Inside two Colorado mobile-home communities fighting to avoid corporate takeovers — with very different results
Corporate investors are buying dozens of mobile-home parks, and residents are trying new strategies to fight back.
Colorado Amendment 78 results: Voters appear set to reject changes to state spending authority
The constitutional amendment would give the state legislature power over more types of money, but it requires 55-percent approval.
Colorado Proposition 120 results: Property tax cut appears to fail
The measure was meant to cut property taxes by $1 billion, but changes by state lawmakers would limit the reduction to $50 million.
Competition Vs Commonalities — A Conundrum For Redistricting
Colorado is one of the few states where the rules for redistricting encourage competitive districts. But is competition really all it’s cracked up to be?
Redistricting Highlights Challenges To Latino Representation
Denver’s Northside, historic home of the Chicano movement, has been getting whiter over the last decade. At the same time, some suburbs, like Commerce City, have seen their Latino populations increase. How Colorado’s new political maps reflect these changes could have a big impact on the state’s Latino representation.
Redistricting: What You Need To Know To Learn The Things You Need To Learn
Colorado’s redistricting is in the hands of new independent commissions — we explain what led up to the change and how the process is works.
Get ready for Purplish: The Great Redraw
Redistricting: that once-in-a-decade process with huge implications for representation and the balance of power, in Colorado and nationwide. In a special season of Purplish, we look deep into how the state’s new process is working and what may come of it.
Former Gov. Richard ‘Dick’ Lamm, A Complex And Controversial Figure In Colorado Politics, Dies At 85
Richard Lamm, who served three terms as Colorado’s governor from 1975 to 1987, has died.
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Will Expire For Most Coloradans In September
About 85,000 people are currently enrolled in those soon-to-expire programs, making up about two-thirds of the unemployment rolls.
How To Explore Colorado’s Redistricting Maps And Share Your Comments
Colorado’s redistricting commissions have already published draft maps for the state legislature and Congress, including Colorado’s new U.S. House district. They’ve also collected more than 1,000 written comments — they want to hear from you, too.
Colorado Lawmakers Wanted To Crack Down On Procrastinating Transplants With Out-Of-State Plates, But TABOR Got In The Way
State lawmakers voted to create harsher penalties for people who fail to transfer their vehicle registration to Colorado when they move here. However, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed the bill.
Jefferson County Could Get 1,200 Acres Of Open Space In Exchange For Allowing A Pit Mine To Expand
It’s a complex deal involving the mining company Martin Marietta.
No Internet, No Unemployment: Solving This ID.me Glitch Took Two Months And A Journey Across The Rural Front Range
More than a year into the pandemic, continued glitches in the Colorado unemployment system are still disrupting lives.
Colorado Added 250,000 Voters In The Past Year Through Automatic Voter Registration
They were automatically registered to vote after applying for driver’s licenses and other government services.
Redrawing Colorado’s Political Landscape
Colorado is resetting congressional and statehouse boundaries. Draft maps are now out for review. CPR public affairs reporters Caitlyn Kim and Andrew Kenney give us perspective on what happens now when it comes to both state and national representation.
