GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis may speak out against federal spending, but today he unveiled the new, conservative Republican agenda at a Denver business that benefited from stimulus dollars.

RK Mechanics in Denver was a subcontractor on a $2.76 million stimulus project for work on the National Institute of Technology and Standards building in Boulder, according to the...

Congresswoman Betsy Markey today told kids at West High School about a White House luncheon her husband recently attended with First Lady Michelle Obama.

The custom at such auspicious ocassions is to take home the menus and place cards from the table.

But with a little urging from a Turkish Ambassador, her husband Jim Markey pocketed the silver eagle place card holder, too,...

Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Josh Penry says a wealthy backer of his one-time opponent did not lean on Penry to exit the governor's race.

Billionaire businessman Phil Anschutz, founder of Qwest, has a long relationship with gubernatorial candidate and former Congressman Scott McInnis.

Penry's recent pullout sparked speculation that Anschutz had a hand in the...

Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier's staff won't say exactly what their candidate is announcing - though The Post has reported he's dropping his Senate attempt for a go at Rep. Ed Perlmutter's Congressional seat - but they've set a time.

Frazier will make his big announcement 10 a.m. Thursday at the Brighton Ford dealership in Brighton.

Former Congressman Scott McInnis announced today he's outstripped his top competitors for the governor's seat by about $100,000 or more.

The campaign generated nearly $549,000 in the third quarter, ahead of incumbent Democrat Gov. Bill Ritter at $452,000 and GOP state Sen. Josh Penry at $416,000.

McInnis' money came from 1,703 donors, 92 percent of whom hailed from...

A state Constitutional amendment banning political donations from businesses, non-profits and unions that receive no-bid government contracts has vaulted the appeals process and will head straight to the state Supreme Court.

A district court judge in June suspended Amendment 54, saying it was too broad and stifled political speech without providing evidence that a pay-for-play...

Eleven windows at the Colorado Democratic Party headquarters on Santa Fe Drive were shattered early this morning in a vandalism spree that party Chairwoman Pat Waak blamed on animosity surrounding the health care debate. 

Sometime before 3 a.m. a vandal apparently used a hammer to smash the picture windows, which were emblazoned with posters touting President Barack Obama and...

A link to today's announcement from Gov. Bill Ritter on how he plans to cut $320 from the state budget leads to an unusual target.

Instead of the standard press release, up popped this Web site featuring a cartoon drawing of a pufferfish.

So what happened to the press release?

Pres. Barack Obama has found an unlikely fan among Colorado Republicans: self-described "humble innkeeper" and House Minority Leader Mike May.

"I love Barack Obama," May said. "I mean, I loooove Barack Obama."

So why the bipartisan change of heart?

May owns a series of Holiday Inn Expresses and had just opened a new hotel in...