This story explores the campaign finance issues surrounding Michael Bennet's ads and potential legal implications.

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper raised just over $900,000 for his reelection bid in the 10-week pre-primary reporting period, the Colorado Democrat’s campaign said Wednesday. The campaign finished the per...

Colorado is headed into what could be one of its strongest El Niño summers on record, a shift expected to bring above‑average monsoon moisture, though not enough to erase the state’s long‑running drou...

Explore the Colorado race for governor with five candidates competing in their closely watched party primaries.

Democratic attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty, the Boulder County district attorney, runs laps around the judicial complex in Denver that houses the office he’s seeking in a TV ad released F...

Democratic attorney general candidate Jena Griswold plays the greatest hits from her two terms as Colorado secretary of state in her campaign’s first TV ad, which began airing Monday, the same day cou...

The two Democrats running in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District traded blows during a feisty televised debate on Monday night.

Declaring that Colorado “needs a fighter, not a bystander,” state Sen. Julie Gonzales, a Denver Democrat, on Monday launched her long-anticipated primary challenge to U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper. Pitc...

Trisha Calvarese, the Douglas County Democrat who lost a bid to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert last year in Colorado's most reliably Republican seat, announced Tuesday that she wants

“The only reality in the world is that we are going to get older and we’re going to die.”

Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez spoke publicly on Sunday about her longtime friendship with an Alabama man formerly on death row, which began during her time as a law school intern and ended with his ...

Colorado Senate overrides Gov. Polis's veto of a social media bill aimed at removing accounts engaged in illegal activities involving children under 13.

The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a jury will decide whether a Loveland police officer violated a couple's constitutional rights by shooting their puppy in the head and tors...

When Brita Horn took over as chair of the Colorado Republican Party after winning a vote at a state GOP meeting late last month, the volunteer fire department chief and

A three-member panel assigned to adjudicate the misconduct allegations against a northeastern Colorado judge will livestream a status conference on Friday, for apparently the first time in the state's...

Colorado Democrat Brittany Pettersen gained an unexpected ally after House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the chamber's floor activity for the rest of the week after failing to quash her bid

Colorado Republicans on Saturday elected Brita Horn, a former county treasurer and longtime party activist, to a two-year term as state GOP chair at the party's biennial reorganization meeting in

Over two decades ago, Timothy P. O'Hara walked into the Chicago courtroom of Judge Thomas More Donnelly and auditioned in a mock trial for a legal fellowship program Donnelly directed. O'Hara appeared...

A federal judge ruled on Monday that the state must continue funding a Christian preschool in Chaffee County even though the academy's policies may violate the non-discrimination requirements of Color...

Former Colorado House Speaker Crisanta Duran, a Democrat, on Thursday declared her candidacy for attorney general in next year's election, saying she's "committed to ensuring that every Coloradan is s...

A Boulder County Democratic vacancy committee will meet on March 18 to select Sonya Jaquez Lewis's successor after her resignation. Ten candidates have announced their interest.

U.S. District Court Judge S. Kato Crews on Monday denied a request that he recuse himself from a lawsuit about transgender athletes' participation, rejecting the argument that his courtroom protocols ...

Colorado lawmakers revisit fentanyl crisis with new legislation, debating felony penalties for possession and addressing the opioid epidemic's impact on the community.

Weld County must comply with the state law governing how boards of county commissioners are to draw their districts, and the county needs to adopt new maps by next year's election, the Colorado Suprem...

Voters in Colorado and across the Mountain West prioritize public land conservation over increased energy development on federal lands by a three-to-one margin, according to the annual Conservation in...

Lawmakers in Colorado are pushing for reforms after the Yvonne 'Missy' Woods scandal at the CBI. Two bills aim to address the issues and transparency.

Exactly one year after the Colorado Supreme Court found the state's second-highest court applied the incorrect standard when evaluating a deadly crash caused by an Olathe police officer, the Court of ...

Former senior Trump advisor Steve Bannon is slated to headline the Colorado Republican Party's annual fundraising dinner in March, five months after the popular podcaster's release from federal prison...

Colorado lawmakers push for animal testing facilities to offer animals to shelters for adoption after testing. The bill aims to increase transparency and animal welfare.

A construction defects bill aims to revitalize the affordable condo market in Colorado. It proposes independent inspections and a 10-year statute of limitations for filing claims.

Lawyers challenging a collegiate athletic association's policy regarding transgender participants have asked a federal judge to recuse himself from handling the case because of his courtroom protocols...

Colorado Senate Democrats vote to ban the purchase of firearms with detachable ammunition magazines. The bill aims to reduce gun violence and requires extensive safety education.

Colorado second-highest court expressed "some concerns" last week about a Mesa County judge's comparison of a defendant's constitutional right to silence to a hypothetical child who has obviously eate...

Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis resigns from the Colorado Senate amid allegations of violating Senate ethics rules and mistreating staff.

Colorado state Rep. Jenny Willford pushes for faster DNA testing of rape kits, addressing backlog and concerns over agency accountability.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Kathleen Sgamma, the longtime president of a Colorado-based oil and gas advocacy organization, to head the Bureau of Land Management, the agency that manages

Colorado Bureau of Investigation may continue testing DNA kits past June 30. Senate Bill 105 aims to address a backlog of DNA tests and ensure justice for 1,407 victims.