Secretaries Of State At Center Of Election Battles
In his first year as Colorado's secretary of state, Republican Scott Gessler has been sued eight times. He has outraged Democrats by rewriting the state's campaign finance rules, tangled with counties...
View ArticleBraille Under Siege As Blind Turn To Smartphones
Like a lot of smartphone users, Rolando Terrazas, 19, uses his iPhone for email, text messages and finding a decent coffee shop. But Terrazas' phone also sometimes serves as his eyes: When he waves a...
View Article6 Miles Of Silver Ribbon: Locals Protest Christo
Bighorn Sheep Canyon in Colorado holds a chuckling ribbon of water, with a highway running alongside. Artist Christo wants to drape sections of it — almost 6 miles' worth — with long, billowing panels...
View ArticleIn Fairplay, Colo., Burro Racing Packs 'Em In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz7EDScdakA First thing you need to know about burro racing — there's no riding. It's you on one end of a rope, hundreds pounds of equine on the other. And the burro,...
View ArticleResidents Struggle With Tragedy's 'Stain' On Aurora
As investigators dig deeper into Friday's mass shootings at a movie theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora, residents also are trying to piece together what happened and what it means for their city....
View ArticleAurora, Colo., Tries To Capitalize On Its Ethnic Riches
Aurora, Colo., became a familiar name this summer, in the wake of a mass shooting at a local movie theater. But there's much more to this Denver suburb than the recent tragedy. Just ask Ethiopian...
View ArticleNew Lives Emerge From Colo. Wildfire Ashes, Still Scarred
West of the city of Colorado Springs, trees charred by the summer's wildfire scar the steep foothills. The Waldo Canyon fire destroyed more than 300 homes in June. Now, that devastated neighborhood is...
View ArticleStudent Opens Fire At Colo. High School, Wounds 2, Kills Self
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View ArticlePastor Leads A New Brand Of Church For 'Sinners And Saints'
It's Sunday evening, and services are just getting underway at the House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver. Nearly 200 worshipers sit in circles of plastic chairs around a simple altar table....
View ArticleVerdict Reached In Aurora, Colo., Theater Shooting
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: We're waiting this afternoon to learn the fate of James Holmes. He's the gunman who killed 12 people in a Colorado movie theater three years...
View ArticleAurora, Colo., Theater Shooter Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: In Colorado, a jury has returned its verdict on James Holmes, the man on trial for killing 12 people and wounding more than 70 others in a...
View ArticleThree People Killed In Colorado Springs Shooting At Planned Parenthood
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A man is in custody and three people are dead, including a police officer, after a single shooter enter a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado...
View ArticleAs Odds Of Contested Convention Rise, GOP Candidates Seek Colorado's Delegates
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We're going to take a close look at one place where Republicans are hunting for delegates, and that's Colorado. The state party is meeting...
View ArticleSee Where Women Have The Most And Least Political Representation In The U.S.
Wyoming is sometimes called the Equality State — it had the nation's first female governor and was the first territory to give women the right to vote. But that legacy isn't visible on the floor of the...
View ArticleWhy Trump Supporters Have Declared War On Colorado's Republican Party
Donald Trump's Colorado supporters are gathering at the state capital Friday to make some noise about a political process they say has left them voiceless. The backlash from Trump's supporters has...
View ArticleAmericans Don't Like Caucuses, But Replacing Them With Primaries Isn't Easy
This week, as part of the Nation Engaged project , NPR and some member stations will be talking about what the 2016 primary season has revealed about voters' confidence in the American electoral...
View ArticleColorado Republicans Commend Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Tens of millions of Americans tuned in to watch Donald Trump accept the Republican presidential nomination at the convention. Colorado Public...
View ArticleBallot Measures Transform Into Political Chess Pieces For Special Interests
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The same kind of gridlock that has paralyzed Congress is also present in many statehouses across the country. So interest groups and voters...
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