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Boulder, fossil fuel companies face off at the Supreme Court in high-stakes climate case

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Boulder, fossil fuel companies face off at the Supreme Court in high-stakes climate case

Oct 5, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Chase Woodruff

Attorneys representing two Colorado local governments are set for a high-stakes legal showdown over climate change Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where they’ll ask justices to allow Boulder’s lawsuit seeking monetary damages from two fossil fuel companies to proceed in state…

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Republican Victor Marx fined $58K for campaign finance violations

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Republican Victor Marx fined $58K for campaign finance violations

Oct 2, 2026 · 8:45 PM · Chase Woodruff

Victor Marx, the Republican nominee for Colorado governor, was assessed a fine of $57,647 on Friday by the Colorado secretary of state’s office for accepting campaign contributions in excess of the legal limit. The fine is believed to be the largest penalty…

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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.

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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.

Oct 2, 2026 · 8:33 PM · Jonathan Shorman

When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued. “Every day we…

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Ballot measure to ban youth gender-affirming surgeries could disrupt other forms of healthcare

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Ballot measure to ban youth gender-affirming surgeries could disrupt other forms of healthcare

Oct 2, 2026 · 7:08 PM · Lindsey Toomer

Colorado voters in November will decide if the state should ban gender-affirming surgeries for minors. Proposition 135 would prohibit health care professionals from knowingly performing any surgery on a minor “for the purpose of altering biological sex characteristics.” The measure would also…

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Hiring slows in September with job growth of 29K

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Hiring slows in September with job growth of 29K

Oct 2, 2026 · 5:25 PM · Tim Henderson

Jobs across the United States rose by 29,000 in September, a disappointing result as recent growth was also revised down in Friday’s monthly jobs report, the last one before midterm elections. September growth was a large dip from a strong August number…

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In 1876, Colorado Republicans emerged victorious in the first state elections

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In 1876, Colorado Republicans emerged victorious in the first state elections

Oct 2, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Chase Woodruff

After a month-long sprint of political campaigning across the new Centennial State, Coloradans went to the polls to vote in the first state elections on Oct. 3, 1876 — and telegrams arriving in Denver throughout the day soon left little doubt as…

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Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap

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Here’s what’s driving the Gen Z gender gap

Oct 2, 2026 · 9:45 AM · Mariel Padilla

Editor’s note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. Brenna Vandergeest was a teenager when her grandmother told her about Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court case that…

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District attorney elections linked to more prison admissions during ‘tough on crime’ era

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District attorney elections linked to more prison admissions during ‘tough on crime’ era

Oct 1, 2026 · 11:38 PM · Amanda Watford

County and local district attorneys oversaw higher state prison admissions during election years than in other years during the height of the nation’s “tough on crime” era, according to a new study from Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. State prison admissions…

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Victor Marx isn’t running for Colorado governor. He’s running for state pastor.

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Victor Marx isn’t running for Colorado governor. He’s running for state pastor.

Oct 1, 2026 · 8:28 PM · Quentin Young

Victor Marx has made some spectacular headlines. The Republican nominee for Colorado governor can’t say how many people he’s killed. He claims to have participated in extraordinary exploits overseas as part of his ministry but refuses to substantiate what appear to be…

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Colorado commission seeks economists for next phase of racial equity study

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Colorado commission seeks economists for next phase of racial equity study

Oct 1, 2026 · 7:04 PM · Sara Wilson

The Colorado legislative commission tasked with studying the effects of historical racism on Black Coloradans faces a funding gap as it seeks an economic contractor. The Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission could need to raise around $215,000 to pay researchers to…

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