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Littwin short take: Bennet is 21st Dem, out of 22, now...

Updated to reflect Bennet’s official announcement The only remaining surprise about Michael Bennet’s big announcement was when it would come. He’s running for president. He’s...

Guest Post: Say no to the Colorado legislature’s gimmick to gamble...

Do you feel like gambling with our state’s water and rivers? The Colorado  legislature does, and it’s a gamble we shouldn’t take. In these last...

Colorado’s vaunted oil and gas rules are flawed and inadequately enforced...

Colorado’s much-touted regulations on emissions from oil and gas operations have not kept pace with explosive growth in oil and gas activity, resulting in...

Colorado A-listers boost Hickenlooper’s 2020 presidential war chest to $2 million

WASHINGTON — John Hickenlooper has some high-profile donors boosting his bid to challenge President Trump for the White House in 2020. Former Colorado Sen. Ken...

The Indy 500: Hickenlooper’s “statewide conversation” about the death penalty never...

John Hickenlooper is misrepresenting his record on the death penalty. Colorado’s former governor, one in a swelling pack of Democratic presidential hopefuls, was on...

Littwin: Michael Bennet has prostate cancer, but he still intends to...

When Michael Bennet’s office called to say he had a big announcement to make, I assumed he would be confirming what everyone already knew...

Littwin: Whatever the state legislature decides, there is no death penalty...

The big news from the state Capitol has been not only that it’s a new day, with Democrats in charge everywhere, but with the...

Littwin: Hick’s most memorable line in his CNN town hall was...

John Hickenlooper is not a flake. He just tends to play one when he’s on TV. In the first big TV shot of his presidential...

In presidential run, Colorado’s Hickenlooper pushes compromise in an uncompromising time...

It is a late Friday afternoon in early February and passengers at Gate 12 of Washington’s Reagan National Airport are displeased. “Fucking United,” a lawyer-lobbyist...

Littwin: Hick’s longshot argument — Colorado comity actually beats Washington dysfunction

Now that John Hickenlooper has officially joined the presidential race, he has, let us say, just a few challenges to overcome. 1. Money. It should...