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State Rep. Steve Lebsock also was named Legislator of the Year by the Colorado Nonprofit Association. Photo by Nathaniel Cardonsky, Special to The Denver Post

Denouncements of state Rep. Steve Lebsock swiftly roll in following sexual harassment allegations against him

January 9, 2018 at 7:12 p.m.

Colorado's world of politics was swift to denounce state Rep. Steve Lebsock following sexual harassment allegations against him that surfaced on Friday, with support conversely rolling in for his alleged...

Pueblo County jail screenshot taken from a task force report on how to improve the facility.

Pueblo County voters soundly reject sales tax increase to pay for new jail that officials say is direly needed

November 8, 2017 at 3:35 p.m.

Pueblo County officials say they will try to do their best to maintain law and order in their overcrowded, outdated jail after voters on Tuesday soundly rejected a measure to...

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George Brauchler mulling jump from crowded governor’s race to open GOP attorney general primary

November 8, 2017 at 5:25 p.m.

Republican candidate for governor George Brauchler is weighing a run for attorney general now that Cynthia Coffman, the current AG, has entered the governor鈥檚 race, according to his campaign and...

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman at the State Supreme Court Chambers at the Colorado State Judicial Building in Denver on Oct. 22, 2015.

Cynthia Coffman is running for governor of Colorado, adding to long list of GOP primary candidates

November 8, 2017 at 9:02 a.m.

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is running for governor of Colorado, leaving her post as a well-liked conservative at the helm of the state's law enforcement community to join a...

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Clear Creek County voters approve sales tax increase to pay for expected record-breaking EMS year

November 7, 2017 at 10:44 p.m.

Voters in Clear Creek County on Tuesday night appeared to approve聽a聽0.65 percent聽sales tax increase to pay for an expected record-breaking year of calls for their聽community's聽emergency medical services department.

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Denver Green Roof Initiative backers cautiously declare victory as measure holds a small-but-growing lead

January 17, 2018 at 5:57 p.m.

Early returns Tuesday showed the聽Denver's Green Roof Initative, a far-reaching measure that would require rooftop gardens on most new buildings (and some existing ones) with at least 25,000 square feet...

Colorado state lawmaker leaving her post to join Trump administration

November 7, 2017 at 3:54 p.m.

State Rep. Clarice Navarro of Pueblo, who advised then-candidate Donald Trump on how to reach out to Latino voters, is resigning from her post in the legislature to take a...

Denver Election Judge Susan Morrison hands ...

It’s Election Day in Colorado. Here’s what you need to know.

November 7, 2017 at 6:16 p.m.

It's Election Day in Colorado, and there are contests in all but six of the state's 64 counties.聽

Turnout for Colorado’s 2017 elections has been low thus far, with just 810,000 ballots cast as of Monday morning

November 7, 2017 at 11:55 a.m.

Turnout for Colorado's 2017 elections has so far been very low, with just 810,360 ballots the 3,243,593 sent out to voters returned as of Monday evening.

Woman who left her 2-year-old son in car overnight during snowstorm pleads guilty, faces up to 10 years