Regan Benson is a supporter of Mitt Romney, but she’s not a big fan of the law enforcement officials in charge at the candidate’s recent Colorado rally. Benson says that when she was trying to get to her car after the Sunday night campaign event ended, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s…
GRID Alternatives, a California-based nonprofit group that works on renewable energy, is launching a national expansion plan to bring solar panels to homes across the country — and its first stop is in the Denver metro area, which has a long and complicated history with alternative energy research…
In the months leading up to the November election, Secretary of State Scott Gessler has devoted some of his resources to targeting immigrant voters who may be incorrectly registered — an effort aimed at cleaning up voter rolls. And the results in the state’s largest city are likely to fuel…
Since Mother Jones shared a video of Mitt Romney saying that 47 percent of the country believe they are victims, national news outlets have covered the fallout and gloom in the campaign, with a steady stream of negative headlines. On the heels of what some have called a particularly bad…
Last month, ex-United Way official Rich Audsley got involved in the committee responsible for disbursing millions of donated dollars to the families of those who were killed or injured in the Aurora theater shooting. He was brought on as a special adviser because of his expertise in an area he…
After a week of particularly difficult headlines, and nearly two months since his last rally here, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney returned to Colorado last night, delivering a stump speech focusing on the economy and President Barack Obama’s record — and not on the recent controversies and discouraging polls his…
In a very brief press conference at the State Capitol announced less than an hour before it began, Governor John Hickenlooper introduced Ken Feinberg as the new “special master” for the Aurora Victim Relief Fund — almost a full month after victims’ families first came together to express their frustrations…
After responding to some negative headlines surrounding a botched voter registration mailing, Secretary of State Scott Gessler is fielding more criticism this week — this time from a lawsuit that first reached his office via reporters’ inquiries. The suit comes from Denver Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson, a Democrat, who…
This is not quite how Scott Gessler’s plan was supposed to go. When Colorado’s Secretary of State announced an unprecedented voter registration initiative last month, he told reporters that the effort wasn’t a direct response to criticisms of voter suppression, though he said it would hopefully disprove accusations that he…
Update by Michael Roberts: Citations have been issued in the bike-rage case prompted by a startling video showing a driver repeatedly honking at and harassing a pair of cyclists on an open Longmont road; see it below. As Sam Levin details in our original post, which follows this update, the…
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado announced today that it has reached a settlement with a Jefferson County charter school that allegedly refused to renew a teacher’s contract after she complained about a lack of breastfeeding accommodations. The ACLU and the woman at the center of this case say…
As the nation debates the role of government programs and taxes in the American economy — in response to a leaked video of Mitt Romney — Colorado taxes are now at the center of a vicious back-and-forth between two candidates battling for a local congressional seat. Yesterday, the re-election campaign…
After Governor John Hickenlooper ate cafeteria food and danced with elementary school students yesterday, we asked him about another issue that, at least according to him, is relevant to youth: the regulation of marijuana. Following up on a statement his office sent out last week announcing that Hickenlooper opposes Amendment…
Governor John Hickenlooper and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined a crowd of hyper elementary students this afternoon for the best part of the school day — lunch and recess. And for the two high-profile politicians, that meant cafeteria food, basketball and incredibly awkward group dancing. The event at…
In this week’s feature, “Sun Burn,” we explore the progress of Golden’s National Renewable Energy Lab, which for decades has been researching alternative energy. A central part of the lab’s current expansion is the construction of the massive Energy Systems Integration Facility, which will be completed next month. Here, we…
Earlier this month, thieves broke into a Denver bike shop at night and successfully stole ten BMX bikes, worth around $4,000 total. The owner of the Evans Avenue shop, called Pusher BMX, was pissed to discover the damage the next day. But that wasn’t the worst moment of frustration. Since…
In this week’s feature, “Sun Burn,” we take a closer look at what the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden has accomplished over the last 35 years — and how bright its future appears to be as it pushes forward with a massive expansion. For the piece, we spoke with…
Update below: The time has come to question whether many liberal arts degrees are really worth it. So says Representative Mike Coffman in a recent newsletter, in which he also admits to regretting his own political science major and notes that he probably would’ve been better off primarily studying business…
Congressional candidate Joe Coors made headlines back in May, by claiming he is not a beer. But now, a disgruntled tenant who lives in a property the GOP candidate owns is hoping Coors gets attention for something else he says the congressional hopeful isn’t: a good landlord. The tenant claims…
Ninth time’s a charm. President Barack Obama was back in Colorado this morning, marking his ninth visit to the state this year and his third campaign stop here in just three weeks. The crowd of thousands flocking to Golden — and the surrounding traffic jams and street closures — served…
Before a group of Mitt Romney supporters in Centennial earlier this week, Fox News analyst and conservative pundit Dick Morris said Barack Obama won’t be elected because his fans won’t actually vote. Today, before Obama took the stage in Golden, we asked ten supporters what they think of Morris’s comments…
On a hot Tuesday afternoon, Lori Maloney slumps in a lawn chair by her garden, staring at the cars and buses whizzing by on the freshly paved Research Road that the Department of Energy finished constructing this spring. This new two-way street leads to a gated entrance to the campus…
