Schumann: Polis position as ‘protector of democracy’ at odds with his actions as governor
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has positioned himself as a defender of state autonomy.
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‘We only needed to flip three seats’: In House District 16, Keltie leads and is working to keep it that way
The final act of a mother’s life has come to symbolize the stakes in Colorado’s House District 16 race.
Just elected, Dist. 31 Sen. Chris Hansen to resign Jan. 9 from legislature to start new job as utility CEO
Democratic state Sen. Chris Hansen plans to resign from the legislature Jan. 9, the day after Colorado’s 2025 lawmaking term begins, as he takes on a new role as the chief executive officer of the La Plata Electric Association.
Petition requests hiatus in $5M wolf release program
Middle Park Stockgrowers Association president Tim Ritschard is on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission agenda on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 11:10 a.m. with a request for citizen petition for rulemaking.
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Update: Republican Dan Woog expands lead in tight House District 19 overnight
In a race Republican Dan Woog once trailed, he is beginning to look like a winner by continuing to add votes to a tight margin.
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Kalam: How Denver became a city of plywood and hollow plinths
In the heart of Denver, what once stood as a mosaic of statuesque history and pride has become a city of empty plinths, iron bolts and plywood cover-ups—monuments, not to the past, but to a peculiar present.
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Republican strategist to grassroots: ‘Help cure ballots’ in tight HD 16, 19 races
If Republicans are able to hang on to razor-thin leads in two Colorado House races, it would prevent veto-proof Democrat supermajorities in both state legislative chambers.
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Northwest Colorado open to prospect of nuclear power generation, survey says
With the impending closure of the Craig and Hayden Power Stations, the closing of the coal mines in Northwest Colorado and the state and federal push to rid the area of traditional fossil fuel base load generation, Rio Blanco, Moffat, and Routt county governments are trying to figure out how to replace the imminent job loss, revenue loss and tax loss that are certain to devastate their local governments and the residents in those communities that have relied on a fossil fuel economy for decades.
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Colorado announces possible release areas for next wave of introduced wolves
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials met Friday with commissioners from four counties where the agency plans to release wolves — a new approach after state authorities previously released the animals in secret.
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Gabe Evans on his 8th District victory, immigration and plans for Congress
It’s a Colorado race that has shaken up the outlook on the balance of power in Congress and the makeup of the state’s congressional delegation.
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