John Hickenlooper
Meeker’s electricity costs could increase up to 5% after Elk and Lee fires, thanks to Trump’s attacks on ‘blue states’ (Editorial)
Because President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration has denied rural Coloradans relief funds from floods and fires...
Leaning left in the Denver Post’s Sunday letters to the editor (Letters)
"But whatever the reason, it抖阴ap obvious the published letters skew left and even hard left,...
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans builds big war chest as Democrats duke it out in suburban swing district
The financial arms race over Colorado's most-contested congressional district is in full swing, with incumbent...
Barbara Kirkmeyer qualifies for GOP primary for Colorado governor as state contests take shape
State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer qualified for the Republican primary for Colorado governor on Wednesday. She...
Conservative pastor Rep. Scott Bottoms wins top billing for governor on Colorado Republican primary ballot
Bottoms won top-billing on the Republican primary ballot at the party's statewide convention Saturday night,...
In poll, Coloradans express growing economic fears — and dimming views of Polis, Bennet and Hickenlooper
"We've seen Democrats become quite frustrated with incumbent legislators and executives across the state and...
Director of Colorado’s Medicaid agency resigns after lawmakers planned vote calling for her removal
Kim Bimestefer's time overseeing HCPF included the entirety of the pandemic, which hit the U.S....
Julie Gonzales set for one-on-one with John Hickenlooper in race for U.S. Senate
More than 1,600 Democratic faithful filled Memorial Hall in Pueblo on Saturday, even as thousands...
State assemblies kick off as Colorado Democrats gather to pick primary candidates for major offices
The assemblies aren鈥檛 the end of the nomination process -- indeed, some high-profile names in...
Westword founder and editor Patty Calhoun to retire from alt-weekly after nearly 50 years
Calhoun founded the firebrand alternative publication in 1977 and has edited it ever since.
Sens. Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper qualify for June primary ballot in different races
U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper have each qualified for the June primary ballot,...
Did lawmakers end Colorado’s ‘oil and gas wars’? Seven years later, the verdict’s still out.
A 2019 law that overhauled how oil and gas are regulated was aimed at reducing...
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette walloped by democratic socialist at county assembly. Does this spell trouble for incumbents?
"DeGette and others know their party and the people associated with it are not terribly...
Dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR by Trump administration is retaliatory and illegal, universities allege in new lawsuit
The plaintiff is the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, a nonprofit consortium of 129 North...
JBS strike in Greeley begins with thousands of workers walking off job
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, the union representing 3,800 JBS workers in Greeley,...
New Democrat’s entrance in race sets up Aspen-centric primary in U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd’s district
The entry of an Aspen-area Democrat in the primary to represent vast swaths of Colorado...
Colorado leaders react to U.S. attack on Iran: ‘A war of choice’
Several of Colorado鈥檚 top elected officials called for congressional intervention hours after the U.S. and...
Colorado lawmakers’ State of the Union guests include former ICE detainee, Evergreen High student
鈥淚 hope no one else has to go through what I did, and I hope...
Colorado congressional Democrats demand ICE abandon plans for Hudson immigration detention center
Documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado revealed that ICE had identified...
Palantir leaves Colorado after politicians chose between dirty money and the voters they represent (抖阴ap)
"The largest recipient of donations from Palantir employees and the company鈥檚 PAC are PAC鈥檚 set...
Colorado River states fail to meet another federal deadline for a deal as disastrous reservoir levels loom
鈥淲e鈥檙e being asked to solve a problem we didn鈥檛 create with water we don鈥檛 have,"...
Colorado deserves politicians willing to say “abolish ICE” (抖阴ap)
"When your job is numbers, every person becomes a statistic and a justification in pursuit...
Colorado Democrats ramp up anti-ICE strategy after raids, killings: 鈥楾he community鈥檚 been calling for it鈥�
"The biggest change I've seen is they're actually talking about (immigration), and they're not scared,"...
Colorado members of Congress call for further investigation into ICE 鈥榙eath cards鈥� left in arrested immigrants’ cars
Colorado lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are calling for further investigation...
One Democratic challenger raised more than 10 times as much as Rep. Lauren Boebert last quarter
Rep. Lauren Boebert, the incumbent in the 4th District, had an anemic showing in the...
Nationwide general strike leads to ICE Out protests, school and business closures across metro Denver
Demonstrators across Denver joined the national ICE Out campaign 鈥� 鈥渘o work, school, or shopping鈥�...
Colorado Sens. John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet call for ICE reforms as funding standoff looms
"I'll make an evaluation by the end of the week, but I have not seen...
Colorado’s members of Congress ask Trump for disaster relief — for third time — in appeal for wildfires, flooding
Colorado's elected leaders have renewed their plea with the Trump administration to approve tens of...
Colorado senators’ bid to save NCAR funding fails as U.S. Senate passes spending bills
鈥淚n the face of unrelenting political attacks from President Trump, we are standing together to...
Clemency for Tina Peters endangers us all (抖阴ap)
Governor Polis has cited humanitarian reasons for possibly granting clemency to convicted felon, Tina Peters....
Calling on our ‘milquetoast’ senators — Bennet and Hickenlooper — to stand up to Trump (Letters)
"Your bravery is lacking. You put the soggy into milquetoast. You clearly do not realize...
Denver making bid to host 2028 Democratic National Convention
If Denver is successful in its bid, it could mean a major economic boost for...
Colorado leaders react to U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro
Colorado鈥檚 elected officials reacted to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicol谩s Maduro largely along...
Trump denies disaster declarations for Colorado fires, flooding: ‘We won’t stop fighting’
President Donald Trump denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado that would have allowed the...
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Melissa Hart announces retirement
Justice Melissa Hart said she plans to focus on access to justice for low and...
Colorado’s U.S. senators derail government funding votes over dismantling of NCAR by Trump
President Trump's "reckless decision to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research will have lasting,...
Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR, drawing rebukes from Colorado officials
Federal lawmakers called the planned NCAR closure "deeply dangerous" and "blatantly retaliatory." Gov. Jared Polis...
A Democratic reset can start with ousting Hickenlooper (Letters)
A Democratic reset can start with ousting Hickenlooper Re: "Senator's campaign tried to nix challenge,"...
How allies of Sen. John Hickenlooper tried to ward off a progressive challenge by Julie Gonzales
In interviews, state Sen. Julie Gonzales and her consultants described a "pattern of pressure" undertaken...
Colorado state senator launches progressive primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper
State Sen. Julie Gonzales says her candidacy against U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper represents a fork...
How Starbucks tried to quash union activity in Colorado
The coffee giant shuttered a store in Colorado Springs in 2022 shortly after its workers...
Coloradans have gloomy outlook on economy, elected leaders — and fear rise in political violence, poll finds
Nearly 3 in 4 Colorado voters characterized the political situation as "in crisis" in a...
Durango father, children arrested by ICE agree to leave the country, advocates say
The 鈥渕ental, physical, and emotional trauma they have endured has left them unable to continue...
How Colorado’s members of Congress voted on bill to end shutdown
Here鈥檚 how Colorado's U.S. House members voted Wednesday night as the chamber approved a bill...
Air Force Academy’s accreditation under review after cuts to civilian faculty
Concerned alumni and former faculty told The Denver Post they believe the academy is losing...
Colorado lawmakers face ethics complaints over Vail retreat — and how it was paid for
The complaints allege that the legislators violated a state constitutional prohibition on accepting gifts of...
Hickenlooper’s Fix our Forests Act undermines key environmental protections (Letters)
"Under the guise of wildfire protection, 鈥淔ix our Forests鈥� expands the amount of logging on...