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Cary Kennedy crushed the Colorado caucuses. What that means and what...

Democrats in Colorado finally got a snapshot— if only through a very small aperture— showing who the most hardcore activists in their party seem...

Colorado governor’s race: It’s caucus day. Here’s what you should know.

Colorado voters are primed for the governor’s race of a generation. It starts in earnest today.  With more than a dozen Democratic and Republican hopefuls...

For the Democrats running for governor in Colorado, gun bans take...

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect Erik Underwood's position on a 2013 Colorado gun law. Following the slaughter of 17 people at a...

‘Power abhors a vacuum’: What’s a 2018 Colorado GOP state assembly...

UPDATE: On Feb. 13, Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman said she would change course and go through the assembly process.  Want to see how a Trumpist...

On the stump: Polis pitches big ideas. How to fund them...

PARKER, CO — From the street, an “Impeach Trump” sign framed in twinkling white Christmas lights makes the suburban Douglas County home of Carolyn...

Colorado AG Cynthia Coffman wants concealed carry for guns across state...

Days after it was reported that Cynthia Coffman, who is running for governor in Colorado, was one of only two Republican attorneys general who hadn't signed...

Cary Kennedy on the stump: Change TABOR, give locals more control...

At a Tuesday campaign stop on a liberal arts campus in Colorado Springs, Democrat Cary Kennedy said if she becomes governor she would want...

6 takeaways from 7 GOP candidates for governor in Colorado

Over burgers and beer in a historic fort in Weld County’s gas patch Monday night, seven Republicans running for governor largely agreed on issues...

George Brauchler ditches the governor’s race to run for attorney general

In August, when the Republican side of the governor's race was still shaping up and District Attorney George Brauchler was atop of the field,...

Denverite reporter on layoffs: ‘Please don’t forget journalism is in jeopardy...

In a startling turn for a hyperlocal news site seen as a potential model for other cities, Denverite laid off three staffers totaling about a third...