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John Frank
John Frank was a Denver Post political reporter until leaving in 2018.
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Victor Mitchell’s belief in a Colorado “deep state” traces to his experience with criminal justice system
Victor Mitchell's concern about a "deep state" in Colorado and how criminal records are kept is linked to a personal experience in which he was wrongly accused of a crime...

Great American Beer Festival 2018 ticket sales dates announced
Colorado beer fans can set the countdown clock.

The first Colorado ballots are being counted in a governor’s race where polls show clear favorites
The latest polls in the Colorado governor's race show clear front-runners with Republican Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis but significant numbers of undecided voters with two weeks to go...

In a crowded Democratic field for Colorado governor, leading candidates focus on identity politics
Identity politics is a dominant theme in the Colorado Democratic primary for governor. “Itap a very, very risky strategy. The reason itap risky is that you can unify groups …...

Here are 5 summer beer festivals in Colorado that reinvent the experience
Imagine this: rafting trips, curated brewery lists, intimate tours and vintage releases.

Why Colorado’s environmental battles aren’t the focus of the nation’s top Democratic donor in the 2018 election
Tom Steyer, a billionaire climate activist with a big-money legacy in Colorado politics, suggests his focus is flipping the U.S. House to Democratic control, not major environmental efforts in Colorado...

Here are 5 summer beer festivals in Colorado that reinvent the experience
Imagine this: rafting trips, curated brewery lists, intimate tours and vintage releases.

Meet the top 10 donors in Colorado’s 2018 election and who they support
The campaign cash in Colorado is targeted toward the open governor’s race, where four of the 10 top donors are aligned with Democratic candidate Mike Johnston and promote charter schools....

Colorado wants to allow political donations in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency political donations -- whether bitcoin or another digital currency – would be subject to the same state limits as a cash donation and the value is determined at...

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer wants Colorado to rally behind impeaching Donald Trump. But are the state’s Democrats on board?
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer sweeps into Denver this week with a simple and provocative message: itap time to impeach President Donald Trump and any Democrat not on board better wise...