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Colorado Supreme Court approves new congressional map drawn by redistricting commission

The court rejected arguments from Democratic and Latino groups that the map contains voting rights issues

DATE: Nov 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposed Colorado legislative districts poised to be new battlegrounds

Southwest Colorado could see close races for Senate and House seats

DATE: Oct 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado prepares to request federal medical surge teams, stop elective procedures as COVID hospitalizations spike

Gov. Jared Polis also may reinstate an order rationing medical care in the state

DATE: Oct 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge: Colorado parents can’t exempt kids from school masks

DENVER – A federal judge has issued a restraining order against a suburban Denver county’s policy allowing parents to opt their children out of a mask mandate at school, finding that the rul...

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s 2020-21 avalanche season was tied for deadliest. It’s helping forecasters hone warnings.

Slides killed 37 backcountry travelers last winter in U.S., including 12 in Colorado

DATE: Oct 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jan. 6 organizers tell ‘Rolling Stone’ they met with Rep. Boebert ahead of insurrection

Congresswoman denies playing role in events at the Capitol

DATE: Oct 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Republican Pam Anderson, a former county clerk, launches bid to unseat Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold

Candidate accuses Democratic incumbent of being hyperpartisan

DATE: Oct 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor urges board to reconsider naming mountain ‘Mestaa’ėhehe’

Gov. Jared Polis said ‘dots and dashes’ made it hard to pronounce

DATE: Oct 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear county clerk’s appeal of ruling barring her from 2021 election

She argued judge lacked authority to remove her as designated election official

DATE: Oct 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Parents of unrestrained girl killed on ride sue theme park

DENVER (AP) — On her family's first trip since the pandemic began, 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos got on a vertical drop ride at a Colorado amusement park with her uncle, aunt and cousins last month. When the floor pulled away from beneath them, everyone else fell in their seats down a 110-foot (34-meter) underground shaft but Wongel, who was not strapped to her seat, plunged to her death, according to a lawsuit filed by her parents against the park Wednesday.

DATE: Oct 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor announces new state park in western mountains

DENVER – A private ranch with ponds, springs and rare wetland plants in Colorado’s western mountains will be part of a new state park, Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday. Joined by state a...

DATE: Oct 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Jared Polis plans to vote for property tax measure opposed by other Democrats

Governor doesn’t elaborate on his position, raising eyebrows

DATE: Oct 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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