With artillery drills over the Baltic Sea, Colorado National Guard helps show the U.S. commitment to Europe
About 1,200 national guard members from six states, including Colorado, have spent this month participating in a large-scale multinational joint exercise called Defender Europe 22, led by the U.S. Army Europe and Africa.
Why two CPR News journalists are in Europe with Colorado’s National Guard
Members of the guard are taking part in an annual defense exercise that has taken on greater significance with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
‘I’m not giving up’: Sen. Michael Bennet’s drive to make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent
Studies show that the expansion may have temporarily lifted as many as 40 percent of poor kids to above the poverty line.
Feds dismiss campaign finance complaint against Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert
It’s increasingly common for the Federal Election Commission to deadlock on enforcement cases.
Lauren Boebert leads the congressional charge against Homeland Security’s new ‘disinformation board’
The new effort has come under sharp criticism from conservatives who claim it will be used to quash dissent.
Two federal reports muddy water around decision to relocate Space Command away from Colorado
A federal Department of Defense report has found that former President Donald Trump’s decision to move the Space Command Headquarters from Colorado to Alabama was “reasonable.” But Colorado lawmakers say another report due out soon may still turn up flaws in the process.
“Heartbreaking and undeniable” — preliminary review of legacy of federal Indian boarding schools is out
Colorado had five such schools, where documented abuses and deaths took place.
Colorado District 2: Who’s the Republican running against Joe Neguse?
Redistricting continued the Democratic advantage in the district, but a local GOP official is trying to pull off an upset.
Colorado District 4: The Democratic and Republican candidates in the 2022 elections Congressional race
Four-term incumbent Ken Buck will face a primary challenger in Bob Lewis.
Meet the three Democrats competing to flip Lauren Boebert’s seat in Congress
Sol Sandoval, Adam Frisch and Alex Walker all hope to convince voters in Colorado’s third congressional district to make Lauren Boebert a one-term congresswoman.
In the face of Lauren Boebert’s national profile, her GOP primary challenger hopes to harness local discontent to pull off an upset
Mudslinging, voter registrations, and a popularity contest: What voters on the Western Slope think of the primary between Rep. Lauren Boebert and state Sen. Don Coram.
Historic Colorado public lands bill falters in Senate committee
Committee members hit a party-line deadlock on the bill, meaning it faces more hurdles before it can come to the full Senate.
In deep-red El Paso County, GOP challengers hope to pull off a congressional upset over incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn
Two years after Lauren Boebert shocked Colorado’s political world by ousting an established Republican incumbent, Doug Lamborn’s opponents hope to repeat her success.
President to sign forest protection, wildfire order on Earth Day
President Biden’s order is intended to protect the nation’s remaining old growth forests and help boost wildfire resiliency.
$33M set aside for fire mitigation and response in Colorado
Ten Western states will receive a total of $131 million dollars for wildfire mitigation efforts, another $5 billion for firefighting
When it comes to Congress and cannabis reform, the question is how big (or how small) to go
Do lawmakers try to pass a small, targeted bill that solves a specific concern, or do they go big and try to tackle the whole issue?
