The chaotic Regional Tourism Act (RTA) application process took a step toward receiving some clarity Wednesday when a Colorado House committee approved a bill specifying that projects receiving tax breaks under RTA should be those that attract out-of-sta

The Colorado State University Water Center and the School of Global Environmental Sustainability will host the CSU Water Café today. Water Café is a series designed to examine critical water issues and the university's roles in their solutions. The first

LAKEWOOD, COLO.—A couple of quick takeaways from former Sen. Rick Santorum's shocker win in last night's Colorado caucuses: One, Colorado Republicans still can't get out from under their own base. They can't get a moderate to win in a primary and they ca

A strategy for Democrats to woo the unaffiliated vote in November's presidential election may have become more obvious after Tuesday night's State of the Union speech, according to a Democratic group that monitored reactions of 50 "swing voters" in the D

BOULDER — Every Colorado governor since at least Roy Romer has convened "blue ribbon" panels or task forces to seek solutions to rising tuition costs and the unwieldy structure of state-supported colleges and universities. There are only three possible e

DENVER (AP) — U.S. Attorney John Walsh on Thursday rebuffed claims that the federal government sat idly by as state lawmakers enacted regulations that have allowed Colorado's marijuana industry to boom the past two years. Walsh said letters sent last wee

DENVER — The state of Colorado can’t tell you what a buck buys these days. An executive order issued by then-Gov. Bill Ritter two years ago requires the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade to tell the General Assembly once

For Tim Barnett, The Lighthouse is a beacon of hope on his path toward sobriety.- 12:42 am PUEBLO - The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife has reopened Runyon Lake after a fuel spill...- 8:08 am AURORA - Five people have been hospitalized

The Colorado Black Caucus includes Denver's mayor, City Cou

More than 225 people are expected to attend a reception Thursday night to celebrate the launch of an organization of black elected officials. The Colorado Black Caucus includes Denver's mayor, city council members, school board members, lawmakers and oth

DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has donated more than $300,000 of his remaining campaign funds to charities and nonprofit groups, saying he still hopes to make a difference in the state’s future. The money is going to help Ethiopians, ho

DENVER -- Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has donated more than $300,000 of his remaining campaign funds to charities and nonprofit groups, saying he still hopes to make a difference in the state's future. The money is going to help Ethiopians, the hom

DENVER (AP) - Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has donated more than $300,000 of his remaining campaign funds to charities and nonprofit groups. The money is going to help Ethiopians, homeless and hungry Coloradans and Americans needing organ tra

$300,000 Amount of Bill Ritter's leftover campaign fund that has been donated to charitable and nonprofit groups. (Denver Post file) Impoverished Ethiopians, homeless and hungry Coloradans, and Americans needing organ transplants are just some of those

Under pressure to keep energy companies and environmentalists happy, Colorado's geologist-turned-governor stood smiling last month when the Colorado Oil & Gas Association and environmentalists both agreed to sweeping new oversight for a divisive drilling

You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU. Source: AP (Kristen Wyatt) via MSNBC Colorado has become the third state to ask the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to rec

A landmark education lawsuit appears headed to the Colorado Supreme Court, but it's possible the court won't have the final say, if justices are evenly split on the case. How might that happen? Court observers say such a scenario is possible if Monica Ma

It may be as hackneyed as holiday fruitcake and watching It’s A Wonderful Life while making Christmas cookies, but looking back at the political year that was is a tradition that I fully intend to uphold this year. Looking back at 2011 is not just a good

Former Gov. Bill Ritter underwent an appendectomy Wednesday after falling ill the night before. Ritter said Thursday that he was doing well and working on the eulogy he will deliver at the funeral for philanthropist and restaurant owner Noel Cunningham t