Secretary of State Scott Gessler is the subject of this week’s cover story in part because he’s facing criminal and ethics investigations for his alleged misuse of funds. On Monday, the state’s Independent Ethics Commission voted unanimously to continue its investigation despite his requests for dismissal. But that’s not his…
Today is the first day of the new legislative session in Colorado — and in a clear sign of contentious debates to come, a group called Guns for Everyone is staging a “pro-gun rally” to counter expected firearms-control proposals from Democrats this cycle. Organizer Edgar Antillon, a former House district…
Another controversial question has emerged at Governor John Hickenlooper’s task force on Amendment 64, which legalizes small amounts of pot for adult use: Should the state operate commercial establishments for recreational marijuana? The group, which will ultimately present policy recommendations, hasn’t made determinations yet, but the debate is likely to…
The attorneys for Secretary of State Scott Gessler, who is accused of misusing state funds, have said there are many reasons why the case should be dismissed. The Independent Ethics Commission disagrees, voting yesterday to reject the dismissal requests. That means the investigation will continue — but Gessler maintains that…
Former Colorado Governor Dick Lamm is speaking out about the last-minute deal in Washington D.C. to avert a fiscal cliff — and backing Senator Michael Bennet, who defied his party and a Senate majority to vote “no.” Lamm, who is part of the national Campaign to Fix the Debt effort,…
The upcoming reopening of Cinemark’s Century 16 theater, the site of the tragic mass shooting on July 20 at a midnight show, has sparked a lot of controversy this week — in part because of a heavily criticized letter that theater sent to the victims’ families inviting them to attend…
In the contentious debates on gun policy that are likely to remain at the forefront of national politics in the coming months, Colorado is an important player given its history of tragic mass shootings. And on one national task force dedicated to reducing gun violence, U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter, who…
Once retail shops for recreational marijuana can open their doors in Colorado, who will actually be allowed to use them? This was one of the questions raised at a meeting yesterday of the Amendment 64 task force charged with making recommendations on implementing the new law. We’ll likely see more…
How safe are doggy pools in Colorado pet-care centers? Apparently dangerous enough that the state’s Department of Agriculture is now considering rules to mandate life jackets for dogs in the state’s boarding kennels and daycare facilities. And officials say that if they ultimately go forward with this plan, Colorado would…
After a few minutes of dancing and drumming at FlatIron Crossing in Broomfield on Wednesday, police officers told a large group of protesters that they had to stop. A short while later, five were in handcuffs. This is how a planned flash mob became confrontational — at least according to…
Update, 2:37 p.m.: Denver Police have made an arrest in connection with the first homicide of the new year. Robert Anthony Rubio, 26, mugshot below, was taken into custody yesterday as a suspect in a January 1st late-night shooting that left one man injured and another dead in Southwest Denver…
Another police officer is under investigation for an animal killing in Colorado — and the victim is a tad bit bigger than Chloe the dog. Boulder Police officials, in a statement that includes an apology, say that an officer shot and killed a bull elk and took it to another…
In the final weeks of 2012, Congresswoman Diana DeGette, who represents Denver, pushed for an immediate vote on a measure to ban high-capacity assault magazines. The bill, she said, would be a sign of concrete action after twenty children were slaughtered in Connecticut. But the chance for a vote never…
Yesterday, families of those who died in the Aurora theater shooting blasted Cinemark, owner of the site of the tragedy, for insensitively inviting them to an event timed with the theater’s reopening. The mother and stepfather of victim Jessica Ghawi joined others in signing a letter to the theater, expressing…
Before Representative Claire Levy proposes legislation to repeal the death penalty in Colorado, she wants to be sure that it can pass. And after more discussions with her fellow lawmakers on the topic, she says it seems like the momentum is right to get rid of the death penalty –…
Pot is now technically legal in Colorado for recreational use — but smoking underage on a bus bound for this state most certainly is not. That was a tough lesson for a group of Ohio students who were caught with marijuana and other drugs on their way here for an…
KHOW radio personality Tom Martino had an informative New Year’s Eve: He learned that he has been driving with a suspended license for almost a year. How do we know? He said so on the air this morning. But, he tells us, he will gett the matter resolved promptly and,…
On Tuesday, at 12:29 a.m., just as Colorado began celebrating the New Year, Senator Michael Bennet’s staff released a statement explaining why, in a break from his Democratic colleagues and the president, he voted against the plan to avert the fiscal cliff. The decision made him one of only eight…
This was not the holiday letter that families of the Aurora theater shooting victims wanted to receive. Two days after Christmas, the families of those killed on July 20 received a letter inviting them to return to the site of the massacre for a Cinemark reopening event. They’ve since responded…
Since the tragic mass shootings in Newtown, Connecticut left twenty children dead, there has been a renewed discussion on gun policy in Colorado as lawmakers prep for the legislative session. And we now have details on one idea that links the debates around gun access and mental health. Representative Lois…
At 7 p.m. on December 18, Eric Garcia attacked a woman as she was walking to her car on West Colfax Avenue in Lakewood. She was “able to fight the male off and he fled,” Lakewood police say. Apparently not satisfied with his failed attempt, a mere twenty minutes later…
It was quite cold in Denver today where hundreds of people gathered just outside the Canadian consulate to stand in solidarity with indigenous groups in that country who are fighting with the government there over a wide range of issues. But organizers of the local protest said supporters of First…
