A unanimous 10th Circuit panel ruled that the government can’t broadly apply mandatory no‑bond detention to long‑term residents, remanding a case that could force bond hearings in the Rocky Mountain region.

A City Council committee advanced a negotiated 20-year Xcel franchise that preserves more than $180 million a year in city benefits and adds new bill-assistance and undergrounding commitments. The full council now decides whether to send the measure to voters before the Aug. 3 referral deadline.

Displaced Coloradans can still cast ballots in today's primary — replacement ballots and statewide drop boxes are available, though out-of-county voting is limited.

A State Personnel Board decision says Colorado prison wardens exchanged hundreds of racist, homophobic messages, sparking demotions, a firing and paid leaves.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for Nebraska’s long‑running South Platte suit, a move that could reshape water for Denver and eastern plains farmers. Legal fights and technical hearings now loom.

City Council is weighing a bill to remove Denver’s separate child-care business license, cutting fees and folding oversight into state rules while keeping inspections in place.

Denver advocates and three councilmembers unveiled a draft ordinance to stop city cooperation with federal policies targeting transgender people and to limit gender data collection in city records.

An internal poll paid for by a Weiser-backed super PAC puts Phil Weiser ahead of Michael Bennet 45%-36% with 19% undecided. With ballots due June 30, late returns could decide the primary.

Boulder asked the state’s high court to review an appeals ruling that barred upfront fees for police body‑camera footage after a local magazine was billed over $8,000. The petition spotlights a clash between Colorado’s accountability law and the criminal‑records fee statute.

A Denver teacher ties a New Jersey lawsuit alleging more than $40 million in dues‑spending to concerns at Colorado’s teacher union as NEA delegates head to Denver.

A leaked directory of Peter Thiel’s Dialog society named Gov. Jared Polis; his office says he’s not a member and hadn’t heard of the group.

Republicans in Colorado are choosing between a two-term prosecutor and an outsider touting cybersecurity and election-security experience ahead of next week’s primary.

Council members were briefed on a draft ordinance that would let Denver score contracts on safety, pay and past performance — not just price — as major projects arrive.