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Littwin: Duran shocks the Colorado political world, but maybe not in...

I can safely predict that Crisanta Duran’s decision not to jump into the Democratic Senate primary — and instead primary Diana DeGette in the...

Crisanta Duran rethinking 2020 Senate bid, eyeing possible primary against Diana...

Editor's note: Two days after this story was published, Crisanta Duran announced she is running for Congress. You can watch her announcement video here. Former...

Littwin: In search of sage to explain why savvy Cory Gardner...

The big news from the U.S. Senate race in Colorado is not that Mike Johnston, a serious candidate, has just announced he’s getting in....

Littwin: Bennet goes viral, Hick to Iowa, Harris is hot,...

For maybe the first time in Michael Bennet’s political career, he has gone viral. And as quickly as you can say “Ted Cruz’s crocodile...

What Jared Polis asked for (and left out) in his $33.7B...

Jared Polis campaigned on bringing universal, full-day kindergarten to Colorado. Two days after being sworn in as governor, he said in his State of...

Littwin: It wasn’t just Polis who made history — it was...

It wasn’t just Jared Polis who made history as the first openly gay man to be sworn in as governor of any state.  Most of...

New sheriff, new town: Jared Polis takes reins from Hickenlooper in...

Colorado had never seen an Inauguration Day like it did on Tuesday. It had never seen a governor-elect descend the Capitol steps in blue sneakers,...

Littwin: Colorado’s not a swing state anymore, but that doesn’t mean...

When the news broke that Michael Bennet was mulling a run for president and even talking to Iowa politicos about the possibility, one thought...

CU Boulder scientist warns: Climate change is going to make Colorado’s...

Traffic, transit, and taxes — Colorado’s infrastructure woes have been front and center for years as the state tries to address population growth and...

Colorado activists bank on midterm blue wave to pass 2019 law...

Note: This story has been updated to include comments from 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler. Opponents of the death penalty — hoping to capitalize...