/politics Politics en-US Copyright ����vlog��ý/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:02:23 GMT /news/2025-06-23/why-is-douglas-county-so-worked-up-about-home-rule For the first time in 50 years, a Colorado county will vote on going home rule -- but there's a lot of debate about what that really means. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:02:23 GMT /news/2025-06-23/why-is-douglas-county-so-worked-up-about-home-rule Bente Birkeland, Stephanie Wolf /news/2025-06-22/colorados-tax-credits-for-evs-e-bikes-and-heat-pumps-will-be-cut-in-half-next-year The state’s dismal economic forecast requires the green tax credits be slashed in 2026, Colorado economists said Wednesday. Sun, 22 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-22/colorados-tax-credits-for-evs-e-bikes-and-heat-pumps-will-be-cut-in-half-next-year Taylor Dolvin, The Colorado Sun /news/2025-06-14/no-kings-protests-in-northern-colorado-draw-thousands-to-rally-against-trump Northern Colorado saw some of the state’s biggest protests Saturday, but even smaller communities drew crowds. Sun, 15 Jun 2025 01:26:27 GMT /news/2025-06-14/no-kings-protests-in-northern-colorado-draw-thousands-to-rally-against-trump Lucas Brady Woods, Alex Hager, Nikole Robinson Carroll /politics/2025-06-14/the-12-gun-bills-passed-by-the-colorado-legislature-this-year-and-signed-into-law From limiting who can purchase most semiautomatic rifles on the market today to raising the minimum age to buy ammunition, Democrats in the legislature were busy this year imposing new gun regulations. Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-06-14/the-12-gun-bills-passed-by-the-colorado-legislature-this-year-and-signed-into-law Jesse Paul /news/2025-06-13/state-sen-cleave-simpson-picked-to-lead-colorados-senate-republicans The Alamosa senator had the unanimous support of his caucus, after his predecessor stepped down to take a new job. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:09:22 GMT /news/2025-06-13/state-sen-cleave-simpson-picked-to-lead-colorados-senate-republicans Bente Birkeland /news/2025-06-11/protesters-rally-against-ice-at-colorado-capitol-as-police-use-smoke-make-arrests-to-disband-offshoot Denver police used smoke and pepper balls to disperse a group of protesters near the I-25 onramps on Broadway. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:58:26 GMT /news/2025-06-11/protesters-rally-against-ice-at-colorado-capitol-as-police-use-smoke-make-arrests-to-disband-offshoot Alejandro A. Alonso Galva, Kevin J. Beaty, Tony Gorman, Kiara DeMare /politics/2025-06-09/jared-polis-agrees-to-hold-off-on-complying-with-ice-subpoena-until-june-23-as-whistleblower-lawsuit-plays-out The director of the state Division of Labor Standards and Statistics sued the governor last week arguing that complying with the subpoena, as Polis directed, would violate state law. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 23:01:00 GMT /politics/2025-06-09/jared-polis-agrees-to-hold-off-on-complying-with-ice-subpoena-until-june-23-as-whistleblower-lawsuit-plays-out Colorado Sun /news/2025-06-09/top-republican-in-colorado-senate-resigns-to-take-private-sector-job Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, is resigning effective Monday to become president and CEO of the American Excellence Foundation Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:54:03 GMT /news/2025-06-09/top-republican-in-colorado-senate-resigns-to-take-private-sector-job Jesse Paul, Bente Birkeland /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing In 2020, Colorado became one of the first states in the nation to pass police accountability reforms in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Five years on, where does that effort stand now? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:39:12 GMT /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing Bente Birkeland, Ben Markus, CPR News /news/2025-06-06/colorado-law-requiring-people-buying-guns-to-be-21-or-older-can-stand-federal-judge-rules A gun rights group challenged the 2023 law in court. Thursday’s ruling by a U.S. District Judge is a win for gun-control advocates. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:54:27 GMT /news/2025-06-06/colorado-law-requiring-people-buying-guns-to-be-21-or-older-can-stand-federal-judge-rules Taylor Dolvin, The Colorado Sun