Politics & Government

Drivers rammed protesters at least six times in Colorado during protests in 2020. Now the state is taking extra measures to protect Capitol demonstrators.

Mayor Johnston has enlisted the help of Housing Connector, a nonprofit, to find permanent living spaces for Denver’s homeless and meet his House1000 goal.

Asphalt has come out at the 1375 Elati Street micro-community site, leaving people to wonder just how “temporary” the homeless communities really are.

The Krisana Group, a real-estate developer based in Centennial, has pulled out of its contract to turn 1380 South Birch Street into a micro-community.

Governor Jared Polis grants a special legislative session as early 2023 election results show his property tax relief plan going down in flames.

The city conducted a homeless sweep in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood that put dozens into housing, while simply sending others down the street.

Feeling confused as hell about Election Day? Don’t worry, Colorado voters, Westword is here to help.

In Colorado, elected officials are allowed to block people from their personal social media accounts. The U.S. Supreme Court could soon change that.

Trump team calls retired law professor to rebut expert’s testimony on ‘insurrection’ clause

My wife is not a criminal nor a security threat to the U.S. Until we were forced by my government to abandon my home country, she was a member of our foothills community.

People living in Denver’s Holly Hills area are happy Mayor Mike Johnston nixed plans for an incoming micro-community, but their fight is not yet over.

The day before, the Colorado Congressman announced he wasn’t running again, citing “Republican leaders lying to America.”

“It was not intended as punishment. This was simply adding another qualification because of the events that had occurred.”

The former Colorado Republican Party chair has put his foot in his mouth repeatedly over the years.

Meet three refugees who help make Aurora the most diverse city in Colorado.

Six Coloradans are suing to keep former president Donald Trump off the presidential primary ballot, citing the Fourteenth Amendment.

Representative Chris deGruy Kennedy says he won’t introduce the bill again next year.

The Harm Reduction Action Center leads a weekly cleanup around Capitol Hill and the Golden Triangle using homeless residents they’ve provided services to.

Plaintiffs seek to bar the former president from the 2024 primary ballot under the Fourteenth Amendment, a Civil War-era insurrection clause.

As if Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District representative wasn’t scary enough…

The suit charges that his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election disqualify him from Colorado’s presidential ballot under the 14th Amendment.

Denver’s Mike Johnston is not the new Speaker of the House; that’s Louisiana’s Mike Johnson. Confused? Don’t worry, we’re here to help.