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Colorado Latinos to the GOP: ‘Intolerance won’t win our votes’

Even though the pack of Republican candidates were the marquee event Wednesday, Colorado Latino leaders, students and community members weren't about to be upstaged. Hundreds turned...

Shut out of GOP debate, CU students find their own way to get on...

In case you haven't heard, it's tough to get into the Republican primary debate hosted at the University of Colorado in Boulder this evening....

Mike Littwin and Josh Penry live blog the GOP debate

Josh Penry 8:30 Thanks for sharing your digital stage Mike and The Colorado Independent. At its best, politics is a hearty argument between friends. Mike Littwin 8:26 Josh, thanks...

Martin O’Malley crashes GOP debate to talk gun control

All eyes will be on the Republican presidential candidates later this evening, but this afternoon, one Democratic candidate stole some thunder. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley stopped through Boulder...

Q&A: Dolores Huerta talks GOP debate, Latinos, immigration and organizing

  Dolores Huerta isn’t slowing down. The iconic Latina activist, now in her eighth decade, was in Denver and Boulder this week in advance of...

Park Service may strengthen its oil and gas regulation

This story originally appeared on High Country News.  For years, the company operating oil wells in New Mexico’s Aztec National Monument was exempt from being regulated...

Marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but for immigrants it’s still risky

Immigrants in Colorado face their own version of reefer madness as they deal with a dichotomy in state and federal drug laws that is...

Reader’s view: What Boulder can teach GOP candidates

Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones weighs in on what Republican presidential candidates can learn from Boulder, the city hosting tonight's debate.  On Wednesday, Boulder is...

Wiretap: Should Bernie ramp up attacks on Hillary?

Wanna fight? Bernie Sanders has avoided attacking Hillary Clinton, opting instead to distinguish their political values. But now, his pollsters are testing out ramping up...

Reader’s view: Ed Gillespie’s anti-carbon-tax politics are “seductively simple”

Judy Weiss, a volunteer member of Citizens' Climate Lobby, wrote a response to former Republican National Committee chair Ed Gillespie's opinion piece, "Reader’s view:...
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