23+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1683+ words) When El Paso County Department of Human Services removed Marina Flake’s son from her care last summer, she was told it was because the then-10-year-old boy needed to be in a safer environment — an environment the state promised to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (495+ words) There’s a certain recklessness that comes with raising taxes right now. It’s the government’s way of dipping into your wallet for their own plans. At some point, the wallet becomes empty and, in Colorado, that’s happening faster than around the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (432+ words) El Paso County voters are part of a tradition of secure, transparent, and accessible elections. As we approach the Nov. 3 General Election, my goal as your Clerk & Recorder is simple: make sure every eligible voter in El Paso County is…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (479+ words) A judge has ruled that the Trump administration broke the law by ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its workforce in half. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco, in a decision issued late Friday, said the U.S. Department…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (707+ words) A coalition of advocacy groups and several district attorneys rallied outside the Colorado Capitol on Thursday to oppose a ballot measure that, if approved by voters in November, would require state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (239+ words) The Colorado Supreme Court suspended Mesa County Court Judge Michael J. Grattan on Thursday amid a misconduct investigation. The court’s Sept. 10 order gave Grattan 21 days to explain why his paid suspension should not continue through the end of his disciplinary proceedings....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (767+ words) While the Colorado Right to Hunt and Fish Initiative will not stop these fiercely committed vegetarians, it will provide a defense against egregious administrative repression. After 50 years in Teller County, I have watched our local elections for a long time....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (476+ words) Ruling Democrats at the state Capitol in Denver have been bending over backward for organized labor for years, most notably when Gov. Jared Polis signed collective bargaining power over to state government employees in 2020. Ever since, tens of thousands of…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (795+ words) The Jewish High Holidays will soon be upon us. The third anniversary of Oct. 7 will follow soon. Three weeks later, Israeli voters will head to the polls to elect all 120 members of its parliament, the Knesset and thereby their next…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (454+ words) Colorado once more joined a coalition of states challenging the Trump administration — this time on proposed rules regarding the Endangered Species Act. The pair of lawsuits challenge new rules made under Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who earlier said the endangered…...