Politics & Government

From the gubernatorial race to congressional candidates to attorney general, there’s a lot of drama heading into next Tuesday’s Colorado primaries. Here’s how it may play out.

A new poll shows entrepreneur Victor Mitchell leading Colorado Treasurer and longtime frontrunner Walker Stapleton in the race for the Colorado Republican gubernatorial nomination during the days before the June 26 primary.

Casa de Paz, a local nonprofit, hosts a woman who was released from immigration detention in Colorado and revealed a horrifying story of being separated from her daughter under Trump’s zero tolerance policy.

A coworking company has pledged to hire 1500 refugees, a testament to the potential they have to contribute to the economy if they’re given the chance for higher employment.

Anti-fracking organizers are alleging that paid protesters are intimidating voters and harassing signature gatherers on a controversial ballot petition that, if passed, could spell doom for the oil and gas industry in Colorado.

Outrage at the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families at the border has reached a boiling point. While the policy has been widely condemned, the administration doesn’t appear to be stopping it — but Colorado activists, politicians and immigrant rights groups have some ideas for how it could end.

District 50 is the only Democratic seat in otherwise solidly red Weld County.

The Democrat is one of five candidates vying for the Colorado treasurer job June 26.

With just over a week to go before the June 26 primary, former Colorado treasurer and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy is hitting the campaign trail and the airwaves hard. And despite controversy over whether she did or didn’t break a promise about going negative, sharp responses from rival Jared Polis and questions about a mysterious poll that shows Kennedy leading the field, Serena Woods, her deputy campaign manager, is overflowing with optimism about her chances to win the nomination.

Demonstrations were held across the country on June 14.

Jared would be Colorado’s first openly gay governor if elected — which begs the question: Are Jared’s opponents basing this “electability” argument on his sexual orientation, or on his record?

Former state senator Mike Johnston has made progressive gun policies a major part of his campaign for Colorado governor in 2018, and that didn’t go over well with at least one local. This past Saturday, a supporter and family friend who’d put a Johnston sign in his yard woke up to discover a response: a bullet-riddled target stamped with the logo of the National Rifle Association.

The rift between so-called establishment Democrats, i.e. Hillary Clinton and her ilk, and a new wave of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders-inspired candidates has defined this primary election cycle on the left. Here are the top progressive candidates running in the 2018 primaries.

Homeless services struggle in Lakewood as a shelter space closes and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless fights to build supportive housing.

In one corner is Joe Salazar, the Thornton state representative who has been an outspoken critic of the oil and gas industry and pushed to codify an appeals court ruling that would have put a serious damper on drilling in the state. Then, there is Phil Weiser, a previous unknown in politics although he is well-known for his time as the law school dean at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Buzzed at my sister’s wedding, I found out last weekend that Walker Stapleton grew up in my yuppie Connecticut suburb.

Tonight will mark the official launch of Caring 4 Denver, a proposed ballot measure that aims to raise $45 million per annum a quarter at a time in order to increase the amount of mental health and substance abuse services in the city.

Denver residents facing rent hikes are often unable to afford legal representation in cases of eviction, putting them at risk for homelessness. A new pilot program aims to change that by providing free legal representation through Colorado Legal Services.

The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition is helping Veronica Delgado urge ICE to issue a stay that would stop the deportation of her husband, saying that she needs him to care for her and potentially save her life due to her life-threatening liver disease.

It’s not often that a TV-news anchor essentially agrees with those calling a leading gubernatorial candidate a liar. But that’s exactly what 9News’ Kyle Clark did in regard to Colorado Treasurer and Republican frontrunner Walker Stapleton in a commentary segment on the June 11 edition of Next with Kyle Clark. He explains why in the following Q&A.

The big showdown between the homeless and Denver in a federal courthouse isn’t scheduled to start until March next year

If whimsical racist and Peter Dinklage stunt double Jeff Sessions is surprised that he’s still the U.S. Attorney General given the number of times his boss, President Donald Trump, has said he wishes he’d never given him the job, he didn’t let on during a peppery address at the Western Conservative Summit this afternoon.