Some criminal cases among backlog could be dropped due to Colorado’s speedy trial mandate
Colorado judicial districts got the green light to resume criminal jury trials this week after the coronavirus shut down much of in-person court operations...
‘Hit the reset button’: Colorado group calls for return to stay-at-home order
“Shut it down, start over, do it right.”
That’s the message from a national coalition of health professionals and advocacy groups who say that it’s...
Top Homeland Security official vows federal agents ‘will not back away’ from violent protests
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s number two at the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday defended federal law enforcement officers’ intervention in protests in...
Scientists identify 14 species among hundreds of mystery seeds sent to U.S.
Mustard. Cabbage. Morning glory. Mint. Sage.
That’s not a shopping list for a visit to the plant nursery. It’s five of the types of seeds...
Colorado’s COVID-19 transmission is plateauing, Gov. Polis says
After a July that saw a spike in reported cases of COVID-19 rivaling April's, the state's three-day average of new reported cases appears to...
Higher fees on Colorado oil and gas production approved amid falling revenues
Facing a revenue shortfall amid plummeting prices and production levels, Colorado regulators have approved a plan to increase the fees paid by oil and...
Sales tax hike to fund climate change efforts now up to Denver voters
Denver voters will decide in November whether to approve a 0.25% sales tax hike to better fund the city’s efforts to combat climate change.
In...
Census Bureau to cut short door-knocking period
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to cut short the door-knocking period it told Congress would be necessary to gather responses from hard-to-reach Americans during...
Once-in-a-decade effort to redraw Colorado’s political maps is underway
Every 10 years, states across the country have the opportunity to redraw the boundaries of their congressional and state legislative districts based on updated...
