DENVER – The state Senate voted Monday to expand government health insurance for the poor, a key part of the federal health-care law known as Obamacare. Under Senate Bill 200...

Gun-rights advocate to bash McLachlan

Larry Pratt set to speak at CJ’s Diner, rec center

Washington pressure helps sink ski area water bill

DENVER – Lobbying from the very highest level of the U.S. Forest Service has helped to scuttle a state representative’s bid to keep the federal government from claiming water right...

Senators want firefighting air force

Wheat Ridge lawmaker initially thought idea sounded a bit ‘crazy’