GOP Senate candidate Joe O’Dea hopes to go from the construction biz to Congress
O’Dea is banking on his business experience and focus on economic issues to get him through the hard-fought Republican primary.
The GOP Divide
The party is torn between its grassroots, with their concerns about the 2020 election and their hunger for a more combative tone from lawmakers, and its more traditional voters, who […]
Colorado’s senators welcome bipartisan gun agreement
Bennet and Hickenlooper are encouraged by gun compromise, but Democrats add more needs to be done.
Republicans are trying to flip Colorado’s 7th district. Three very different candidates argue they’re each the one to do it
Several factors are combining to give the party hope in this Democratic-leaning district. But first voters have to pick their candidate.
‘Common sense’ or ‘not productive’ — Colorado lawmakers speak out ahead of gun vote
Several of the state’s Democratic members are vocal supporters of House policies, while Republicans are weighing in against them.
Colorado District 6: Who’s running in the Congressional district for Aurora?
District 6 remains one of the most ethnically diverse in the state, after districts one and eight.
Buck, Neguse on opposite sides of Protecting Our Children Act gun debate
The Protecting Our Children Act includes a number of measures intended to tighten the rules on gun ownership, such as raising the age to buy a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21, regulating ghost guns, and banning bump stocks and large capacity magazines.
Space Command is to move from Colorado to Alabama. But federal investigation finds ‘significant shortfalls’ in that decision
The Government Accountability Office found the process that sent the Command to Alabama didn’t follow best practices.
Space Command HQ benefits from Colorado’s universities, scientists and aerospace engineers, say officials
There’s a new pitch to keep Space Command headquarters in Colorado.
“It’s about the security of the world”: Colorado National Guard’s regular work with European allies feels especially significant this year
“The fact that we show whomever may be watching that we can do this, probably better than anybody else, I think acts as a natural deterrent for whoever might be interested.”
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.
