Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference on the state's efforts against the new coronavirus Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)A group representing more than 200 Colorado bars and restaurants filed suit against the state health department Tuesday, arguing against state capacity limits set to combat the spread of COVID-19, the owner of one member tavern said.Chris Fuselier, owner of the Blake Street Tavern, said the Tavern League of Colorado filed the lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver District...…Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes a point during a news conference on the state's efforts against the new coronavirus Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)A group representing more than 200 Colorado bars and restaurants filed suit against the state health department Tuesday, arguing against state capacity limits set to combat the spread of COVID-19, the owner of one member tavern said.Chris Fuselier, owner of the Blake Street Tavern, said the Tavern League of Colorado filed the lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver District...WW…

By | and | | The Denver PostThe Jefferson County GOP began its annual assemblies in the 1990s by asking all elected Republicans in attendance to say a few words.“It was not uncommon for it to take an hour to get through all of those speeches,” said Rob Fairbank, the former state representative from Littleton.Now, said Rob Witwer, former attorney for the Jefferson County GOP and also a former state lawmaker, “It would take five minutes. You could fit all the elected officials in a phone booth.“And that,” he adds, “in a nutshell is the trajectory of the party over the past 25 years.”This is a...…By | and | | The Denver PostThe Jefferson County GOP began its annual assemblies in the 1990s by asking all elected Republicans in attendance to say a few words.“It was not uncommon for it to take an hour to get through all of those speeches,” said Rob Fairbank, the former state representative from Littleton.Now, said Rob Witwer, former attorney for the Jefferson County GOP and also a former state lawmaker, “It would take five minutes. You could fit all the elected officials in a phone booth.“And that,” he adds, “in a nutshell is the trajectory of the party over the past 25 years.”This is a...WW…

By | | The Denver PostA Denver company that supplies voting machines across the United States pushed back Thursday against claims — shared without evidence — from President Donald Trump that millions of votes in his favor had been deleted.Trump lost the 2020 presidential election by tens of thousands of votes in key swing states like Pennsylvania which tipped the electoral college victory in favor of . The president, however, has refused to concede the race and has shared baseless claims that the election was instead stolen from him.Thursday morning Trump said on Twitter that the...…By | | The Denver PostA Denver company that supplies voting machines across the United States pushed back Thursday against claims — shared without evidence — from President Donald Trump that millions of votes in his favor had been deleted.Trump lost the 2020 presidential election by tens of thousands of votes in key swing states like Pennsylvania which tipped the electoral college victory in favor of . The president, however, has refused to concede the race and has shared baseless claims that the election was instead stolen from him.Thursday morning Trump said on Twitter that the...WW…

By | | The Denver PostTwo members of U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s Washington, D.C., staff have tested positive for COVID-19, staffers of the Colorado Springs Republican confirmed to The Denver Post on Tuesday evening.Meanwhile, Lamborn is back in Colorado attending fundraisers and refusing to take a test himself, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.The highly contagious coronavirus has been spreading through the White House and Capitol at least since a Sept. 26 Rose Garden ceremony in which President Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as...…By | | The Denver PostTwo members of U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s Washington, D.C., staff have tested positive for COVID-19, staffers of the Colorado Springs Republican confirmed to The Denver Post on Tuesday evening.Meanwhile, Lamborn is back in Colorado attending fundraisers and refusing to take a test himself, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.The highly contagious coronavirus has been spreading through the White House and Capitol at least since a Sept. 26 Rose Garden ceremony in which President Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as...WW…

By | | The Denver PostGov. Jared Polis’ draft plan to drastically cut greenhouse gas pollution in Colorado calls for an accelerated move to electric vehicles and buses, deep reductions of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry and at least an 80% drop in emissions from electricity generation.The plan released Wednesday for public comment aims to cut greenhouse gas pollution by more than a quarter of 2005 levels in the next five years and cut it in half by 2030.Beyond that, Polis’ plan calls for “close to 100%” of the vehicles on Colorado’s roads in 2050 to be electric.This news...…By | | The Denver PostGov. Jared Polis’ draft plan to drastically cut greenhouse gas pollution in Colorado calls for an accelerated move to electric vehicles and buses, deep reductions of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry and at least an 80% drop in emissions from electricity generation.The plan released Wednesday for public comment aims to cut greenhouse gas pollution by more than a quarter of 2005 levels in the next five years and cut it in half by 2030.Beyond that, Polis’ plan calls for “close to 100%” of the vehicles on Colorado’s roads in 2050 to be electric.This news...WW…

By | | The Denver PostU.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper must pay a $2,750 fine for gifts he inappropriately accepted as governor but he faces no further consequences for a contempt citation, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission determined Friday.The fines are twice the commission’s estimated cost for a one-way private flight and limousine rides Hickenlooper improperly accepted at different points in 2018.“Governor Hickenlooper accepts the Commission’s findings and takes responsibility,” Melissa Miller, a spokeswoman for his campaign, said Friday.Commission Vice Chair William...…By | | The Denver PostU.S. Senate candidate John Hickenlooper must pay a $2,750 fine for gifts he inappropriately accepted as governor but he faces no further consequences for a contempt citation, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission determined Friday.The fines are twice the commission’s estimated cost for a one-way private flight and limousine rides Hickenlooper improperly accepted at different points in 2018.“Governor Hickenlooper accepts the Commission’s findings and takes responsibility,” Melissa Miller, a spokeswoman for his campaign, said Friday.Commission Vice Chair William...WW…

By | | The Denver PostA prominent Colorado Republican is siding with several other high-profile personalities in attacking America’s response to the .Over the past several days, Jim Pfaff, chief of staff for the state House Republican caucus and a Woodland Park City Council candidate, has posted messages on Facebook and Twitter opposing social distancing measures, calling the closures of bars and restaurants “socialist” and mentioning a nationwide effort to “ban Trump rallies.”The nationwide effort to ban Trump rallies has begun.— Jim Pfaff (@jimpfaff)Pfaff did not immediately respond to a...…By | | The Denver PostA prominent Colorado Republican is siding with several other high-profile personalities in attacking America’s response to the .Over the past several days, Jim Pfaff, chief of staff for the state House Republican caucus and a Woodland Park City Council candidate, has posted messages on Facebook and Twitter opposing social distancing measures, calling the closures of bars and restaurants “socialist” and mentioning a nationwide effort to “ban Trump rallies.”The nationwide effort to ban Trump rallies has begun.— Jim Pfaff (@jimpfaff)Pfaff did not immediately respond to a...WW…

By | | The Denver PostThe vast majority of El Paso County’s elected Republicans are calling for the local party leader to resign amid a series of social media posts about the coronavirus sweeping Colorado and the rest of the world.While Vickie Tonkins, the county chair, appears content to hold her seat, the latest controversy adds to an already-tumultuous time for the El Paso County Republican Party. Tonkins is the third chair to hold the seat within the last 18 months. She did not return a call seeking comment.Tonkins asked on the party’s official Facebook page Wednesday whether people...…By | | The Denver PostThe vast majority of El Paso County’s elected Republicans are calling for the local party leader to resign amid a series of social media posts about the coronavirus sweeping Colorado and the rest of the world.While Vickie Tonkins, the county chair, appears content to hold her seat, the latest controversy adds to an already-tumultuous time for the El Paso County Republican Party. Tonkins is the third chair to hold the seat within the last 18 months. She did not return a call seeking comment.Tonkins asked on the party’s official Facebook page Wednesday whether people...WW…

By | | The Denver PostMayor Michael Hancock will extend Denver’s stay-at-home order to May 8, even as much of the rest of the state will of similar restrictions that had been designed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.Other parts of the metro area are expected to follow Hancock’s lead.Hancock and later extended it to April 30, but without additional guidance from Gov. Jared Polis’s office on how to enforce less-stringent guidelines, the city needs additional time to figure out how more and more Denverites can safely leave their homes, spokeswoman Theresa Marchetta said.Polis...…By | | The Denver PostMayor Michael Hancock will extend Denver’s stay-at-home order to May 8, even as much of the rest of the state will of similar restrictions that had been designed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.Other parts of the metro area are expected to follow Hancock’s lead.Hancock and later extended it to April 30, but without additional guidance from Gov. Jared Polis’s office on how to enforce less-stringent guidelines, the city needs additional time to figure out how more and more Denverites can safely leave their homes, spokeswoman Theresa Marchetta said.Polis...WW…

By | | The Denver PostColorado Republican Party Chair Ken Buck, a U.S. representative from Windsor, pressured a local party official to submit incorrect election results to set the primary ballot for a state Senate seat, according to an audio recording of a conference call obtained by The Denver Post.“You’ve got a sitting congressman, a sitting state party chair, who is trying to bully a volunteer — I’m a volunteer; I don’t get paid for this — into committing a crime,” Eli Bremer, the GOP chairman for state Senate District 10, told The Post on Wednesday, confirming the authenticity of the...…By | | The Denver PostColorado Republican Party Chair Ken Buck, a U.S. representative from Windsor, pressured a local party official to submit incorrect election results to set the primary ballot for a state Senate seat, according to an audio recording of a conference call obtained by The Denver Post.“You’ve got a sitting congressman, a sitting state party chair, who is trying to bully a volunteer — I’m a volunteer; I don’t get paid for this — into committing a crime,” Eli Bremer, the GOP chairman for state Senate District 10, told The Post on Wednesday, confirming the authenticity of the...WW…