Colorado Votes: Perlmutter Vs Coors in the 7th CD
[Photo: MVerlee/CPR] Colorado’s 7th Congressional District was originally designed to be competitive, but in the past three elections, Democrat Ed Perlmutter has fought off all competitors.
By Megan Verlee
Colorado Votes: The View From Inside the Debate Hall
The University of Denver was in the national spotlight last night as it hosted the first presidential debate.
By Megan Verlee
Tackling the $16 Trillion Monster
Domestic issues are the focus of tonight’s presidential debate at the University of Denver and it’s almost certain President Obama and Governor Romney will be asked about the nation’s debt.
By Megan Verlee
Lawmakers Lighten Up At Hummers
Lawmakers are wrapping up a contentious and often controversial session at the General Assembly this week.
By Megan Verlee
Gov. Concerned Amendment Will Be Overlooked
Governor John Hickenlooper joins Colorado Matters for his monthly conversation about issues in the state.
By Megan Verlee
Fufu, Bear, and Other Treats
If you’re an adventurous eater, Aurora has a lot of options.
By Megan Verlee
Colorado Votes: Is Election Day Passe?
“Ballot box,” “election day,” “polling place.” In a few years, those phrases might seem as archaic as video tape and buggy whips.
By Megan Verlee
State Integrity: Tiny Fine for Big Campaign Finance Violators
It’s a pretty sweet deal. Three men, facing tens of thousands of dollars in fines for campaign finance violations, wound up getting slapped with the equivalent of a parking ticket.
By Megan Verlee
Colorado Competes: Paralympic Judo Thrives in Denver
The Paralympics start today in London. Among the American athletes competing are six visually impaired judo players.
By Megan Verlee
Theater Shooting Families Angry About Donations
Donations intended for victims of the Aurora theater shooting and their families aren’t getting distributed quickly enough. That’s according to a group of victims who spoke out Tuesday.
By Megan Verlee
Governor Talks Policy in Wake of Aurora Shooting
A month after the mass shooting at an Aurora movie theater, Governor John Hickenlooper says his administration is looking at whether the state needs new policies to handle people with […]
By Megan Verlee
Colorado Competes: Denver’s Aspiring Pentathletes
When the 2012 Olympic Games wrap up this weekend, they’ll end with perhaps the most Olympic sport of all: pentathlon.
By Megan Verlee
Lessons In Loss
Janet Wilson searches the rubble of her home shortly after the Waldo Canyon Fire [Photo: Stephen Gandy] The flames of this summer’s most massive wildfires are out, but the rebuilding process […]
By Megan Verlee
Shooting Shakes Aurora’s Newcomers
Aurora is by far the most ethnically diverse city in Colorado and last month’s attack at a movie theater has left many of the city’s immigrants and refugees confused and […]
By Megan Verlee
State Integrity: The Public’s Right to Attend
Reporters playing cat-and-mouse with lawmakers in the Capitol, legislators slipping away to secluded restaurant booths, Colorado’s open meetings law looks simple enough on paper, but in real world practice it’s […]
By Megan Verlee
Scorched Summers: Drought and Fire Then and Now
Blazing heat, parching drought, vicious wildfires — the summer of 2012 is starting to feel a lot like 2002.
By Megan Verlee