State and Region
New graduated income tax Prop 195 reaches next stage for November Colorado ballot
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | The supporters of a citizen initiative to put a graduated income-tax system in the Colorado constitution said Monday that they had submitted more than 157,000 signatures to the Colorado secretary of state’s office as they seek to qualify for the November ballot. The secretary of […]
Colorado’s free preschool faces calls for higher quality standards
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | Colorado’s free preschool program has been popular with families since it launched three years ago, but state leaders need to raise the bar on quality. That finding from a state-mandated evaluation of the $349 million program echoes concerns long raised by advocates that universal preschool started […]
Proposed Postal Service rule threatens Colorado mail-in voting system, officials say
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A U.S. Postal Service rule proposed as a result of a President Donald Trump’s executive order to limit voting by mail would upend the ability of Coloradans to easily access their ballots ahead of November’s general election. Colorado is a universal mail-in ballot state, and […]
House OKs bill to make daylight saving time permanent; Colorado stands ready. Senate next
WASHINGTON | There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. The vote was 308-117. Colorado state […]
Colorado primary sees record voter turnout with 35.9% participation
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Turnout in the recent Colorado primary election, with executive-level offices up for grabs and a competitive congressional primary, was 10 percentage points higher than in 2024. As of Monday, turnout for the June 30 primary was around 35.9% of active voters, compared with 25.5% in […]
Lawmakers seek solutions for Colorado’s Medicaid budget, red tape
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. DENVER | The future of Colorado’s Medicaid program is getting an in-depth look and that could lead to reforms. That’s the job of the Colorado Commission on Medicaid, which met this week. Its arduous task? Come up with strategies to […]
Colorado law change alters futures of three public schools
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | A recent law change aimed at what some Colorado lawmakers saw as a rogue school authorizing group quickly changed the trajectory of three public schools this spring. One closed, one will stay open, and the fate of the third is a mystery. The new law put […]
3 firefighters killed in Colorado as wildfires stoked by heat, wind rage — VIDEO
BEAVER, Utah | Blistering heat and strong winds Sunday stoked wildfires across the West after three firefighters were killed a day earlier in Colorado while battling a blaze along the state’s border with Utah. The National Weather Service said wildfire conditions “remain critical” across the Southwest, with risk high in the Four Corners region where […]
Brothers are accused of mishandling remains of two dozen people at Colorado funeral home
FORT COLLINS | Police on Thursday arrested two Colorado men, including a former county coroner, for allegedly mishandling at least two dozen decomposing bodies and other remains found behind a hidden door in a funeral home. Charges filed against former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Lee Cotter, 65, and his brother, Christopher Aaron Cotter, 60, included […]
Arapahoe County, state election officials defend voting accuracy amid conspiracy theories
AURORA | It’s voting season again, and controversy about voting accuracy, so it’s time for a rundown of what goes into an election in Colorado. Some, like former Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky, have already cast some doubt and offered conspiracy theories on the accuracy of elections in Aurora. Jurinsky created controversy in a Facebook […]