Colorado's Democratic governor will let Trump ally Tina Peters out of prison early ^32.9%

NPR - By Bente Birkeland - 5/15/2026, 8:45 PM

Negativity Bias 26.8% - Appeal to Emotion 12.9% - Confirmation Bias 12.2%

DENVER — Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of tampering with election equipment, and said she would be released on parole June 1, 2026. The controversial decision follows a months-long pressure campaign from President Trump and his administration to... more

Protection for bison, renters and more. Here are some of the new laws going into effect January 1 ^61%

Colorado Public Radio - By Bente Birkeland - 12/31/2025, 11:00 AM

Colorado has about 20 new laws taking effect on January 1, everything from protecting wild bison to streamlining marijuana regulations. State lawmakers pass hundreds of bills during the annual legislative session, and their implementation dates vary. We’ve rounded up a few of them here. Right to repair electronics more

State senator had been drinking before crash that took her life ^72.1%

Colorado Public Radio - By Bente Birkeland - 12/19/2025, 11:28 PM

State Sen. Faith Winter was driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit when she was killed in a traffic crash on Nov. 26, according to toxicology reports. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office completed its investigation into two crashes that occurred that night on I-25 near Centennial. They determined that Winter was at... more

Colorado’s homeowner’s insurance on shaky ground ^62.8%

Colorado Public Radio - By Bente Birkeland, Andrea Kramar, Rocky Mountain PBS - 12/12/2025, 1:05 PM

Colorado, like the rest of the country, is experiencing more, and worse, climate disasters, wreaking havoc on people’s homes — and their homeowner’s insurance rates. In the wake of devastating hail storms and massive wildfires, Coloradans face rising premiums, less choice and availability, and in some cases, getting dropped by insurers... more

Trump claims to have ‘pardoned’ imprisoned Mesa clerk Tina Peters ^73%

Colorado Public Radio - By Chuck Murphy, Bente Birkeland - 12/12/2025, 1:57 AM

President Donald Trump claimed Thursday to have pardoned former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, but for now, the declaration seems only to exist on social media. Trump posted this message, awash in random capitalizations and trumpeting the discredited argument that the 2020 election was unfair, at 4:49 p.m.: “Democrats have been... more