Politics & Government

The future of fracking in Colorado could come down to the fate of a lawsuit and the November election.

The office of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, who earlier this year was accused of sexual harassment by a Denver police detective who’d worked for him, dodged an investigation by the Denver City Council for his behavior even though it appeared to violate city rules. Now, new policies put forward by Hancock’s office say that he will face a non-Council third-party inquiry, but only if he sexually harasses in the future.

Christina and Julia were both separated from their children at the border in late May.

Go in public in peace, Colorado: Those pesky signature-gatherers are no more.

The June primaries are long gone, and Thornton Democrat Joseph Salazar will officially give up his House seat after the November elections. So what does a politician do when he’s out of a job?

One of the student groups involved in organizing Denver’s March on the NRA pulled out due to violent threats organizers saw on social media. But the march and a counter-protest are still planned at the Capitol on Saturday.

One of the fugitives who left Denver with the activist Queen Phoenix, her partner Meghan Saint-Nolde, was recently apprehended in North Dakota and transferred to Denver, where she is awaiting trial.

Since 11:30 a.m. today, August 2, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials trying to enter or leave the parking lot in front of the agency’s field office in Centennial have found themselves face to face with demonstrators who are blocking their way.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture says that SeaQuest failed two inspections to obtain a PACFA license, ultimately leading to a cease and desist order and an ongoing investigation. Nationally, SeaQuest has been known for its poor record on animal rights.

Nick Thomas is trying to break up the Democratic and Republican duopoly on national politics from right here in Colorado.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood has just wrapped up two days of shooting in Colorado on his next movie, The Mule. Eastwood’s visit was unexpected, admits Colorado Film Commissioner Donald Zuckerman, since last year, the general assembly slashed the amount of film incentive money by 75 percent, essentially bringing a previous upswing in the number of Hollywood productions in the state to a grinding halt.

Colorado Senate President Kevin Grantham’s GoFundMe campaign to finance a portrait of President Donald Trump to hang in the State Capitol has raised more than $6,300 toward a goal of $10,000, the amount needed for commissioning the artwork.

Things just got worse for Colorado Rising, which has faced numerous hurdles to placing its 2,500-foot oil and gas setback initiative on the November ballot. This time, an alleged competitor has paid a petition circulating firm to drop Initiative 97.

“Abolish ICE Denver” is holding a week-long, all-day-and-night vigil in front of the local ICE field office to protest family separation at the border and in Colorado.

On Saturday afternoon, July 28, along the portion of West Eisenhower Boulevard bordering the lake that shares its name with the City of Loveland, hundreds of folks lined up with no specific goal beyond sharing their fondness and admiration for President Donald Trump and America in general.

Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne says her experience running for governor of Colorado has convinced her of the need for campaign finance reform, and she hopes to spend time after she’s out of office working toward fixing what she sees a system that’s seriously out of whack.

Stapleton resident JoyAnn Ruscha is running for District B, representing Five Points all the way to Denver International Airport.

The estimated 20,000 signatures in support of an anti-fracking ballot initiative that were allegedly stolen last week have been returned to Colorado Rising.

Mayor Benjamin Stapleton was in the KKK back in the ’20s. Tom Tancredo is supporting his great-grandson today.

The fight for 2,500-foot setbacks has taken an unexpected turn after the signature-gathering firm quit.

Prepare yourselves: The onslaught of ads in the 6th Congressional District are coming.

She’s been pushing the bill for twenty years; this time it’s part of a pushback against Trump administration policies.