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Dust Settles In CU Rape Case

The University of Colorado has paid $2.85 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two women gang raped at a December 2001 football program...

Court Punts on Flawed Campaign Finance Law

The 10th Circuit ruled in the 2004 case Colorado Right To Life, Inc. v. Coffman that Colorado's Amendment 27 regulating campaign finance was unconstitutionally...

Colorado Lags in Tags

State legislators are making headlines by tackling important issues like education and health care, but a series of bills have been introduced to address...

Ritter Announces Senior Staffers

Governor-Elect Bill Ritter announced his picks for chief of staff and two other senior staff positions today. Jim Carpenter, who helped Ken Salazar win...