Politics & Government

Everyone knows Colorado is traditionally divided between Democrats, Republicans and Independents. But the new presidential administration has brought out an even wider variety of the political spectrum (and Colorado has even folded a few new political parties into the mix). Whether you support Donald Trump or not, this past weekend…

The Unity Party of Colorado recently surpassed the 1,000-registered-voter tally to qualify as an official minor party in the state, which means candidates won’t have to petition their way onto the ballot.

We can understand increased security at government buildings during these challenging times. But while heading into the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Building last week, we discovered that another item had been added to the forbidden list: Sharpies.

The Colorado doctor behind a proposed ballot initiative to ban the sale of smartphones to children in the state under age thirteen views the devices as harmful to young people in a wide variety of ways, even suggesting a possible link to suicide. And while he concedes that enforcing the edict would be difficult, he sees the measure as a way to start a conversation here and throughout the nation as a whole about the wisdom of putting such a powerful tool in the hands of preteens.

Killmer, Lane & Newman, a well-known civil rights law firm, has joined a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of homeless persons suing the City of Denver over its sweeps of homeless encampments. David Lane, a partner of the firm, calls the case an “extremely uphill battle” but is…

Known for its large population of refugees and immigrants (roughly 70,000 people), the city of Aurora is also home to a number of nonprofits, such as Project Worthmore, that help arrivals from around the world settle into life in Colorado. Soon, Aurora’s international community will have another resource at its…

This year’s Western Conservative Summit traditionally draws many of the biggest names in Republican politics, including Donald Trump, who was among the headliners last year when he was the GOP presidential nominee. But thus far, neither Trump nor any key members of his team have confirmed that they’ll attend the 2017 version, scheduled to take place July 21-23 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, prompting organizers to launch a Twitter campaign intended to use the power of the President’s favorite social media tool to get him and his closest helpers to commit.

Governor John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law today, June 5, that allows women to fill up to a year’s worth of birth control with a single prescription. The law requires that healthcare insurers extend the current prescription limit of three months to twelve months in order to reduce pregnancies resulting from gaps between birth control prescriptions.

On Friday, June 2, Mayor Hancock accepted an invitation to visit a tiny home village that’s being constructed at 38th and Walnut streets, in RiNo. During his visit, which was closed to the media, the Mayor donned a construction hat and engaged in candid conversations with villagers who voiced concerns…

Former Denver Broncos star Peyton Manning, one of the most popular athletes in Colorado and across the country, is receiving unexpected backlash after reports that he joined President Donald Trump for a golf game, with many online commentators making reference to claims that the retired quarterback had pressed his naked buttocks into a trainer’s face during his days at the University of Tennessee.

In Boulder on June 3, a free speech gathering will be hosted by Proud Boys Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Antifa has already promised to be there to make its own opinions known, which inspired one reader to outline rewrite of West Side Story. Gee, President Trumpsky!

Rallies will shake up Boulder and Denver this weekend.

At the first ever Denver Gender Equity Summit, on Wednesday, May 31, organizers took a fresh approach to gender issues like the wage gap in Denver, where women make 81 cents for every dollar made by men. The summit drew over 400 business and nonprofit leaders and government officials to…

Back in 2003, the City of Denver convened the 45-member Commission to End Homelessness, a coalition of service providers, business people and politicians tasked with creating solutions and advising the city on the complicated issue. But the commission has been plagued with problems, especially after the group concluded its “ten…

Representative Ed Perlmutter is currently the biggest name to have announced that he’s running for Colorado in 2018, and the Democrat, who’s represented the state’s 7th Congressional District since 2007, emphasizes his experience and willingness to reach across the aisle in a wide-ranging interview.

LaDonna Brave Bull Allard is a Lakota historian and member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota. In April 2016, she started the Sacred Stone Camp, the first occupation to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline. Allard was named 2017’s Rebel with a Cause Honoree at Conservation Colorado’s Rebel…

At the City of Denver’s annual housing summit that took place on May 19, Denver’s new housing czar, Erik Soliván, announced that the city would take on thirty short-term initiatives by the end of 2017, including actions aimed at assisting Denver’s homeless population. The city is already following through on…

Across Colorado, but especially in Costilla County, officials are contending with off-the-grid residents who hold “sovereign” beliefs and do not observe the laws of the U.S. government.

Have you ever wondered how Colorado’s legislature works? Or perhaps you don’t care, because you’re convinced that all politicians are corrupt. In either case, former state senator Linda Newell, a Democrat who recently finished an eight-year term representing Littleton at the State Capitol, hopes that a video documentary series she’s…

Indivisible Denver, a collective formed to oppose the agenda of President Donald Trump and hold local officials accountable, has undergone a division of its own. Co-founder Eric Shumake, who recently told us about weekly protests against Senator Cory Gardner dubbed the Sunday Gardner, has split off from numerous ID members who are now part of a separate outfit.

Jacob Ayol, a security supervisor at the Denver International Airport who came to America from Sudan in 2003, was working at the airport when Trump’s first travel ban took effect in January.