COLORADO SPRINGS—In the November 2022 election, Colorado Democrats gained a historic majority in the state House, a supermajority in the Senate, and retained the governorship—neither a red wave nor a red trickle was felt. Still, the margins were razor-thin in several elections. For example, in the Congressional House race for Colorado’s newly-formed 8th district, Sen….
IN-DEPTH: In Blue Colorado, GOP Makes ‘Unprecedented Deal’ With Libertarians to Break Stronghold
Deion Sanders Undergoes Surgery for Blood Clots in Both Legs
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders underwent surgery Friday for a blood clot in each leg. The news of Coach Prime’s impending procedure began to spread Thursday after Pat McAfee discussed on his podcast with longtime NFL defensive back Adam Jones what was referred to as an emergency surgery for Sanders. Later in the…
IN-DEPTH: ‘Beyond Belief’: Industrial Wind Developments Could Threaten Fragile Desert Ecosystem
June 23, 2023
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A landmark interregional transmission line project has broken ground this week to carry high-voltage electricity 732 miles from the largest wind farm in North America to Nevada. The TransWest Express Transmission Project (TWE) will take electricity generated by the $5 billion, 3,000 megawatt, 600-turbine Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project (CSMWE) located in Carbon…
Volunteers Pony up Thousands in Donations to Purchase Disputed Alpine Horses at Auction
A wild horse sanctuary in Colorado has agreed to adopt 70 free-roaming Alpine horses rounded up in Arizona and sold by the U.S. Forest Service at two recent online auctions. Simone Netherlands, president of the Salt River Wild Horse Management Group based in Prescott, Arizona, said volunteers raised $50,000 on short notice to purchase the…
Colorado Christian Preschool Alleges Religious Discrimination by State Officials in Lawsuit
A Christian preschool has lodged a federal lawsuit against Colorado state officials, claiming it is being compelled to relinquish its religious character and beliefs in order to participate in a universal preschool program. On Tuesday, attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on…
Nearly 100 People Injured by ‘Golf Ball-Sized’ Hail at Louis Tomlinson Concert
June 22, 2023
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Nearly 100 people were injured Wednesday night when a massive hailstorm battered Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks amphitheater ahead of Louis Tomlinson’s show, according to authorities. The West Metro Fire Rescue confirmed in a post on Twitter that seven people were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries in connection to the incident. Apart from those…
Colorado Supreme Court Denies Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits From Previous Decades
June 21, 2023
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Colorado’s Supreme Court on Tuesday denied child sexual abuse victims to file lawsuits from previous assaults that happened over a decade ago. Colorado’s Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act, passed in 2022, was meant to allow child victims to bypass the statute of limitations and seek reparations and accountability for their assailant and/or organizations that might have…
2 People Shot, Denver Officer Struck by Fire Truck Amid Nuggets’ NBA Championship Parade
June 16, 2023
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A police officer in Colorado suffered a serious leg injury after he was struck by a fire truck near the end of a parade to celebrate the Denver Nuggets’ first NBA championship victory, authorities said Thursday. Later that day, a shooting took place in a downtown area that wounded two people. Speaking at a news…
Police Say 2 Men Fatally Shot After Road Rage Incident on Interstate 25 in Denver
June 15, 2023
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DENVER—Two men were fatally shot after a road rage incident involving two vehicles on Interstate 25 in Denver, police said. The men were riding together in the same vehicle on Tuesday, police said. They stopped their vehicle in the righthand lane near a busy interchange and the passenger got out and approached another car, which…
IN-DEPTH: New Colorado Law Set to Take Away Taxpayer Rights, Voters to Decide
Colorado residents used to enjoy low property taxes, thanks in part to the Gallagher Amendment—passed in 1982 after pressure from residents tired of skyrocketing residential property taxes. Gallagher required that the state’s total property tax burden be divvied up, with 45 percent collected from residential property and 55 percent from commercial property. But in the…
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