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Commissioners weigh sheriff’s hiring of former county attorney Treu as ‘outside counsel’

Commissioners weigh sheriff’s hiring of former county attorney Treu as ‘outside counsel’

Editor’s note:  The commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 10, postponed this discussion in order to receive legal advice and determine if the sheriff’s office hiring its own legal counsel is allowable…

Northwest Colorado looks to reinvent itself as coal economy slowly shuts down

Northwest Colorado looks to reinvent itself as coal economy slowly shuts down

All over the country, communities are reeling from the threat of climate change – particularly the closure of coal mines and coal-burning power plants, as a way to dramatically reduce…

Boebert blasts renewables, boosts Project 2025 agenda to defund EPA

Boebert blasts renewables,  boosts Project 2025 agenda to defund EPA

In what’s likely to be U. S Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) only live debate with her Democratic opponent Trisha Calvarese, Boebert attacked government spending as reckless and called for large-scale…

Draconian ballot measures withdrawn as Gov. Polis signs property tax cuts into Colorado law

Draconian ballot measures withdrawn as Gov. Polis signs property tax cuts into Colorado law

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks at a property tax bill signing at the Colorado Capitol on Sept. 4 (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline). Gov. Jared Polis signed a bipartisan package of property…

From abortion rights to overhaul of state elections, voters face many choices on the ballot on Nov. 5

From abortion rights to overhaul of state elections, voters face many choices on the ballot on Nov. 5

 An election worker sorts ballots in June (Andrew Fraieli/Colorado Newsline). A total of 14 citizen initiatives and legislatively referred measures are set to appear on Coloradans’ 2024 ballots, though at…

Colorado lawmakers set to wrap up special session on lowering property taxes

Colorado lawmakers set to wrap up special session on lowering property taxes

House Speaker Julie McCluskie, a Dillon Democrat, speaks on the floor of the Colorado House of Representatives alongside Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs Republican, on Aug. 28, 2024…

Kennedy Jr. to stay on Colorado ballot despite pulling out of presidential race

Kennedy Jr. to stay on Colorado ballot despite pulling out of presidential race

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the presidential ballot in Colorado, despite informally suspending his campaign last week and endorsing former President Donald Trump. “We are not withdrawing in…

Analysis: Trump calls for mass deportation could crush economy, break up families

Analysis: Trump calls for mass deportation could crush economy, break up families

WASHINGTON — “Mass deportation now!” is a catchphrase for the Trump presidential campaign, as the Republican nominee proposes a crackdown on immigration that would oust thousands of undocumented people. Often…

Colorado joins other states in suing to stop collusion on home rental pricing

Colorado joins other states in suing to stop collusion on home rental pricing

Colorado joined the U.S. Department of Justice and other states in a lawsuit against RealPage, a property management software company that allegedly colluded with landlords to artificially inflate rent prices.…

Colorado GOP votes to oust party chair Dave Williams, who calls vote illegitimate

Colorado GOP votes to oust party chair Dave Williams, who calls vote illegitimate

A group of Colorado Republicans met at Harvest Fellowship in Brighton on Aug. 24, 2024, to vote out state party Chair Dave Williams (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline). A group of Colorado…