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Justin Wingerter
Justin Wingerter is a political reporter for The Denver Post, primarily covering Colorado's congressional delegation and other federal topics. He previously reported for The Oklahoman and The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is a native of Granite City, Illinois, and a graduate of Southern Illinois University.
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How Colorado’s 4 House Democrats came to support Trump’s impeachment
Colorado’s four U.S. House Democrats appear to be on a one-way road to impeaching President Donald Trump, but they merged onto it at different times and for different reasons.

Money for Hickenlooper’s attorney is from federal fund meant to help Colorado economy post-9/11
Taxpayers have spent $43,390 — at a rate of $525 per hour — to defend John Hickenlooper before the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission as part of an arrangement that dates...

Cory Gardner fundraiser lobbied for Middle East banks as they opposed terrorism sanctions
The host of a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has, in recent years, lobbied the Senate on behalf of Middle East banks as they opposed sanctions on the terrorist...
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn sued for alleged lax COVID office protocols, making staff run errands for family
Colorado's longtime Republican congressman from Colorado Springs, is being sued by a former staffer, who accuses Lamborn of lax COVID protocols and asking aides to run personal errands.

Boulder post office to be named after King Soopers shooting victim Eric Talley
Colorado's U.S. House members introduced legislation Thursday to name a Boulder post office after Eric Talley, the police officer killed in March's mass shooting.

Colorado’s Ken Buck votes not to remove Liz Cheney from leadership, Boebert does
Colorado U.S. Rep. Ken Buck voted against removing Wyoming's Liz Cheney from a leadership position. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was in favor.

Colorado’s congressional mapmakers will move ahead without Census data
The Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission, which will need to add the new 8th Congressional District to the state’s map, voted 12-0 on Monday to move ahead with the use of...

Billions in federal dollars start pouring into Colorado. Here’s how much your city will get
Colorado's local and state governments will see about $5.7 billion total from latest federal COVID funding. Nearly $1 billion will be doled out in the Denver metro.

Colorado and the feds end their legal fight over policing and immigration
Colorado and the federal government reach agreement in a 2019 lawsuit over the U.S. Department of Justice attaching immigration-policing requirements to annual grant money.

How Colorado’s senior senator Michael Bennet helped create a major anti-poverty program
Colorado's senior U.S. senator, Michael Bennet, is at the center of a new $120 billion social safety net, which is forecast to cut child poverty nearly in half but could...

The Spot: Lauren Boebertap latest moment in the spotlight
As President Joe Biden spoke about mass shootings and gun control during an address to Congress on Wednesday night, C-SPAN cameras cut to Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert shaking her head,...

Colorado to gain its first new congressional district in 20 years, but where yet to be determined
Colorado will gain a seat in Congress starting in 2023 — a widely expected change that will reshape the state's congressional districts and give Coloradans a stronger voice in Washington,...

The government will reimburse you $9,000 for a COVID funeral
The federal government is reimbursing Americans for COVID-19 funeral expenses, an unprecedented program that could send more than $50 million to Colorado bank accounts beginning next week.