Phil Weiser

David Barrows, of Washington, DC, waves a flag with corporate logos and fake money during a rally against money in politics outside the Supreme Court Oct. 8, 2013, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The creative way Colorado can work around Citizens United to keep big money’s corporate influence out of politics (抖阴ap)

December 10, 2025 at 9:49 a.m.

"We must reduce the influence of big money in our politics so that elected officials work for the people, not special interests." -- Phil Weiser and Javier Mabry

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Suthers and Weiser: Could a Civics Bee help save the republic and the Colorado Way?

May 16, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

The strength of our democracy depends on people engaging in robust, respectful disagreement. When disagreements devolve into personal attacks, and individuals cannot listen to opposing viewpoints, we risk undermining the...

An employee a Safeway sorts produce on March 1, 2023 in Aurora. Voters recently approved Proposition 125 paving the way for wine sales at grocery stores statewide beginning March 1st. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Weiser: The Kroger/Albertsons grocery merger deserves a thorough anti-trust legal review

March 2, 2023 at 11:18 a.m.

At the Colorado Attorney General鈥檚 Office, we must determine if this grocery merger would unlawfully harm our state鈥檚 consumers, workers, farmers or suppliers. That抖阴ap why we鈥檙e asking the public for...

FILE – Protesters march Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., over the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop. As Memphis police officers attacked Nichols, others held him down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp. Just like the attack on George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly three years ago, a simple intervention could have saved a life. Memphis and Minneapolis police departments are among many with “duty to intervene” policies. It’s also the law. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

抖阴ap: Active bystandership training is the missing tool

February 28, 2023 at 11:01 a.m.

The killing of Tyre Nichols is not just a tragedy, but a call to action. For those of us committed to improving policing, we can do our part by working...

PAGE, ARIZONA - MARCH 27: A view Lake Powell on March 27, 2022 in Page, Arizona. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, water levels at Lake Powell dropped to their lowest level since the lake was created by the damming the Colorado River in 1963. Lake Powell is currently at 25 percent of capacity, a historic low, and has also lost at least 7 percent of its total capacity. The Colorado River Basin connects Lake Powell and Lake Mead and supplies water to 40 million people in seven western states. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

抖阴ap: New guidelines can save the Colorado River

July 8, 2022 at 10:01 a.m.

The Colorado River is the moving force of the West. It provides water to 40 million people and is vital to economic prosperity in the western states it runs through.

Weiser and Dunn: Stop Colorado’s deadly flow of fentanyl

December 16, 2021 at 6:01 a.m.

To fight this scourge, we need more treatment options for those struggling with addiction, we need better enforcement tools, we need to disrupt the supply chain and arrest fentanyl traffickers,...

Weiser: Rise in domestic violence calls for steps to understand, combat problem

November 1, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.

The rise in domestic violence in recent years is a cause for alarm. In just the last month alone, at least five people died in separate domestic violence incidents across...

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Phil Weiser: Hold social media giants accountable for the harm they cause

October 7, 2021 at 1:22 p.m.

Last week, responding to a letter I and other state attorneys general sent criticizing its plans for 鈥淚nstagram for Kids,鈥� Facebook hit the pause button on the idea.

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Weiser and Coffman: Texas’ attempt to undermine our Constitution was rebuked by those who uphold the rule of law

December 15, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

With zero surprise from constitutional experts, the court turned away one state鈥檚 attempt to overturn other states鈥� election results. But what was a surprise is that many public officials supported...

Doctor working in hospital to fight 2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19. Professional healthcare people with other doctors, nurse and surgeon. Corona virus medical care and protection concept.

Weiser: The DOJ’s attack on the Affordable Care Act is an affront to the rule of law

November 6, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.

As a former DOJ official, I can only shake my head in dismay at how that agency is turning its back on its duty to defend the law. It is...

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