Colorado’s Democratic and Republican congressional primary candidates

All eight of Colorado’s congressional districts will have candidates on the June 25 primary ballot. And in three of those districts — the 3rd, 4th and 5th — the seat is open, providing the ingredients for a more boisterous fight than normal ahead of November’s election. Here is a look at who will be on … Read more

Colorado lawmakers scramble to shore up free school meals program

Colorado’s new voter-approved universal free school meals program is already tens of millions of dollars short, jeopardizing some of the auxiliary programs tied to the ballot measure as lawmakers scramble to keep the initiative solvent and meals paid for. The state faces a combined shortfall of about $50 million to pay for students’ food under … Read more

Denver will again limit length of shelter stays for migrant families

Migrant families taking refuge in shelters in Denver will no longer be able to stay for an unlimited amount of time as the city responds to a continuing surge of people coming from the southern U.S. border, city officials said Wednesday. The city in mid-November suspended its limits on how long migrant families with children … Read more

Colorado immigrants on 60-mile journey call for pathway to citizenship

For three days, all they did was walk. The immigrant rights activists walked, despite blisters forming on their feet and their shoes wearing thin, despite the physical and emotional toll it was taking on their bodies, and despite the cold air that blew against their faces. They walked for 60 miles because, if nothing else, … Read more