
Sizing Up the Stimulus – Green Energy Pt. 1
While government officials often tout the growth of Colorado’s renewable energy sector, it’s still feeling the recession’s pinch.

By Megan Verlee

Colorado Votes: Battlefield Colorado
If you’re a Colorado voter, you should probably feel pretty special right now. The presidential campaigns, and their allies, are busy spending buckets of money, all for you.

By Megan Verlee

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