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.

Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets with supporters before speaking at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Joe Biden talks gay rights, El Paso shooting and left wing policies at Denver fundraiser

September 28, 2019 at 6:47 p.m.

Vice President Joe Biden laid at least part of the blame for the recent mass shooting in El Paso, Texas at the feet of President Donald Trump during a private...

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks during ...

Gov. Jared Polis’ office asks small newspapers to remove stories

September 26, 2019 at 5:46 p.m.

A strange story has unfolded behind the scenes at two rural newspapers in the last couple of weeks. Gov. Jared Polis鈥� spokesman, Conor Cahill, asked their editors to unpublish an...

Recall Polis group gives $11,000 in gifts to staffers

September 26, 2019 at 4:26 p.m.

The Official Recall of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis group -- which didn't participate in the recent failed recall attempt by two other groups -- has given $11,000 of the money...

The Colorado Supreme Court chambers at ...

Colorado conservatives frustrated by ruling upholding business fees

September 23, 2019 at 6:41 p.m.

Conservatives say the fight over whether fees should be subject to Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights is far from over -- and could be headed to the ballot -- after...

Coloradans don’t want another Vegas, but sports betting has a chance

October 4, 2019 at 12:03 p.m.

Proposition DD would let Colorado casinos take bets on baseball games and more starting in May 2020. It also would legalize limited online gambling. What it wouldn't do -- and...

Police tape shuts off a crime scene in Boulder County in this 2008 file photo.

Juvenile dies after being shot near Cook Park in Denver

September 18, 2019 at 10:31 p.m.

Denver police are investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday in the 1700 block of South Monaco Parkway. According to police, the department received a call about the shooting at 4:42 p.m....

A cyclist rides past the University of Colorado Hospital on June 24, 2016.

Former nurse sentenced for stealing, swapping out opioids intended for patients

September 18, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

Kacye Unruh was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for stealing opioids and tampering with a consumer product.

Man sentenced to 10 years for fatal drunk-driving crash on I-70 in Denver

September 18, 2019 at 5:34 p.m.

A man who caused a fiery, fatal crash on eastbound Interstate 70 last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.

Denver businesswoman Denise Burgess enters U.S. Senate race

September 16, 2019 at 6:26 a.m.

Denise Burgess, who runs a Denver-area construction management firm, entered the race for U.S. Senate Monday morning.

Supporters for Donald J. Trump in Pueblo.

After failed recall attempts, Colorado’s GOP is searching for its next move

September 14, 2019 at 9:02 a.m.

Colorado Republicans remain divided over whether attempting to recall five state lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis were the right move politically.

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