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A political advertisement, paid for by a Washington, D.C.-based group made up of mostly drugmakers, insurance companies and private hospitals, aired last month on...
It’s a shame, Colorado Republican lawmakers are saying this week, that Democrats have been so unwilling to work across the aisle this legislative session.
Had...
An internal split among Democratic senators scuttled lawmakers' fifth attempt at passing a long sought-after paid family and medical leave program this legislative session....
Zoey Palmer said she wanted to spend more time caring for her stepmother after she underwent open-heart surgery.
But the 31-year-old from Denver couldn’t...
The state Senate has flipped blue.
Five Democratic women who ran in key state Senate battlegrounds claimed a monumental victory Tuesday night, ousting two GOP...
With one week before Election Day, candidates running for Colorado’s competitive state Senate seats have mostly emptied their war chests in efforts to persuade...
An outside group spent millions supporting Democratic candidates in battleground state Senate seats a week before ballots went out.
Coloradans for Fairness, an independent expenditure...