Colorado state Rep. Susan Beckman, am Arapahoe County Republican, is resigning to take a position with the Donald Trump administration. Beckman, of Littleton, announced her resignation on Friday. She did not immediately disclose her new position. An administration announcement was pending. A…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Colorado’s appeal of a federal court ruling  that allows presidential electors to ignore the will of the people and back whichever candidate they want. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold last Oct…

By Colleen Long, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Denver officials on Thursday said they would not hand over information requested by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement on four men wanted for deportation. ICE, the Homeland Security agency tasked with arresting and deporting people in …

“Night Lights Denver,” a vibrant new feature of downtown’s night-life, is alternately playful, beautiful, weird and wonderful. It is undeniably eye-catching. And it’s free. The public art taking over one side of the D&F Tower, an experimental effort of the Denver Theatre District, is fun…

Colorado farmers finally see some certainty in their future after two major trade deals passed this week. The U.S. Senate approved the new North American trade deal — the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — on Thursday and President Donald Trump signed an agreement with China a day earli…

When Bryan Hall combined two of his favorite things — ethics and horror — into a medium designed to both enlighten and entertain, there was never any doubt about which did which. His just-released book, “An Ethical Guidebook to the Zombie Apocalypse: How to Keep Your Brain without Losing You…

A little-noticed government account that is paying ongoing legal bills related to an ethics complaint against U.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper is facing renewed scrutiny even as the Democrat’s allies continue to block requests for an audit of the spending. In its final months, the for…

State Rep. Chris Hansen was selected by a vacancy committee Thursday night to fill the seat of Sen. Lois Court, a Denver Democrat who resigned after being diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder. Hansen, also a Denver Democrat, beat out four other candidates for the job. He was chosen afte…

A judge on Thursday denied a petition to seize the guns of a police officer involved in the 2017 fatal shooting of a 19-year-old which was sought by the teen’s mother under Colorado’s new red flag law. In her Jan. 9 petition for an extreme risk protection order, Susan Holmes said there was a…

Colorado lawmakers are sparring over the use of taxpayer money to pay for legal costs in a partisan lawsuit confronting what both sides say is a critical question about the state constitution. The hangup: Taxpayers are only paying for the Democrats’ representation, to the tune of about $40,0…

By Colleen Slevin, The Associated Press A woman whose son was killed by Colorado State University police in 2017 is trying to have the guns of one of the officers involved confiscated under the state’s new red flag law, a move the sheriff calls a classic example of how the controversial law …