Anna Staver
Anna Staver covers state politics for The Denver Post. She previously worked at 9 News, the Salem, Oregon, Statesman Journal and Idaho Press Tribune and is a graduate of Kent State University.
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Shots for Tots and Teens gives free vaccines at Denver-area walk-in clinics
At fire stations across the Denver metro area, parents line up on the weekends with their children to see the big trucks, get a toy and receive free immunizations.

Colorado seeks “urgent” decision from Supreme Court on faithless electors
Colorado is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the people chosen to cast an Electoral College vote for a presidential candidate are bound by their state's rules on...

Effort to recall Colorado Senate president on track as deadline nears, organizer says
The people working to recall Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia say they have the signatures to put the question to his constituents.

Why a NY woman came to Colorado for a 32-week abortion
Abortions late in pregnancy -- especially those in the third trimester -- are rare, expensive and politically charged. Forty-three states place some restrictions on abortions after a certain point in...

Colorado Prop DD: Voter’s guide to sports betting ballot question
Proposition DD asks voters if they want to legalize sports betting at Colorado casinos and on mobile applications and invest $29 million in taxes into the state's water plan.

Colorado Prop CC: What it means to give back your TABOR tax refund
Colorado voters will decide in November 2019 whether to give up their TABOR tax refunds forever and let the state spend those dollars on transportation, K-12 and higher education.

Colorado health exchange premiums dropping – by a lot
For the first time since Colorado started its health insurance exchange, the prices people pay for coverage in 2020 will drop, thanks to a new state program called reinsurance.

Proposition CC: Sorting out the arguments for and against TABOR measure
Proposition CC will ask Colorado voters whether they want to give up their TABOR tax refunds and let the state spend that money on transportation and education. The Denver Post...

Prop CC campaign to keep taxpayers’ TABOR refunds finally launches
Proposition CC asks Colorado voters in November if they want to unwind part of a state constitutional amendment called the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

Piqued by Trump, Colorado Democrats make a play for religious voters
The Colorado Democratic Party has launched a new initiative to reach out to people of faith ahead of both the 2020 election and legislative session. Conservative religious groups welcome the...