No Powder, Big Problem: Colorado Drought Update
A bad winter coupled with a hot summer may lead to the worst fire season in years for Colorado.
A bad winter coupled with a hot summer may lead to the worst fire season in years for Colorado.
On June 26, Coloradans will vote in primaries, and for the first time, unaffiliated voters can take part, thanks to a 2016 ballot measure. That’s good news for democracy, but it also makes voting a bit more complicated this year.
The ideological tug-of-war has gotten testy in some Colorado primaries. But with the primaries now just weeks away, will Dems make nice heading into the fall general election?
And Polis baaaarely eeked out of the radical left.
A political movement is recruiting centrist-minded Coloradans to run in eleven state legislature seats this fall.
In a recording obtained by Westword, Walker Stapleton told a crowd earlier this month that he pitches out-of-state donors by telling them that property taxes on their vacation homes in Colorado would double or triple under a Democratic governor.
With a bad snow year in the mountains and below average rainfall along the Front Range, last Tuesday’s wildfires may just be the start of the worst wildfire season in years for Colorado.
The Cubs-Rockies series is under way, filling downtown Denver with the worst fans around.
There are many scenarios for Saturday’s Republican Party state assembly, ranging from several centrists being shut out of the June primary to a potential boost for them as well. It could simply come down to who gives the best speech.
Jason Crow posted big numbers for his Q1 fundraising, and Mike Coffman lost his lone primary challenger as eyes increasingly turn toward the November general election.
Denver’s longtime congresswoman, Diana DeGette, could be in for a primary fight this summer. Challenger Saira Rao raised more than $250,000 in the first quarter of 2018 — without any self-funding or PAC money.
Lacking in money or a standout issue, Levi Tillemann appears to be in deep trouble as the Democratic primaries approach.
It’s been a dry, snow-less winter for most of the state. There are still outs, but if this keeps up, we could be looking at a bad fire season in Colorado.
Caucus advocate John Wren explains why he thinks caucuses are such an integral part of the democratic process – and why you should participate on Tuesday.
A new poll shows Mike Coffman trailing Jason Crow. But there’s plenty of time for Coffman to make up ground.
Mike Coffman is likely facing his toughest electoral challenge since 2011 redistricting. But if he prevails, he will finally firmly solidify himself in his swingy congressional district.
Run by a longtime reporter on Colorado politics, the website is funded by a dispensary chain and isn’t hiding its subjectivity.
The Republican donors expressed a statement condoning the overturn of the Cole memo, potentially giving Colorado Republicans an ‘out’ if they choose to criticize the Trump administration on legal marijuana.
You’re forgiven if you can’t keep track of all of the elections taking place in Colorado this year. Here’s a guide on what you’re voting for and how to do it – and how to get politically involved.
After years of working with and for the Democratic Party, Saira Rao has had enough with the party establishment, and she’s taking on Colorado’s longest-serving congresswoman to combat civil rights and progressive issues.
In honor of the Super Bowl, we went through our favorite days on the calendar and circled ten that companies should honor.
Denver is in a drought for the first time in a year, and if we don’t get needed moisture in the next few months, it could lead to an enhanced fire season, among other possible impacts.