By Feb. 11's New Hampshire primary, Sen. Michael Bennet’s leap of faith will have either triumphed over immeasurable odds, or Colorado’s senior senator will be forced to reckon with the reality that most underdogs don’t win.
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During the four-month legislative session that began Wednesday, you can bet 100 lawmakers will haggle over taxing and spending, lowering the c…
John Graham appeared well on his way to victory in the Manitou Springs mayoral race Tuesday night, according to unofficial election results.
A former Cripple Creek City councilman appeared the victor in the Cripple Creek mayor's race, defeating another local politician who said she …
Colorado will halt its use of QR codes on ballots, citing concerns over the potential for hostile actors to manipulate voting data.
Today is the Martin Luther King holiday and even in politically tumultuous 2019, I submit to you that the spirit of Dr. King is alive. We are …
Here is what to watch for as the votes come in on election night, Tuesday:
Start by using facts and data.
What advice would you give the next CEO of Colorado’s state government? The one we’re now electing?
I was honored to serve the people of Colorado in the Owens administration, first in his cabinet as executive director of the Colorado Departme…
Congratulations, Rep. Polis and Secretary Stapleton, on winning the nomination of your party for governor of the state of Colorado.
Rural Coloradans are watching the governor’s race with interested skepticism, hopeful that whoever is elected will tackle not only metro Color…
I have always believed that ex-governors should adhere to my dad’s instructions to us kids when my folks were having friends over: “Children, …
Serving the people of Colorado is one of the great privileges and experiences of my life. When asked to provide advice for Colorado’s next gov…
Take a shot at doing the impossible.
When the political ads mercifully end Wednesday, and the winning candidates turn to the task of governing, I will be relieved.
Just more than a week before the election, polls show Democrat Jared Polis with a lead over Republican Walker Stapleton in the race to be Colo…
Here are answers to questions we sent to all three major- and minor-party treasurer candidates in November’s election.
Here are answers to questions we sent to all three major- and minor-party candidates for Colorado attorney general in November’s election.
Oil and gas development isn’t the only energy issue where Colorado’s candidates for governor are in disagreement.
As Coloradans fill out their ballots, choosing their next governor and sorting through a stack of measures, one issue stands tall among many: Energy.
The state of our union is depressing, more than usual.
Here are answers to questions we sent to all four major- and minor-party governor candidates in November’s election.
It is getting real. Two signs suggest Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper truly is running for the Democratic Party nomination for president.
The first poll on the most hotly debated ballot initiative this fall, Proposition 112, shows 52 percent of voters support the measure to great…
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, left, faces a challenge from Democrat Jason Crow for another term in Congress in the 6th District.
There’s only one debate left of the eight October meetings between Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis.
If you vote in the Nov. 6 election, you will have 13 statewide ballot issues on which to make a decision. There are nine proposed amendments t…
That Amendment 74 — the statewide ballot measure to require governments to compensate property owners when regulations might impact their prop…
America should heed the advice uttered routinely on the radio by former University of Colorado football coach Rick Neuheisel: “Get yourself to…
Penfield Tate III’s entry into the Denver mayor’s race presents a major challenge to Mayor Michael Hancock’s bid for a third term in May.
Colorado’s gubernatorial candidates are in the midst of a series of “television debates.” This form of campaigning — which dates to the famous…
The Republican Attorneys General Association asked Colorado voters if they want to elect a professor or a prosecutor as their next attorney ge…
rural colorado at a glance
The Colorado governor is dipping his toe in the presidential waters.
On a Tuesday morning at La Jara Trading Post in the San Luis Valley, employees and customers are chatting about the Denver Broncos — and about…
It’s easy to see the contradictions in Jared Polis.
Walker Stapleton moves from pantry to kitchen to backyard smoker with the focus and grace of a New York chef.
Hasta la vista, gerrymandering.
We have been studying Colorado’s political party voting patterns in statewide elections for about three decades — and the major finding is tha…
With Colorado’s 6th Congressional District race between incumbent Republican Mike Coffman and Democratic challenger Jason Crow drawing nationa…
The Colorado Oil and Gas Association has enough to do without getting deeply involved in who Colorado’s next governor should be, the trade gro…
Team Stapleton
Team Polis
Michael Fortney hunkered over a laptop computer screen at a standing desk in his sixth-floor office, perched near Colorado Boulevard and Inter…
If Democrat Jared Polis’ campaign for governor has a mantra — and you can bet the five-term congressman from Boulder’s operation has a mantra …
President Donald Trump is planning an aggressive campaign schedule ahead of the November midterm election to help elect Republicans, but top C…
Health care ranks among the top issues in Colorado’s race for governor. But to hear the campaigns and their allies describe it, voters in Nove…