Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser

Four days after they sent a letter urging the governor to reject former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters' transfer to federal prison, Colorado's county clerks said Tuesday Polis' lack of decision on the issue is putting them at risk.

Attorney General Weiser says a proposed $7M settlement with Greystar curbs rent-setting algorithms and data sharing that may have inflated housing costs for Coloradans.

The court had tough questions for the state about whether preventing licensed therapists from trying to change a child’s sexual or orientation or gender identity burdens their right to free speech.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser talked with an audience in Cortez on Friday about a number of issues faced by rural communities, including opioids, broadband access, economic development, and water.

Bennet set a new record for the second quarter of an off year, but Attorney General Phil Weiser currently has a cash-on-hand advantage.

On Thursday evening, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser visited Cortez as part of a listening session tour concerning the proposed Albertsons-Kroger merger. In the meeting, Weiser fielded questions on how this merger would impact southwest Coloradans. And Governor Jared Polis signed a bill into law Friday that creates a nontoxic bullet replacement program for hunters. The pilot program will provide vouchers for purchasing non-lead bullets. It will also focus on educating hunters.

On Tuesday evening, the Montezuma-Cortez School District held a board meeting where parents and educators voiced concerns on staffing upheaval and a subsequent student protest. Though the latest conflict in the district wasn’t officially on the agenda, about 25 people showed up to the meeting. Jarrett Watkins, a teacher at the high school who spoke at the meeting, says many other educators and staff are afraid to openly discuss the concerns they have around the dismissal of their principal.

Colorado is leading a multi-state investigation of a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons.

The Supreme Court’s recent rulings have put a spotlight on state justice systems as they react to changes at the federal level. This comes as Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has been visiting communities across the state, including in Montezuma County.

The State of Colorado reached a settlement with mining company Sunnyside Gold Corporation on Monday over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill; The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners and the Dolores County Board of Commissioners are holding a joint meeting on Thursday.