Calls For Better Training, More Police Shooting Transparency Come After CPR News Investigation
Police departments participate in statewide data collection on police shootings only if they want to.
Meth, Guns And Aggressive Tactics Combine To Give Colorado One Of Nation’s Highest Police Shooting Rates
The number of annual fatal shootings by law enforcement in the state almost doubled between 2014 and 2018.
Colorado’s Economy Will Grow Next Year, Just More Slowly
The latest University of Colorado economic forecast is here and the good news far outweighs the bad.
By Ben Markus
Prop DD Won. Here’s When And How You Can Place Your 1st Colorado Sports Bet
The Rockies are scheduled to play the Phillies on the first day you can place a bet.
By Ben Markus
Prop DD Squeaks By As Colorado Approves Sports Betting
Yes on Proposition DD has a small lead at the moment.
Proposition DD, Which Would Legalize Sports Betting, Too Close To Call Overnight
DD would legalize sports betting in Colorado and create a 10 percent tax on casinos’ house winnings that would largely benefit Colorado’s Water Plan.
By Ben Markus
Coors’ Windy City Move Is More Of A Sentimental Wound For Colorado Than An Economic One
With Molson Coors’ move to Chicago, Colorado goes from 10 Fortune 500 companies down to nine.
By Ben Markus
Coors To Close Denver Office, Invest Hundreds of Millions In Golden Plant
“For nearly 150 years we have brewed great beers in Colorado, and we will continue to brew great beers in Colorado for hundreds of years to come.”
By Ben Markus
Millions Are Being Poured Into An Advertising Push For Propositions CC And DD Before The Election
Supporters and opponents of the ballot measures alike are spending millions to woo Colorado voters before the Nov. 5 deadline.
By Ben Markus
Colorado Gun Sales Rise As Mass Shootings, Democratic Debates Grab Headlines
August and September are typically slow months, but gun sales were up 11 and 9 percent respectively.
By Ben Markus
Competition For Denver Office Real Estate Is Driving Up Prices And Renovations
More companies are continuing to move into the Mile High City as existing businesses expand.
By Ben Markus
Apartments In The Denver Area Are Filling At A Near Record Pace
And because builders have delivered so much housing to the market, rent prices haven’t risen much,
By Ben Markus
Medical Marijuana’s Vanishing Act
There’s an unexpected side effect to Colorado’s billion-dollar recreational weed industry: It’s no longer very profitable to sell medical marijuana. Where does that leave young medical marijuana patients, who use it to treat seizures and severe autism?
Colorado Unemployment Falls To Near Record Lows, But It’s Not All Good News
Over the year, Colorado employers have created 56,900 jobs. But…
By Ben Markus
Billionaires, Casinos And Dark Money Groups Are Pouring Millions Into Campaigns On Tax Ballot Measures
Voters will see proposals for sports betting and to change the state’s taxation structure on the ballot.
By Ben Markus
Proposition DD On The 2019 Colorado Ballot: Legalizing Sports Betting
Proposition DD also creates a 10 percent tax on casinos’ house winnings that would largely benefit Colorado’s Water Plan.