From a serious crackdown on semiautomatic firearms to expanding immigration rights, Colorado lawmakers tackled some contentious topics in this year’s regular legislative session. Here’s what you should know.
We ask a local Republican pollster why the state voted so blue amid a nationwide red wave—and if there’s hope for the party here.
A complete list of how Coloradans voted on the presidential election, statewide ballot measures, U.S. congressional contests, and local ballot questions.
As the executive director of LGBTQ+ advocacy organization One Colorado, Bridges is working to ensure that all Coloradans have the right to marriage.
Tips for being a responsible, engaged, and civics-minded Coloradan.
A letter from the editor of 5280.
We didn’t know, either, so we did a deep dive into Colorado’s minority political parties to bring you this unofficial guide.
The Aspen Democrat chased Lauren Boebert out of western Colorado with a savvy, practical, centrist message. Now that he’s facing a practical Republican opponent in Jeff Hurd, his mission to flip the reliably red district has gotten a whole lot harder.
From same-sex marriage to funding for law enforcement, there’s a lot for Centennial State voters to weigh in on this November.
The state’s regular session wrapped without much drama. These are the most noteworthy bills that passed—plus a few that didn’t make it across the line.
For the first time in Denver’s history, all of the senior staffers in the mayor’s office are women. Here’s what that means now—and for the city’s future.
Coloradans will vote three times in 2024. Here, Griswold breaks down what to expect amid controversy surrounding former President Donald Trump and election security.
From property taxes to education, here’s an early look at what bills might be passed into law as the Colorado General Assembly gathers this week.
The Colorado Supreme Court barred the former president from the 2024 presidential election—now what?
We break down the statewide ballot measures, call out the school board race to watch, and explain Boulder’s new ranked-choice voting system.
Benitez wants to harness his past experience as the first director of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office to create a similar entity in the federal government. But can the accomplished mountaineer get Americans—especially Beltway politicians—to see the benefit of coordinating our outdoor adventures?
