Politics & Government

Despite a vast expansion of ICE under Trump, the agency is behind on processing open records requests, a lawsuit shows.

Taxpayer Bill of Rights author Douglas Bruce shares his recommendations for Colorado ballot issues in 2018.

Deborah Ramirez’s accusations of sexual impropriety against Brett Kavanaugh have strong Colorado connections.

A generally popular governor, Hickenlooper’s tenure hasn’t been immune to controversy. Here’s what readers thinnk about Hick for president.

Colorado Democrats want training for Republicans who joked on Facebook about the sexual assault allegation against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

The seat will be decided in next year’s May municipal election.

We got to know the homeless encampment that’s been outside our office since Labor Day.

“A lot of government policy would be uncertain at best, if not thrown out the window, if that measure passes.”

Linda Chism-Andre, a Gang of 19 member and a disability rights advocate, died.

Volunteers from Denver’s Muslim community hosted a “Day of Dignity” for people experiencing homelessness.

Three Colorado legislators made light of sexual assault claims about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Facebook.

Will Donald Trump campaign for Republican candidate Walker Stapleton?

Would Donald Trump come to the rescue — or severely hurt — of Walker Stapleton’s campaign?

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock has just released an ambitious budget for 2019. Get your first look here.

CBS4 reporter Shaun Boyd critiqued a political ad in which she appears and found it misleading.

The tiny home village must move again. But organizers have found a ready host at the nearby TAXI development.

Psilocybin advocates have submitted ballot initiatives for the May 2019 election to allow for use of psychedelic mushrooms in Denver.

Today, September 7, Democratic leaders and gubernatorial hopeful Jared Polis’s campaign hosted a press conference on the GOP state treasurer’s parking spot at the State House to make a point about Stapleton’s supposed regular absences from work.

David Reid Ross became the official Republican nominee for state representative in House District 12 after winning the primary in June. But after Westword revealed racist and homophobic content from Ross’s personal blog, The House of David, the Colorado Republican Party has tried to distance the organization from him. That’s left Ross with intestinal distress.

The fight for the 6th Congressional District is one of the increasingly rare American political races where both Democrats and Republicans are actively, openly and successfully courting votes from immigrant communities.

The Colorado Republican Party now wants nothing to do with House District 12 candidate David Reid Ross after being informed by Westword about The House of David, a personal blog populated by well over a decade’s worth of posts that include rants and musings most sentient humans would regard as racist, homophobic, Islamophobic and more, more, more.

The first shot has been fired by the folks backing Representative Jared Polis, the Democratic Party nominee, who’ve launched Where Is Walker, a site that needles Republican Party selection Walker Stapleton for his dubious attendance record during his stint as Colorado Treasurer.