Politics & Government

District 50 is the only Democratic seat in otherwise solidly red Weld County.

The Democrat is one of five candidates vying for the Colorado treasurer job June 26.

With just over a week to go before the June 26 primary, former Colorado treasurer and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cary Kennedy is hitting the campaign trail and the airwaves hard. And despite controversy over whether she did or didn’t break a promise about going negative, sharp responses from rival Jared Polis and questions about a mysterious poll that shows Kennedy leading the field, Serena Woods, her deputy campaign manager, is overflowing with optimism about her chances to win the nomination.

Demonstrations were held across the country on June 14.

Jared would be Colorado’s first openly gay governor if elected — which begs the question: Are Jared’s opponents basing this “electability” argument on his sexual orientation, or on his record?

Former state senator Mike Johnston has made progressive gun policies a major part of his campaign for Colorado governor in 2018, and that didn’t go over well with at least one local. This past Saturday, a supporter and family friend who’d put a Johnston sign in his yard woke up to discover a response: a bullet-riddled target stamped with the logo of the National Rifle Association.

The rift between so-called establishment Democrats, i.e. Hillary Clinton and her ilk, and a new wave of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders-inspired candidates has defined this primary election cycle on the left. Here are the top progressive candidates running in the 2018 primaries.

Homeless services struggle in Lakewood as a shelter space closes and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless fights to build supportive housing.

In one corner is Joe Salazar, the Thornton state representative who has been an outspoken critic of the oil and gas industry and pushed to codify an appeals court ruling that would have put a serious damper on drilling in the state. Then, there is Phil Weiser, a previous unknown in politics although he is well-known for his time as the law school dean at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Buzzed at my sister’s wedding, I found out last weekend that Walker Stapleton grew up in my yuppie Connecticut suburb.

Tonight will mark the official launch of Caring 4 Denver, a proposed ballot measure that aims to raise $45 million per annum a quarter at a time in order to increase the amount of mental health and substance abuse services in the city.

Denver residents facing rent hikes are often unable to afford legal representation in cases of eviction, putting them at risk for homelessness. A new pilot program aims to change that by providing free legal representation through Colorado Legal Services.

The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition is helping Veronica Delgado urge ICE to issue a stay that would stop the deportation of her husband, saying that she needs him to care for her and potentially save her life due to her life-threatening liver disease.

It’s not often that a TV-news anchor essentially agrees with those calling a leading gubernatorial candidate a liar. But that’s exactly what 9News’ Kyle Clark did in regard to Colorado Treasurer and Republican frontrunner Walker Stapleton in a commentary segment on the June 11 edition of Next with Kyle Clark. He explains why in the following Q&A.

The big showdown between the homeless and Denver in a federal courthouse isn’t scheduled to start until March next year

If whimsical racist and Peter Dinklage stunt double Jeff Sessions is surprised that he’s still the U.S. Attorney General given the number of times his boss, President Donald Trump, has said he wishes he’d never given him the job, he didn’t let on during a peppery address at the Western Conservative Summit this afternoon.

“It’s popular to hate Trump.”

These days, Lucia Guzman can be seen sporting a casual look — shorts, a cotton blouse and cat-eye sunglasses — a marked departure from the suits she wore while serving at the Capitol this year.

Two immigrant rights organizations file a detailed complaint with the federal government listing serious accusations of medical and mental health maltreatment at Colorado’s only immigrant detention center.

Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Lakewood baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, Republican state lawmakers jumped on the chance to get voters to turn out for the November elections. They say that if a red majority sweeps into office, there could be reforms to the Colorado Civil Rights Division and its commission, which started it all.

Attorney Paula Greisen is no fan of the 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phililps and fears negative repercussions. But she sees positives in some of the language used in the majority opinion, as well as the lack of sweeping pronouncements that might have turned back the clock on LGBTQ rights.

Jeff Hunt, among the main coordinators of the Western Conservative Summit at Colorado Christian University, says comic Samantha Bee’s recent description of First Daughter Ivanka Trump as a “feckless cunt” isn’t the only reason representatives of Full Frontal, her take-no-prisoners TBS show, have been denied press credentials for this year’s event, which gets underway on Friday, June 8.