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The Home Front

The Home Front: In Colorado, reported anti-Semitic hate crimes ‘doubled in 2017’ Your morning...

"The number of hate crimes reported in the U.S. rose by 17 percent last year, and while overall reports of bias-motivated incidents in Colorado...

The Home Front: An oil and gas proposal would ‘allow for drilling up to...

"An oil and gas company's foray across Superior town limits has propelled the town reluctantly into the latest Front Range drilling debate," reports The...

The Home Front: ‘Colorado’s shift from a purple state teetering between two political parties...

"If there were doubts as to Colorado’s true political colors, Tuesday’s mighty blue wave washed them away," reports The Gazette in Colorado Springs. "With...

The Home Front: An oil and gas company dropped plans to drill under a...

"An oil and gas company that recently applied to the state to drill 14 wells that would extend underneath Standley Lake in Westminster, which...

The Home Front: Colorado’s Republican Party chairman calls the Democratic sweep ‘feedback’ Your morning...

"Colorado GOP Chairman Jeff Hays called Tuesday night's election results 'feedback,'" reports The Coloradoan in Fort Collins. "Voters in traditionally purple Colorado went decisively...

The Home Front: From lodging taxes to mayors, local election results from across Colorado...

"Grand Junction voters agreed Tuesday night to double the city's lodging tax in order to boost tourism and sporting events marketing and incentivize more...

The Home Front: Haven’t voted? Colorado’s county clerks say cast your ballots ‘early as...

"County clerks across Colorado are asking residents who waited until Election Day to vote to cast their ballots as early as possible today, as...

The Home Front: Candidates across Colorado ‘delivered their final pitches’ this weekend Your morning...

"From a Denver Broncos tailgate to Sunday morning church services to voters’ doorsteps, Colorado’s campaigns this weekend delivered their final pitches across the metro...

The Home Front: Army and Air Force troops from Colorado ‘are part of the...

"Support troops from the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson and aviation planners from Peterson Air Force Base are part of the U.S. military...

The Home Front: Colorado’s two wealthy candidates for governor ‘refused to tell voters how...

"Colorado’s top candidates for governor have bet big on their campaigns — and they have the means to do so. But while Democrat Jared...