Colorado’s 7th Congressional District, centered on suburban Jefferson County, hasn’t had a Republican in the seat since Bob Beauprez left Congress nearly 20 years ago. But Sergei Matveyuk, an antiques repairman from Golden and the GOP contender for the seat in the Nov. 5 election, urges voters not to count him out in his battle … Read more
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is on a brief leave this month after the birth of her first child, her office confirmed Friday in a statement that said officials had prepared for her absence as election season gets into full swing. Griswold, a Democrat who is the state’s highest election official, confirmed she had … Read more
A new bill introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen seeks to incentivize more states to offer drug abuse treatment through Medicaid, six years after she sponsored a bill requiring Colorado to provide that care. The bill was introduced in the U.S. House late last month. If passed, it would make it easier for … Read more
Rocky Flats is at a crossroads once again. For 25 years, 10 city and county governments near the former nuclear weapons manufacturing site northwest of Denver have monitored for contaminants and other hazards through their participation in the Rocky Flats Stewardship Council. But now the council, which has met regularly to discuss conditions on the … Read more
Colorado’s delegation to next month’s Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for U.S. president, joining delegates across the country who have pledged enough support for her to secure the nomination. President Joe Biden, 81, announced Sunday that he was withdrawing from the race against Republican nominee Donald Trump … Read more
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow’s tense exchange with President Joe Biden during a weekend call with Democratic lawmakers has attracted attention this week as Biden resists calls to drop out of the presidential race. Media reports Tuesday and Wednesday confirmed details of the dialog, which included the president at one point invoking his deceased son’s Bronze … Read more
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen called on President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign Friday, becoming the first Democrat in Colorado’s congressional delegation to do so publicly amid concerns about his age. Pettersen, a freshman lawmaker from Lakewood, called the president a “good man” and cited her work on the 2008 Obama/Biden campaign as inspiring … Read more
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said Tuesday night that he believes Donald Trump is on a trajectory to win the presidential election — “maybe in a landslide” — amid fallout from President Joe Biden’s halting debate performance. “For me, this isn’t a question about polling, it’s not a question about politics — it’s a moral question … Read more
All eight of Colorado’s congressional districts will have candidates on the June 25 primary ballot. And in three of those districts — the 3rd, 4th and 5th — the seat is open, providing the ingredients for a more boisterous fight than normal ahead of November’s election. Here is a look at who will be on … Read more
Colorado’s new voter-approved universal free school meals program is already tens of millions of dollars short, jeopardizing some of the auxiliary programs tied to the ballot measure as lawmakers scramble to keep the initiative solvent and meals paid for. The state faces a combined shortfall of about $50 million to pay for students’ food under … Read more
