Politics & Government

A new bill introduced in the Colorado legislature would simplify the process for changing gender on birth certificates.

KNUS radio host Peter Boyles previews a trip to Vancouver to explore what he sees as the dark side of safe-use sites for injection drug users.

The proposal would mostly tighten the OIM and COB’s powers by codifying processes and legal language.

Fires and allegedly stolen propane tanks preceded the large dismantling of a 200-person-plus tent encampment in late October.

Facing Homelessness — Denver proves that Facebook can be a kind place.

In his first speech as governor, Jared Polis, the first openly gay governor in U.S. history, offered a vision of an inclusive state that’s bolstered by its diversity.

Who would want to be governor when you can get summoned for jury duty instead?

An advocate for a new proposal to ban the use of handheld mobile devices while driving for everyone in Colorado explains how it can save lives.

Polis got a polite but firm reminder from environmental activists about the issues that could very well define his time in office: fracking and climate change.

Psilocybin decriminalization advocates are submitting signatures for the May 2019 elections today, January 7.

Colorado Democrats, you had a good 2018. But heed the wisdom of Han Solo: Great, kid. Don’t get cocky.

Colorado GOP, you’ve had better years — here are seven things state Republicans can resolve to do in 2019.

Adjust your 2019 budgets accordingly.

The former state representative is the new executive director of Colorado Rising, the group behind Proposition 112.

With Democrats fully in charge at the Colorado Capitol, the time might be right.

Looking ahead to 2019, here are ten people that will dictate the direction of Colorado politics in the new year.

Shutdown? Or shut up?

A private contractor made big profits off Denver’s homeless sweeps.

The award is reserved for “the Coloradan who best exemplifies the effort to change our once liberty-loving Colorado into the command-and-control state of California.”

There are lots of reasons that politics in 2018 gave us, or at least, some of us, reasons to celebrate.

In a year where election results should have been the most dramatic news in politics, Colorado’s lawmakers outdid themselves with one scandal after another.

State Senator Rhonda Fields is assembling a bill designed to help make sure that police officers involved in fatal on-duty shootings are ready before they go back on duty.