
Police Describe Aurora Theater Attack at Hearing
The preliminary hearing for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes enters its second day Tuesday.

By Megan Verlee

State Lawmakers Likely to Consider Gun Control Bills
Last week, governor John Hickenlooper said it’s time for the state to have a conversation about gun regulations.

By Megan Verlee

The Renewable Energy Rollercoaster
It wasn’t so long ago that Colorado’s renewable energy sector seemed to be on top of the world, growing by leaps and bounds.

By Megan Verlee

Marijuana Officially Legal In Colorado
On Monday, Governor John Hickenlooper formally declared Amendment 64 to be part of the state’s constitution. Voters approved the measure last month.

By Megan Verlee

Governing a Purple State
Colorado is a “many-splendored and many-splintered state,” write Colorado College political scientists Bob Loevy and Tom Cronin in their book Colorado Politics and Policy.

By Megan Verlee

Marijuana, Drilling Keep Governor Busy
In the months leading up to the election, Governor John Hickenlooper was vocally opposed to legalizing recreational marijuana.

By Megan Verlee

Big Questions Surround Marijuana Legalization
When Colorado voters approved a measure legalizing the possession and sale of marijuana to all adults over 21, they opened up a Pandora’s box of concerns.

By Megan Verlee

Colorado Votes: Election Day
Election results from the Secretary of State’s office — Stay up-to-date on Twitter with @CPRNews and @CPRVerlee (at the Democratic party) — Colorado Votes, CPR’s complete coverage leading up to the […]

By Megan Verlee

Colorado Votes: Long Campaigns Come to a Whirlwind End
Hard to believe, but we’re less than 48 hours away from the end of the presidential campaigns.

By Megan Verlee

Gov Wants to Do a Lot with a Little More Money
With less than a week to go before election day, Governor John Hickenlooper admits he’s nervous that a very close vote could make Colorado the next Florida.

By Megan Verlee

The Scare Sector
In once-empty warehouses along the Front Range, eerie things are afoot: hordes of the shambling dead, insane asylums run amok, demon-infested ruins.

By Megan Verlee

Looming ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Dampens Colorado’s Economy
In the final Presidential debate earlier this week, President Barack Obama made a promise that caught a lot of people’s ears: he said sweeping budget cuts currently set to take […]

By Megan Verlee

Colorado Votes: Romney Rallies Thousands at Red Rocks
An overflow crowd greeted Mitt Romney at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Tuesday night.

By Megan Verlee

State Faces Major Budget Shortfall
Colorado could be facing as much as a $600 million budget shortfall this year, according to one of two economic projections released Friday.

By Megan Verlee

NPR’s Colorado Election Coverage
Colorado’s swing state status is attracting a lot of attention from national news outlets, including NPR.

By Megan Verlee

Colorado Votes: The Stakes for the Statehouse
The presidential race isn’t the only nailbiter in Colorado this election season; control of the state legislature is also up for grabs.

By Megan Verlee