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Jesse Paul
Jesse Paul is a former Denver Post reporter. He left in 2018.
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Third Colorado presidential elector joins lawsuit against Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams
Micheal Baca has become the third Colorado presidential elector to join a federal lawsuit against Secretary of State Wayne Williams alleging he violated their constitutional rights by making threats and removing...

Cory Gardner “trying to get some more information on” Graham-Cassidy GOP health care legislation
U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner on Wednesday did not give a firm "yes" or "no" when asked about his potential support for the GOP's latest proposal to unwind the Affordable Care...

Colorado attorney general and counterparts widen probe into opioid manufacturers and distributors
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and more than three dozen of her counterparts have widened their probe into what role opioid manufacturers and distributors might have played in sparking the...

American Airlines to begin year-round service to Eagle County from Dallas
American Airlines will begin year-round, daily service to Eagle County from its hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport starting next year, closing the gap on the two months a...

Cory Gardner says Hillary Clinton is “trying to sell books” by leaving open the idea of questioning 2016 election’s legitimacy
The senator took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to lambaste Hillary Clinton for not ruling out the idea of questioning the legitimacy of the 2016 election, calling her "wildly irresponsible"...

Clear Creek County will ask voters to raise its sales tax to pay for expected record-breaking EMS year
Clear Creek County will ask voters in November to raise the countywide sales tax by 0.65 percent in order to offset the projected growing costs of providing emergency medical services.

The Trump administration has yet to fill some crucial federal posts for Colorado, the region
Eight months into the Trump administration, a slate of top federal jobs in Colorado and the West remains unfilled -- a hiring delay that touches everything from the environment to...

Peruvian mother whose pardon request was denied by Colorado governor receives deportation delay from ICE, supporters say
Ingrid Encalada Latorre, a Peruvian mother of two living in the U.S. unlawfully, has received a delay in her deportation after having a last-ditch-effort pardon request denied Thursday by Colorado...

10 people in Colorado may have cast two ballots in 2016 election, while 38 might have also voted in another state, study says
Ten people who voted in Colorado during the 2016 presidential election -- among the nearly three million votes cast -- may have cast two ballots, while 38 people who voted...

Mayor Michael Hancock, others in Denver delegation visit to England OK after London explosion
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and others in a delegation from the city visiting London this week are OK after an explosion on a packed London subway during rush hour Friday...