Colorado cross-burning hoax was free speech — not a threat, accused participant argues
One of the three people accused of staging a racist scene in an attempt to support Colorado Springs’ Black mayor claimed in a court filing this week that the trio’s actions were protected free speech — not a threat.
Colorado’s 81-year-old labor law faces overhaul by Democrats as business groups fight to save “compromise”
Colorado Democrats and labor unions want to strip state labor law of a provision requiring a second election allowing dues and fees, amid opposition from Gov. Jared Polis and business groups.
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National Election-Denying Group Calls for Jared Polis to Pardon Tina Peters
Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters followed Donald Trump's election-denying rhetoric all the way to prison. Now Trump is back in the White House — but he can't get her out of the big house. In October,
Colorado GOP adjourns online meeting without considering controversial bylaws amendments
It took just over an hour and a half for the Colorado Republican Party's state central committee to decide it wasn't going to conduct any business on Thursday night.
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Democratic state lawmaker Manny Rutinel launches bid to challenge Gabe Evans in Colorado's 8th CD
State Rep. Manny Rutinel on Monday announced his candidate for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in Colorado's swingy 8th Congressional District, a nearly evenly d
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City to put November elections, council raises on April ballot
The city of Grand Junction will put measures moving its elections to November and giving City Council raises on the ballot for the April 8 municipal election after City Council
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Colorado Springs voters will vote on recreational marijuana — again — after city leaders approve “re-do”
Fifty-four percent of voters in November approved Question 300, allowing the sale of recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs
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Will we? Won’t we? Judge to rule Monday on latest Colorado Springs marijuana sales effort
The ongoing Colorado Springs saga to legalize retail marijuana in the city (or not) is set to come to a deadline-fueled, high court emergency decision next week.
Colorado Springs City Council votes to put recreational marijuana sales back on the ballot, some voters upset about repeal
On Tuesday, the Colorado Springs City Council voted seven to two to put recreational marijuana back on the ballot for April 1.
US immigration raids target illegal immigrants in Aurora, Colorado
Federal officials said they were targeting over 100 alleged members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang with prison origins that has expanded throughout the Americas.
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Colorado Elections Division dismisses complaint against city of Glenwood Springs
The Colorado Elections Division has dismissed a complaint alleging Glenwood Springs officials violated campaign finance laws by responding to media questions about a local ballot measure. On Jan. 17,
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A note on history, the Electoral College and truly democratic elections
After last fall’s election of La Plata County’s Board of County Commissioners, we read of some county neighbors complaining about the “undemocratic” method used to elect commissioners in our county.