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Elizabeth Hernandez
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If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.
JUST IN: Tina Peters was released from a Pueblo prison this morning, ending her 20-month incarceration after Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence last month.
Coloradans harmed by ‘conversion therapy’ can sue for damages under new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis
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Maggie Serota
Dispatch from tonight’s surreal GOP gubernatorial debate: www.denverpost.com/2026/06/02/c...
Elizabeth Hernandez
The Denver Post
New: University of Denver to close departments, merge schools as part of academic restructuring
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18 years ago, Coloradans started having fewer babies. Now it’s a higher education problem.
The demographic enrollment cliff is here. The number of high school graduates in CO is expected to drop 12% between 2023 and 2041. Here's how colleges are preparing: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/31/c...
In an interview with Steve Bannon this morning, Peters continued her baseless election conspiracism, suggesting that the New York mayoral election and the Virginia gubernatorial election were suspect and that the “Democrats will cheat.” She said she had been imprisoned for exposing election rigging.
Big changes coming to the University of Denver, which, after facing a $30 million deficit, is closing departments and merging schools. They won't say how many jobs will be cut, but 9% of faculty already “voluntarily chose to conclude their service” via buyouts, @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social reports
The three Republicans vying to break Colorado Democrats’ grip on the governor’s mansion finally shared a stage Tuesday night for an hour that was light on policy but was full of questions and answers ...
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DU leader acknowledged that the changes will eliminate an unspecified number of jobs, but said the organizational realignment is “not really a part of” addressing the institution’s larger budget short...
Gov. Jared Polis also issued an executive order that seeks to ensure the state doesn’t fund efforts to change people’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The college enrollment cliff is here, and @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social talked to Colorado higher ed leaders about how they're preparing for a smaller traditional applicant pool. The state is expected to see a 12% decline in high school graduates between 2023 and 2041.
Tina Peters was released from a Pueblo prison this morning after a commutation from Gov. Jared Polis ended both her 20-month incarceration and a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald Trump // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
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“60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley has been fired
The Boulder-based Western Interstate Commission predicts a 12% decline in Colorado’s high school graduates between 2023 and 2041.
Tina Peters was released from a Pueblo prison Monday morning, ending her 20-month incarceration after Gov. Jared Polis commuted her sentence last month.
