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.

Planned Parenthood considers expanding in Colorado as more women travel from out of state for abortions

July 21, 2019 at 9:41 a.m.

Colorado is one of seven states that doesn't restrict access to abortion at any stage of pregnancy. That sets the state apart from its neighbors, where a variety of state...

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D), front right, ...

Return of the recall: Group restarts effort to vote state Sen. Brittany Pettersen out of office

July 18, 2019 at 4:11 p.m.

An attempt to recall Colorado state Sen. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, is back just days after supporters withdrew their initial petition because of an error on the recall statement.

Stethoscope on money, depicting the health care industry concept

Colorado’s health exchange premiums expected to drop 18% – if feds approve reinsurance

July 16, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

For the first time since Colorado started its health insurance exchange, the prices people pay for coverage are expected to drop -- by a statewide average of 18.2% -- next...

Cory Gardner, the women’s vote and religion: Western Conservative Summit takeaways

July 14, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

The 2019 edition of the Western Conservative Summit showed both some of the themes and some of the disagreements among conservatives as they gear up for the 2020 re-election campaigns...

DENVER, CO - MAY 3: State Senator鈥檚 Pete Lee and Brittany Pettersen talk during the Colorado General Assembly's last day of the regular assembly. May 3, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)

Recalls against Colorado Democrats Brittany Pettersen and Pete Lee can go forward

July 12, 2019 at 5:38 p.m.

On Friday afternoon, the Colorado Secretary of State's Office approved petitions for groups seeking to oust Democratic Sens. Brittany Pettersen and Pete Lee. They now have 60 days to gather...

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President Donald Trump’s portrait will soon hang in Colorado Capitol

July 12, 2019 at 6:20 p.m.

A portrait of President Donald Trump will soon join those of his 44 predecessors in the rotunda of Colorado's Capitol.

freshly roasted chiles from Musso's Farms at the 24th annual Pueblo Chile and Frijoles Festival in downtown Pueblo Sept. 21, 2018.

Pueblo or Hatch chiles? Colorado and New Mexico governors exchange heated words

July 10, 2019 at 12:59 p.m.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham mix it up over the question of whose chile is best.

Jena Griswold, candidate for Secretary of State, speaks during the Democratic State Assembly at the 1stBank Center on April 14, 2018 in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Special to the Denver Post)

Democratic poll puts Jena Griswold 鈥� who hasn’t announced she’s running 鈥� in top tier to challenge Cory Gardner

July 9, 2019 at 7:09 p.m.

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold hasn't said she's running to unseat U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, but Democrats say they'd vote for her in next year's primary, according to a...

MERCURY NEWS PHOTO BY MERI SIMON 7/18/2000 Asif Siddique goes through a pile of papers containing his visa and other immigration documents. He has been working in the U.S. on an H-1B visa but his visa expired before he was approved for a green card. He can no longer work in the U. S. but he stays here while he waits hoping to get his green card. Siddique has been in the US since 1987. He went to school at Ohio State University. He is originally from Pakistan.

Colorado just made getting public records a little more expensive

July 9, 2019 at 1:16 p.m.

The Executive Committee of the Legislative Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday morning to raise the maximum amount per hour -- from $30 to $33.58 -- that those agencies can charge...

Recall petition for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis approved; signature-gathering could start this week

July 9, 2019 at 7:24 a.m.

A group that wants to recall Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has been given the green light to start circulating petitions to get a special election on the ballot this fall.

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