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Alaska Sen. Cathy Giessel, a Republican, initially opposed all-candidate primaries and ranked-choice general elections, which is on the ballot in Colorado this year as Prop. 131. Now, she says, “It puts the voter in the forefront.” -
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteFrom your hands to the election and beyond, explained.
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Backers of Initiative 310 argue it will help advantage more moderate candidates. An initiative on this year's ballot would fundamentally change both primary and general elections in Colorado for most state and federal races. -
The state legislature’s special session on property taxes wrapped up Thursday. Lawmakers passed a bill that provides small tax cuts for homeowners and businesses and averts the threat of ballot initiatives that would decimate state and local budgets. They also rejected a slew of other measures. -
Fights over public lands aren’t unusual in the West. But Utah is now going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to wrest control of 18.5 million acres of federal land. -
The special session will allow lawmakers to advance a deal under which the conservative supporters of Initiatives 50 and 108 will pull their measures from the ballot. -
It looks increasingly likely that lawmakers will come back to work soon for a deal on property taxesOne of the lawmakers leading negotiations over tax policy says a special session could happen by the end of the month. -
Jeff Hurd, Republican Candidate for Colorado’s Third Congressional District, is set to face Democrat Adam Frisch this November in the general election. Here, Hurd talks about his interest in politics, his stance on abortion rights, and his top priorities. -
Politicians are negotiating to stop ballot initiatives that could significantly reduce how much property tax gets collected. -
Last month’s shakeup of the 2024 presidential race appears to have fueled a surge in Coloradans registering to vote, according to data released by the secretary of state’s office. -
A large set of new laws approved by the Colorado Legislature earlier this year will go into effect this week. Aug. 7 marks the end of the 90-day period following the Legislature's adjournment, during which Colorado voters can petition to have certain bills placed on the ballot as statewide ballot issues. If a bill isn’t petitioned during that period, it becomes Colorado statute. -
According to state party officials, Harris won over 95 percent of Colorado voting members’ support for her candidacy, with 95 percent of delegates to the Democratic National Convention pledging to support her nomination.
