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Judge dismisses conservative-leaning Colorado school districts鈥� lawsuit over transgender athlete policies

Senior U.S. District Court Judge John Kane ruled Wednesday that the districts and schools don鈥檛 have standing to sue the state, in part because they aren鈥檛 facing clear harm.

Runners compete in a 1600 meter race at the CHSAA Track and Field Championships at Jefferson Country Stadium in Lakewood, Colo., on Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post)

Voters cast their ballots at a voter service and polling center in front of Emily Griffith Technical College in Denver on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Prepare now for the possibility that your ballot won’t arrive (Editorial)

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A ballot drop box outside the Highland Recreation Center on March 5, 2024, in Denver. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Colorado will still mail out all ballots, despite Supreme Court ruling in favor of President Trump’s order

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘The fight came to us’: Inside Jeffco Public Schools鈥� legal battle to keep $50 million in federal funding

By Jessica Seaman

August 10, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Title IX attorneys and experts interviewed by The Denver Post disagree with how the Trump...

The scene on Pool Street where a man was reportedly killed in a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Monday, July 13, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP)

Where is accountability for these shocking ICE shootings? (Letters)

By DP 抖阴ap

July 18, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

I am shocked at the seemingly quick application to the use of deadly force by...

The front entrance of the Aurora ICE Processing Center, on Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Trump administration must give many Colorado ICE detainees bail hearings, appeals court rules

By Seth Klamann

July 2, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

"Adopting the Government抖阴ap interpretation would pose grave constitutional problems because there is little justification ......

The South Platte River flows east toward the Nebraska state line near Ovid on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on water battle between Colorado and Nebraska

By Elise Schmelzer

June 29, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on a legal battle over one of Colorado's...

Tabitha Marquez goes over bets she has placed on her phone while tailgating before the NFL divisional playoff matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, outside of Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Sports betting is changing the game for Colorado’s fans and athletes as big money adds new pressures

By Noelle Phillips

June 18, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

Since 2020, Colorado's gamblers have wagered $28.4 billion on sports bets, averaging $418.7 million monthly....

Jenny Nehring, of Wetland Dynamics, surveys bird populations in the Russell Lakes Wildlife Refuge in Saguache County, Colorado, on Monday, March 30, 2026. A grant from American Rivers, funded by Coloradans' sports betting, will provide money for scientists to collect data about winter ice sheets by placing groundwater wells at the wildlife area. (Photo by Jacob Spetzler/Special to The Denver Post)

How sports betting became Colorado’s ticket to funding $140 million in water conservation projects

By Noelle Phillips

June 18, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Supporters say the gambling money is a godsend. Critics say legalized sports betting has come...

Zach Everett plays golf with friends at West Woods Golf Club in Arvada on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Everett's sports gambling cost him a job and alienated most of his friends and family. "You're not going to win yourself out of whatever hole you're in," he says. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Sports betting threatens to be Colorado’s ‘next big public health crisis’ if addiction isn’t addressed

By Noelle Phillips

June 19, 2026 at 10:30 p.m.

The first installment of this three-part series looks in-depth at gambling addiction and Colorado's attempts...

LEFT: U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper answers questions after a tour and a roundtable discussion at the CU Anschutz Cancer Center to discuss possible medical research funding cuts proposed by the Trump administration in Aurora, Colorado, on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Helen Richardson/The Denver Post) RIGHT: State Sen. Julie Gonzales speaks during a news conference in the Old Supreme Court Library at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang)

Sen. John Hickenlooper鈥檚 primary challenger argues he鈥檚鈥榤ore of the same.鈥� Will voters turn on the political icon?

By Seth Klamann

June 11, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

"Does Colorado want to continue with more of the same, go-along-to-get-along politics?" said Julie Gonzales,...

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold during a news conference at her office in Denver on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

In Colorado attorney general鈥檚 race, Jena Griswold鈥檚 experience and prominence have made her a target

By John Aguilar

June 11, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

Jena Griswold's Democratic opponents share her revulsion toward the man in the White House, but...

Riverstone Academy, billed as Colorado鈥檚鈥渇irst public Christian school,鈥� was ordered to close its building in Pueblo due to health and safety concerns. (Screengrab of Google Maps)

Colorado鈥檚鈥榝irst public Christian school鈥� closes permanently

By Ann Schimke

June 3, 2026 at 11:38 a.m.

Backers opened the 30-student Riverstone Academy in Pueblo County nine months ago with hopes of...

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