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Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court last Tuesday as the court listens to arguments in the cake of Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In 2012, Phillips refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, saying it was against his religious beliefs.

Colorado baker case before U.S. Supreme Court front and center amid ongoing civil rights friction at state legislature

February 21, 2018 at 9:27 a.m.

Republican lawmakers introduced a package of changes to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission on Tuesday, all of which were shot down along party lines by Democrats, as legislation to reauthorize...

Interstate 70 just west of the Continental Divide on Monday.

“It’s going to be a slow go”: Weather and volume will pair up for a long I-70 drive back from the Colorado mountains Monday

February 19, 2018 at 2:26 p.m.

A blast of winter weather paired with an influx of holiday travelers will mean back ups on Interstate 70 from the Colorado high country back to the Front Range on...

Colorado was targeted by Russians leading up to 2016 election, Mueller indictment says

February 17, 2018 at 8:50 p.m.

At least two of the 13 Russian nationals indicted by Robert Mueller on Friday as part of his probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election targeted Colorado,...

Welcome to The Spot newsletter: Colorado politics (and more) from The Denver Post politics team

March 1, 2018 at 4:07 p.m.

Welcome to The Spot, where The Denver Post's politics team captures what's happening this week -- from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the halls...

Colorado gun-store thieves could face more prison time under bipartisan measure that cleared its first hurdle

February 15, 2018 at 2:04 p.m.

Thieves who take guns or ammunition during a burglary in Colorado could face a stiffer prison sentence and heftier fines under a measure that passed a House committee on Thursday...

With ranking Republican’s vote, effort to bolster Colorado鈥檚 hobbled immigrant driver鈥檚 license program clears first hurdle

February 14, 2018 at 5:11 p.m.

A ranking Senate Republican on Wednesday cast the deciding vote to allow聽a bill聽seeking to ease the application logjam and fix a document glitch for Colorado's long-hobbled driver鈥檚 license program聽for people...

Students leave campus at the end of the day at Ca帽on City High School on Nov. 9, 2015. Authorities last year announced a sexting scandal at the high school that reportedly involved hundreds of students.

Effort to extend Colorado’s statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse fails after opposition from Catholic church, teachers group

February 14, 2018 at 4:17 p.m.

An effort to extend Colorado鈥檚 statute of limitations for the crime of failing to report child abuse died in a committee Wednesday following opposition from a teacher鈥檚 union and the...

Nederland firefighter Bretlyn Schmidtmann is overcome with emotion as she tries to find remains of her St. Bernard Geno amid the rubble of her burned down house on July 12, 2016 in Nederland.

Leaving a campfire unattended in Colorado grasslands or forests could land you in jail under new measure

February 14, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.

Leaving a campfire unattended in Colorado could have more serious consequences under a bill that passed the Democratic-controlled House Wednesday as lawmakers work to prevent a leading -- and preventable...

Colorado's goofy U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, left, and Michael Bennet.

Bipartisan curling (kind of): Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet recognize Colorado’s Olympians in goofy video

February 14, 2018 at 3:12 p.m.

Colorado's U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet probably should stick to their day jobs.

Dozens rally on Tuesday at the Colorado Capitol to protect the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in an event organized by Democrats and LGBT advocacy groups. Republicans, however, say they don't want to do away with the panel.

Fireworks at Colorado Capitol as Democrats rally to protect a civil rights commission the GOP says it doesn鈥檛 want to end

February 14, 2018 at 10:35 a.m.

State Democrats continued to assail Republican lawmakers on Tuesday for withholding funding to the Colorado Rights Commission, attacks that the GOP say are untrue and amount to political theater and...

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