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Colorado GOP Rep. Ken Buck at a candidate forum in Denver on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Photo by Rachel Lorenz for The Colorado Independent)

Littwin: Colorado GOP picks Ken Buck to make the case that the party is...

In response to its all-but-unprecedented disaster that was the last election cycle, the Colorado Republican Party has come up with a plan — to...
A Crestone Peak oil and gas operation on County Line Road in Weld County. The site contains 16 wells, 40 oil tanks, 26 combustors, 17 separators. (Photo by Ted Wood/The Story Group.)

Ask the Indy: A recap of changes coming to state oil and gas regulations...

A landmark bill that imposes new regulations on oil and gas drillers is on its way to the governor, who is expected to sign...

Colorado was set to repeal the death penalty this year. What went wrong? Anguish,...

A few weeks ago, in preparation for what she knew would be an emotional debate on the state Senate floor over whether to repeal...

Littwin: Is Uncle Joe Biden really ready to apologize for Biden being Biden?

The question now being hotly debated in Democratic circles is whether Uncle Joe Biden is too creepy — or, at minimum, too handsy —...

An Indigenous Mexican community finds a home in rural Colorado Culture, traditions and people...

This story is a part of the ongoing Back 40 series, where High Country News reporters look at national trends and their impacts close to home. At 6:08 on a...

The plan to repeal the death penalty in Colorado is coming undone On-the-fence Democrats...

Editor's note: The death penalty stands in Colorado. Tuesday, Democrats in the Colorado Senate abandoned efforts to pass a bill abolishing capital punishment, citing...
Areli Gonzales Lopez, 3, is held by her mother, Sandra Lopez, at a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. The rally was in support of Virginia's Law, which would limit the extent to which officials in Colorado can cooperate with ICE. (Photo by Evan Semón)

A bill to protect Colorado’s immigrants imploded. Will a second try succeed?

What would have been Colorado’s most significant immigrant rights bill in years flamed out in dramatic fashion earlier this month, causing a rift in...

Opioid-addiction treatment slips on priority list as Senate advances state budget Sen. Brittany Pettersen,...

State Sen. Brittany Pettersen never figured she would have to fight so hard to persuade her colleagues to expand opioid-addiction treatment in Colorado. The...

Littwin: If Mueller can’t beat Trump — according to AG Barr, anyway — what...

Let’s begin by agreeing that the Barr summary of the Mueller report is devastating for Democrats, anti-Trumpists and, I’d argue, for all Americans.  That said,...

Littwin: If the red-flag bill becomes law, don’t expect any white flags from the...

If the red-flag bill passes the state Senate — which is likely, but not yet a sure thing — and the governor, as expected,...
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