Colorado Politics

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, who’s running for governor in 2026, says he supports a push to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the next census — a major break from Colorado Democrats’ usual defense of the state’s independent redistricting commission. Weiser argues the move is needed to counter extreme gerrymanders in Republican-led states. The proposal, which would require a constitutional amendment, would let the governor appoint a temporary commission to redraw maps. Governor Jared Polis and Senator Michael Bennet have both expressed skepticism about the plan.

With election day less than a month away, the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder held a voter drive at All Roads shelter. The goal was to assist county residents who are in housing transition or are unhoused.

Learn key 2025 Colorado election deadlines, ballot measures, registration info, and where to vote by mail, drop box, or in person.

Colorado’s Attorney General — and 2026 gubernatorial candidate — talks rural health care, immigration, gun laws, political violence, water rights, and the future of public radio.

Democrats at the Capitol also pushed back the start date of Colorado’s first-in-the-nation AI law, shored up subsidies on health insurance and tweaked a pair of measures on the November ballot

For starters, workers at the facility, managed by the private company GEO, declined to tell the representatives how many detainees were inside.

Gov. Polis calls lawmakers back Aug. 21 to fix a $1.2B budget gap and revisit Colorado’s new AI law. A hiring freeze and healthcare changes are also on the table.

Attorney Steven D. Zansberg describes NPR's lawsuit against the Trump administration, and how Aspen Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio and KSUT Public Radio represent the interests of NPR-member stations across the country as co-plaintiffs.

Rocky Mountain Community Radio hosted a statewide call-in show on the 2025 Colorado legislative session featuring reporters who are part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance.

Congress may cut $6.5 billion in climate funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, risking clean energy jobs and projects across Colorado and beyond to fund Trump-era priorities.