Colorado Government News

Josh Penry's suggestion that it might be time to abolish the Governor's Energy Office may backfire.

In key contests Tuesday, Republicans won two gubernatorial races, and Democrats prevailed in special elections for two congressional seats.

Health-insurance companies are blaming significant rate increases this fall on a 2-year-old state law that prohibits them from charging small businesses more for having unhealthy workers.

Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman says we ought to know just how much the expansion in Medicaid enrollment that would occur here if House Speaker Nancy Pelosia s health care bill were made law.

Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to create a new national cemetery in southern Colorado.

Colorado is about to become the first state to lower its minimum wage. On Jan. 1, the wage will be reduced by 3 cents an hour to the federal minimum of $7.25. The reduction will take place because the recession has driven down the cost of living.

Nine more flu-related deaths have been reported in Colorado, bringing the total number of deaths this season to 34.

KUSA -The former executive director of the Colorado Republican Party reportedly authorized the downloading of a massive e-mail list from the Republican National Committee in direct violation of a contract signed between the two entities.

Authorities say a Colorado man suspected of sexually assaulting more than 12 women in New Mexico and Texas and trying to kill a police officer in southern Colorado has prompted inquiries from investigators in northern Colorado.

Ahh, the perils of television news graphics libraries. On the Today Show on NBC Tuesday morning, during a story about the congressional race in New York's 23rd District between Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman and Democrat Bill Owens , the graphic on the screen showed a photo of former Colorado Governor and Republican Bill Owens.

Authorities say a knife-wielding man briefly held two state employees hostage at a northern Colorado weigh station after being told to park his truck overnight.

Gov. Bill Ritter named Windsor as one of three locations in Colorado that will call home to a National Guard armory and readiness center on 25 acres of land.

Colorado's Republican gubernatorial candidates say Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter's economic policies are hurting Colorado workers.

The Colorado man killed when a Coast Guard plane and Marine Corps helicopter collided last week off the southern California coast was a graduate of the University of Colorado.

Colorado, North Carolina and Maine have lowered their workers compensation rates for employers, starting next year.

It's election day for many Colorado municipalities, and this year's ballots include questions on legalizing marijuana and taking away cars from people driving without licenses.

Federal prosecutors say statements from a Washington man accused of threatening a Colorado abortion doctor's family should be admitted in court.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter is asking state legislators for a 6 percent increase in transportation funding.

Tess Gossage, an unaffiliated voter from Boulder, Colo.: "I'm pretty much satisfied with the way things are going.