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Phil Weiser @pweiser

Sep 24

To grow up a Mets fan and adopt the Rockies means building resilience. They share a club no fan wants to be in--a record number of consecutive 100 loss seasons. And, yet, I love watching games at Coors Field, one of the best parks in the majors. axios.com/local/denver/2026/…

The Colorado Rockies' history-making 100th loss

It's a record nobody wants.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Aug 4

4 campaign finance numbers to know in Colorado's governor's race axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #COpolitics #COgov #COleg

4 campaign finance numbers to know in Colorado's governor's race

The Colorado governor's race is a high-dollar affair, new campaign finance reports show, with millions more in spending expected before November.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jul 29

NEW from Chicago: Colorado part of nationwide push for ICE accountability bill axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #COpolitics #COleg #COgov

Colorado part of nationwide push for ICE accountability bill

The effort is led by the State Innovation Exchange, which developed a playbook to crack down on ICE agents.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jul 20

NEW: Colorado Connector train -- known as CoCo -- will cost $5B at full build, most of it from a 0.333% tax #COpolitics #COgov #COleg axios.com/local/denver/2026/…

Colorado Connector trains to cost $5B at full build

The train — known as CoCo — is billed as a transit game-changer connecting Colorado's major communities.

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Esteban L. Hernandez @EstebanHRZ

Jul 9

Political newcomer Victor Marx, who said he once killed a man at age 7, narrowly emerged as the winner of the Republican primary for Colorado governor. axios.com/local/denver/2026/…

Victor Marx wins GOP nomination for Colorado governor

The Colorado Springs resident's past is a red flag that Democrats will spotlight in the general election.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jul 1

JUST IN: Colorado Springs cancels all fireworks displays amid "extreme fire danger" axios.com/local/colorado-spr…

Colorado Springs cancels all fireworks displays amid "extreme fire danger"

"This decision was not made lightly," the mayor said.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jul 1

WOW : Kiros ousts 15-term Colorado U.S. Rep. DeGette via @EstebanHRZ #COpolitics axios.com/local/denver/2026/…

Kiros ousts 15-term Colorado U.S. Rep. DeGette

Melat Kiros is poised to become the first Black woman to represent Colorado in Congress.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jul 1

Phil Weiser upsets Michael Bennet to win Democratic primary for Colorado governor #COgov #COpolitics axios.com/local/denver/2026/…

Phil Weiser upsets Michael Bennet to win Democratic primary for Colorado governor

Weiser's win makes him the favorite entering the November general election.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jul 1

Progressive Gonzalez defeats Danielson in Colorado's Dem primary for secretary of state via @alaynaEalvarez axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #COpolitics #COgov

Progressive Gonzalez defeats Danielson in Colorado's Dem primary for secretary of state

The Jefferson County clerk's victory gives Colorado's progressive wing a significant primary-night win.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jul 1

Jena Griswold wins Colorado's Democratic primary for AG via @alaynaEalvarez axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #COpolitics #COgov

Jena Griswold wins Colorado's Democratic primary for AG

Griswold entered the race as the perceived frontrunner after nearly eight years as Colorado's chief elections official.

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Andrew Solender

@AndrewSolender

Jun 23

Project 218, super PAC tied to American Bridge, is out with an ad going negative against Melat Kiros (primary challenger to Rep. Diana Degette in #CO01): "She's endorsed by a group that wants to defund the Denver Police, withdraw from NATO and abolish the United States Senate."

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

Jun 23

Colorado to join Trump's 250th state fair celebration, even as other Democratic states decline axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #COpolitics #COgov #COleg

Colorado to join Trump's 250th state fair celebration

Colorado's forests, culture and identity go on display this week in Washington, D.C., as part of the Great American State Fair.

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Jon Murray @JonMurray

Jun 19

This is breaking news that brings a tear to my eye: Lynn Bartels, a venerable and tenacious reporter at the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, dies at 69 denverpost.com/2026/06/19/ly… via @abuvthefold

Lynn Bartels, a venerable and tenacious reporter at The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, dies...

“It didn’t matter what party you were in, or what issues were important to you — you were fair game. It might mean she’d write a glowing piece about you. It might also mean she’d write a tough one —...

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Axios

@axios

May 28

WATCH: @ByJohnFrank & @Courtenay_Brown host convos on the future of Denver’s business landscape, feat. @denversmayor Mike Johnston, @ChefMaryNguyen of @OliveAndFinch and Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute CEO Jessica Sveen. #AxiosLive x.com/i/broadcasts/1oJMvRoPk…

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Axios’ Zoom In: Fueling Denver’s Business Landscape

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

May 27

Vice President Vance to speak in Denver tomorrow axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #copolitics

Vice President JD Vance cancels Denver event

The party gave no explanation for the scheduling change.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

May 21

JUST IN: Colorado Democrats censure Polis over Tina Peters clemency axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #Copolitics #COgov #COleg

Colorado Democrats censure Polis over Tina Peters clemency

The rare rebuke targets his clemency for Tina Peters.

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Kyle Clark @KyleClark

May 21

That's $1.2M in tickets tossed because @SteveStaeger rode the Town of Hudson like a rented mule. Local news matters.

Steve Staeger @SteveStaeger

May 21

BREAKING: After a 50 minute executive session, Hudson’s town council votes to waive all tickets issued by the northbound camera on County Road 49 and will refund drivers who already paid. That’s 31,353 tickets - totaling more than $1.2 million.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

May 20

This year's low snowpack is not all bad news axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #Colorado

Colorado opens mountain passes early after low snowpack

Most years, the passes won't open until the end of May, if not June.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

May 19

REI union asks for boycott of Denver flagship store axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #Colorado

REI union asks for boycott of Denver flagship store

The boycott comes after the co-op and its union failed to reach a contract agreement last month.

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John Frank @ByJohnFrank

May 19

The latest: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis faces censure and impeachment calls after freeing Tina Peters axios.com/local/denver/2026/… #COpolitics #COgov #COleg

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis faces censure and impeachment calls after freeing Tina Peters

To hear his critics tell it, Gov. Jared Polis is an "accomplice" to President Trump.

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