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Colorado Cares Day is Saturday

With projects all over the state ready for your help, your physical and mental engagement, Colorado Cares Day is sure to be fun for the whole family.

$1 million in AmeriCorps grants for Colorado announced

Lt.Gov Joseph A. Garcia this week is distributing more than $1 million to four Colorado organizations through Serve Colorado, the Governor’s Commission on Community Service. The funding comes from AmeriCorps grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service. In July, Serve Colorado will announce additional grants supported by $2,437,386 in AmeriCorps money.

Colorado back in Race to the Top

It was announced Wednesday that Colorado is one nine states to be eligible to apply for the third round of Race to the Top funds to augment state local funding for Colorado schools.

John Hickenlooper sworn in as 42nd governor

John Hickenlooper was sworn in today as Colorado’s 42nd governor as flags flew at half mast to honor the dead and injured in Arizona. He told a small group of reporters gathered in his new office shortly after the ceremony that America depends on free speech for its democracy, but he said that history swings like a pendulum and that it is time for the country to come together.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Udall, Pena rally the troops Sunday

The big guns were out in force for the Democrats Sunday at a get out the vote rally near Colfax and Kipling in Lakewood. Both...

Polis rallies youth vote, casts ballot on first day of early...

BOULDER – Congressman Jared Polis Monday tried to rally students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, urging them to show the same enthusiasm...

Hickenlooper meets with vets, hears concerns, pledges help

Democratic gubernatorial nominee John Hickenlooper today met with veterans at the Mile High American GI Forum in Northwest Denver. He and Lt. Governor nominee...

Hickenlooper, Garcia unveil education plan, promise no new taxes

Democratic candidate for governor John Hickenlooper today unveiled his education plan. Accompanied by Lt Gov. candidate Joe Garcia, the president of CSU-Pueblo, Hickenlooper said the CSAP testing currently being used in Colorado isn’t working and needs to be replaced by something that teachers, students, parents and administrators can support.

Garcia felt he could help students, Latinos more in higher office

"When you get the first draft pick, you go after the best athlete," Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper recently said of his choice of Colorado State University-Pueblo President Joe Garcia as his running mate in the race for the governor's office in November.