State elections

Boulder District Attorney visits Durango as ICE tensions escalate

Boulder District Attorney visits Durango as ICE tensions escalate

Statewide outreach central to Michael Dougherty’s bid for Colorado’s top prosecutor spot

January 20, 2026 • Elizabeth Pond — Herald Staff Writer

Colorado attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty talks ICE, constitutional rights

Colorado attorney general candidate Michael Dougherty talks ICE, constitutional rights

Residents raised questions about how to protest and how local law enforcement should respond to immigration operations

January 17, 2026 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Gubernatorial candidates Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser clash at forum

Gubernatorial candidates Michael Bennet, Phil Weiser clash at forum

Senator says nation needs ‘a vision,’ attorney general says it needs ‘fighters’

January 12, 2026 • Chase Woodruff — Colorado Newsline

Democratic state senator launches bid as ‘insurgent progressive’ to unseat Hickenlooper

Colorado State Senate

Democratic state senator launches bid as ‘insurgent progressive’ to unseat Hickenlooper

Julie Gonzales said ‘go-along-to-get-along, poll-tested incrementalist politics have not made Coloradans’ lives better’

December 9, 2025 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Griswold argues feds have no right to Colorado voter data

Griswold argues feds have no right to Colorado voter data

A voter drops off a ballot on Election Day, Nov. 4 in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)…

December 5, 2025 • Bente Birkeland — Colorado Public Radio

Phil Weiser talks education plan in governor’s race

Phil Weiser talks education plan in governor’s race

‘Colorado Blueprint’ addresses schooling, jobs and mental health

November 21, 2025 • Abigail Hatting — Herald Staff Writer

Michael Bennet rolls out new education policy in race for governor

Michael Bennet rolls out new education policy in race for governor

Candidate wants to expand apprenticeships, work experience opportunities

November 12, 2025 • Abigail Hatting — Herald Staff Writer

Schools, taxes drive La Plata County voters on election day

Durango School District 9-R

Schools, taxes drive La Plata County voters on election day

Turnout on track to surpass clerk and recorder’s expectations

November 5, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

22% of La Plata County voters have returned ballots

Ballot initiatives

22% of La Plata County voters have returned ballots

Clerk anticipates turnout to nearly double by end of election night

October 31, 2025 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Colorado attorney general weighs in on Trump lawsuits, governor’s race and rural-urban politics

Colorado attorney general weighs in on Trump lawsuits, governor’s race and rural-urban politics

Phil Weiser says he’s a fighter, and that’s what state needs

September 16, 2025 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Phil Weiser undeterred by polling gap in governor’s race

Phil Weiser undeterred by polling gap in governor’s race

Attorney general says he’ll keep fighting Trump-era overreach despite trailing Bennet

July 1, 2025 • Kathryn Squyres — Special to the Herald