Valerie Richardson

Colorado: Another deluge, no relief from epic flooding

A summer that began with ferocious wildfires ended with disastrous floods in Colorado as a late burst of rain Sunday hampered rescue efforts and fueled flash-flood warnings in waterlogged communities.

September 15, 2013

Recall of Colo. legislators hobbles Democrats

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper hobbled into a news conference Wednesday on crutches after hip surgery, a fitting metaphor for state Democrats following this week's historic recall election.

September 12, 2013

Colorado recalls portend ill for Democratic governor

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper hobbled into a Wednesday press conference on crutches after hip surgery, a fitting metaphor for state Democrats following this week's historic recall election.

September 12, 2013

Pollster blasted for sitting on survey showing Colorado Dem losing recall

Public Policy Polling came under fire Wednesday after the firm admitted that it withheld a poll from the public last week that showed Colorado state Sen. Angela Giron losing her recall election by double digits.

September 11, 2013

Colorado voters deal blow to gun control with stunning recall of 2 Democrats

A Rocky Mountain earthquake in the form of Tuesday's successful recall drives targeting two prominent Democrats who advocate gun control has shifted the state and national political landscape going into the 2014 elections.

September 10, 2013

George W. Bush honored for Africa work by University of Denver; protesters rally

Former President George W. Bush was honored Monday by the University of Denver as protesters rallied noisily outside, calling him a "war criminal" and saying he was undeserving of the award.

September 9, 2013

Colorado recalls for state legislators likely to be close

Tuesday's Colorado recall elections, pitting energized gun owners against well-funded Democrats, careened toward the finish line with weekend get-out-the-vote drives as analysts attempted to predict which way voters are leaning.

September 8, 2013

Purposely casting ballot in wrong city, Coloradan shows flaws in new election law

Jon Caldara has never actually lived in Colorado Springs — he's a longtime Boulder resident — but Saturday he cast a ballot in the recall election of state Sen. John Morse, who represents a district in Colorado Springs.

September 8, 2013

Guns as the sole means of self-defense is absurd, Colorado Democrat says

DENVER - Another Colorado Democrat has stoked the state's raging gun-control debate by challenging the argument that guns are needed for self-defense.

September 4, 2013

Coloradans can vote early, vote often in recall election on gun opponents

Next week's historic Colorado recall election is being viewed as a key litmus test of the nation's appetite for gun control laws, but it's also the test run for the state's hotly contested elections law.

September 4, 2013

Colorado pot backers take on NFL: ‘Stop driving players to drink!’

The National Football League is on the receiving end of a blunt scolding from Colorado pot-legalization advocates, just in time for the debut of the 2013 regular season here Thursday night at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

September 4, 2013

Hawaiians split on movement to recognize Native Hawaiians

Hawaii Democrats are pushing the White House to give formal tribal recognition to Native Hawaiians, but some Native Hawaiians are pushing back.

September 4, 2013

Colorado Democrat: Legislature, not guns, will keep you safe

Another Colorado Democrat has stoked the state's raging gun-control debate by challenging the argument that guns are needed for self-defense.

September 4, 2013

Bloomberg arms anti-gun lawmakers in Colorado with $350,000 to group

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is the single biggest contributor to a group that is helping two anti-gun state Democrats fend off a recall effort and save their state legislative seats, according to just-released campaign finance reports.

August 28, 2013

Hawaii tries to shoo away homeless with free tickets from paradise

Anna Pililaau lives on some of the priciest beachfront property in Waikiki, overlooking gold-sand Ala Moana Beach and just across the street from Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom.

August 27, 2013

Holder, Justice should help settle marijuana legalization battle: Leahy

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman announced Monday that the panel will hold a hearing on marijuana in what comes as the latest effort to smoke out the Justice Department's input on the conflict between state and federal pot laws.

August 26, 2013

Colo. governor wants to keep state in one piece

Advocates of the effort to form a 51st state comprised of rural northern Colorado counties will have to do so without the support of Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.

August 25, 2013

Obama urged to use executive order to recognize Native Hawaiians

Democrats are urging President Obama to bypass Capitol Hill once again and accomplish by executive order what Congress refused to do for 13 years: grant formal federal tribal recognition to Native Hawaiians.

August 22, 2013

GOP lawmakers join fight to save cross at California war memorial

A group of Republican lawmakers has joined the fight to stop a federal court from ordering the removal of a giant white cross that has loomed for decades over the Mount Soledad Veterans War Memorial in San Diego.

August 22, 2013

Most Colorado voters oppose new gun laws: poll

A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday shows that most Colorado voters oppose the state's newly passed gun-control laws, refuting Democratic lawmakers' insistence that the gun bills enjoy popular support.

August 22, 2013