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 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

Colorado elected leaders, advocates ask Congress to demand cease-fire

More than 50 current and former elected officials, community leaders, religious leaders and representatives of nonprofit groups called Thursday for Colorado’s congressional delegation to push more forcefully for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas to stop the killing of civilians. “We must demand a cease-fire,” State Rep. Iman Jodeh said on the west steps of … Read more

Crow seeks answers about Aurora VA’s alleged deletion of prosthetics orders

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow is demanding an accounting from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over an alleged scheme inside Aurora’s Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center that left veterans without needed prosthetic devices. In a letter submitted Friday to the VA’s undersecretary of health, Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Crow requested records outlining how many prosthetic … Read more