ZIP code or zip no? Colorado communities struggle to get a unique postal code
From sales taxes to local identity, Colorado communities say there are a lot of reasons to fight for a unique ZIP code.
Rep. Gabe Evans often discusses his grandfather’s path to citizenship. Documents show he left out some details
Evans has repeatedly talked about his grandfather earning citizenship through military service, but records obtained by Colorado Newsline show his path to citizenship was more complicated.
Rep. Crow says he was denied entry to detention facility
The Democrat joins a list of elected officials who have been denied entry to immigration detention centers across the country as the Trump Administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants.
Here’s who’s running in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
The seat is likely to be one of the most hotly contested in the 2026 midterms.
What Republicans’ ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ means for Colorado
Now that lawmakers in D.C. are done, lawmakers in Colorado’s Capitol will have to figure out how to absorb its many cuts and changes.
Congress cuts funding to foreign aid, public media
This is the first time Congress has approved a recissions package in decades.
Colorado incumbents continue to rake in campaign cash
But it was a potential challenger in a Congressional race that had the largest money haul in the second quarter.
Former Emhoff aide launches campaign for Congress in Republican stronghold of El Paso County
Democrat Jessica Killin served as chief of staff of Doug Emhoff when he was the Second Gentleman of the United States. She faces an uphill climb in a run for Congress for the 5th Congressional District.
Senator Michael Bennet leads latest period of fundraising in Colorado governor race
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.
The ‘skinny’ Farm Bill included in Republicans’ tax and spending package brings mixed relief for Colorado producers
Some agriculture groups worry it could make it less likely to get a full Farm Bill passed in this Congress.
Former state Rep. Janak Joshi wants to challenge Sen. Hickenlooper next year
Joshi is the highest-profile Republican to enter the race so far.
Congressional Republicans defy expectations and send megabill to Trump
It was a tough slog, but the House passed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” with support from Colorado’s Republicans, even as several members expressed reservations about different aspects of the bill.
Senate passes One Big Beautiful Bill, getting the GOP’s policy agenda one step closer to Trump’s desk
Neither Colorado Senator voted for the budget bill, which now heads back to the House. Republicans are under pressure to pass the bill and get it to the president’s desk by July 4.
Public land sales gone from GOP’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Sen. Mike Lee’s announcement came after he faced some fierce pushback from members of his own party.
Sen. Hickenlooper helps organize Pride concert at Trump-led Kennedy Center
The Colorado senator said he wanted to celebrate the arc of gay rights, but the Center’s president dismissed the performance as a ‘partisan political prank.’
A GOP senator wants to see public lands sold for housing. Will the proposal work for Colorado’s communities?
A provision in the reconciliation bill would sell “underutilized” public lands for housing, but it doesn’t require those parcels be sold to local governments or for that housing to be affordable.
