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• Free breakfast bill clears State Senate

  April 19, 2013 8:43 PM

  DENVER - Certain public schools in Colorado could soon be required to serve free breakfast to students during the start of the school day. House Bill 1006 , the Breakfast after the Bell bill, passed the State Senate Friday after clearing the House last month. Beginning in the fall... more »

• Pueblo Rep. Garcia breaks with party on 3 gun votes Play Video

  February 19, 2013 1:49 AM

  DENVER - Among the handful of Democratic representatives voting against gun control measures Monday was freshman representative Leroy Garcia of Pueblo. He voted no on three of the four measures, only supporting the universal background check bill. "We don't want criminals or people who shouldn't have guns possessing guns,"... more »

• Colorado magazine maker threatens to move Play Video

  February 19, 2013 1:16 AM

  ERIE, CO - A proposed law that passed the Colorado House of Representatives on a partyline vote Monday would it illegal to own or sell some of the high capacity ammunition magazines manufactured at Magpul Industries. House Bill 1224 limits magazine capacity in the state to no more than... more »

• Voters excited to cast ballots after long election season Play Video

  November 6, 2012 1:13 PM

  Election Day, 2012; News 5 met with some of the first voters in Colorado as they were leaving the polls. For most of them, this is a different election season than they've seen before; from the amount of ads to the tone of the conversation -- both between voters as... more »

• Gov. Hickenlooper discusses the election on Meet the Press

  October 28, 2012 8:43 PM

  Several governors appeared on Meet The Press this morning, and John Hickenlooper was one of them. The main thing each has in common is they govern a battleground state. They all discussed their own viewpoints on the economy, jobs, and the election. Governor Hickenlooper says he was able to do... more »

• Democrats rally for President Obama in Pueblo

  October 22, 2012 6:56 PM

  Not far from the Paul Ryan rally in Pueblo West today, Democrats in Pueblo rallied at the Union Depot to challenge Ryan's remarks and promote President Obama. Many women were on hand at the rally to speak up about why they want Mr. Obama re-elected. They say he has consistently... more »

• Locals react to Vice Presidential debate Play Video

  October 12, 2012 12:57 AM

  Voters across party lines seemed satisfied with Thursday night's Vice Presidential debate; people on both sides said their candidate was effective in getting down to the facts on the issues without as much of the posturing we saw in the first Presidential debate. At a Democratic watch party in... more »

• Civil union bills face last minute drama

  May 8, 2012 7:17 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Civil unions are close to becoming law in Colorado amid last-minute drama in the Republican-controlled House. The bill is expected to clear a final committee Tuesday to reach the full House for debate and initial vote. The issue divides House Republicans who have a 33-32 voting edge.... more »

• Senior tax break fight already over

  March 27, 2012 8:25 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado's improving economy has helped lawmakers avoid the most contentious debate of the year - restoring a suspended property tax break for senior citizens. Lawmakers learned Monday that sunny fiscal projections mean the state won't have to choose between giving a property tax break to seniors or... more »

• Top senators agree on tough penalties for Iran

  January 30, 2012 8:06 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Senate Democrat and Republican have agreed on a bill to impose sweeping new penalties on Iran. The Banking Committee chairman, Sen. Tim Johnson, and Sen. Richard Shelby announced the legislation late Monday that would target Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and would apply sanctions to more... more »

• Judge in Va. rejects GOP primary ballot appeal

  January 13, 2012 5:11 PM

  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge has refused to add Texas Gov. Rick Perry and three other candidates to Virginia's Republican presidential primary ballot. U.S. District Judge John Gibney ruled Friday that the candidates should have challenged Virginia's primary qualifying rules earlier. Gibney said they knew the rules months... more »

• Hickenlooper to deliver state of State address today

  January 12, 2012 5:19 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado's split Legislature will hear from Gov. John Hickenlooper about his goals for the coming year and what he wants lawmakers to accomplish during the 2012 session. The Democrat delivers his annual State of the State address this morning. He has been calling for easing... more »

• Local politicians ready to hear Presidents jobs plan

  September 4, 2011 11:34 PM

  After a tense battle over how to handle our federal deficit earlier in the summer, to a flat jobs report just released days ago; politicians are heading back to Washington D.C. this week with a focus on the economy. Colorado Senator Mark Udall spent some of his break from... more »

• House passes debt-ceiling agreement

  August 1, 2011 7:24 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has passed legislation designed to keep the government from defaulting on its debts. The measure also sets a course for reducing the federal deficit in the future. The Senate, where support is stronger, is expected to take up the bill on Tuesday, the deadline for... more »

• President sends message to Congress to reach a deal

  July 30, 2011 10:43 AM

  In a weekly radio address President Barack Obama made reference to a ticking clock counting down to a Tuesday deadline proclaiming that the disagreements are not that great in urging Democratic and Republican lawmakers to work together in reaching a deal that would avoid a default in the US government... more »

• Ritter shows up for jury duty, but isn't picked

  July 2, 2011 3:32 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Former Gov. Bill Ritter nearly served on a jury last month in Denver after showing up for jury duty and filling out questions about his ability to judge a drug case. Ritter said he could be a fair judge - even though the former Democratic governor... more »

• CO GOP decries lack of progress with business regs

  June 25, 2011 7:43 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Republican lawmakers say their efforts to help Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper promote a business-friendly environment have been stifled - by Democrats. They say Senate Democrats killed Republican-sponsored bills aimed at easing business regulations. Democrats argue that Republicans should've done a better job of getting support from the... more »

• Voters say Weiner's lewd photos won't end career

  June 7, 2011 5:57 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Voters outside Anthony Weiner's office in Queens say it was awfully dumb to send lewd photos of himself to young women on the Internet. But they don't think it will end his political career. Nor should it, many say. A number of voters said there... more »

• Gov. Romney calls Obama ineffective

  May 31, 2011 8:25 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is calling Barack Obama "one of the most ineffective presidents" he's ever seen, and says he can beat him next year. Romney tells NBC in an interview that while Obama wasn't responsible for the recession he inherited, "he made things worse.... more »

• Redistricting talks collapse

  April 25, 2011 4:59 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Bipartisan talks to draw new congressional district boundaries for Colorado have collapsed after a legislative committee failed to meet a self-imposed deadline. Now Republicans and Democrats are vowing to draw their own maps to redraw the state's seven districts as required after every census. If the... more »

• GOP Boswell concedes to Riesberg in house race

  November 14, 2010 2:40 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Republican Bob Boswell has conceded the state House District 50 race to incumbent Democrat Jim Riesberg nearly two weeks after the election. Riesberg leads Boswell by about 300 votes, although a final vote tally hasn't been completed. Boswell told the Greeley Tribune Saturday that it... more »

• New State House leader wants input on state budget

  November 4, 2010 7:21 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Republican state Rep. Frank McNulty says he plans to take Gov.-elect John Hickenlooper up on his offer to meet to discuss the budget. McNulty of Highlands Ranch was chosen to be House speaker after the GOP appeared poised to win a razor-thin, 33-32 majority. Hickenlooper on... more »

• Political signs pit neighbor against neighbor

  October 22, 2010 7:44 PM

  As the political season continues to heat up battle lines are being drawn across neighborhoods. Yards signs are popping up and creating rivalries among Democrats and Republicans. News First 5 spotted a lot of signs on Elizabeth, Greenwood, Grand and Court. "It's just really a matter of opinion," said Michael... more »

• AP survey points to huge Republican victories

  October 20, 2010 6:23 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Just two weeks remain before the midterm elections, and a new poll finds all signs pointing to huge Republican victories. Likely voters surveyed by the Associated Press and GfK give Republicans the edge over Democrats on handling the economy, creating jobs and running the government. Most... more »

• Republicans outnumber Democrats in early voting

  October 20, 2010 6:20 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado elections officials rolled out the first look at who's voting early this election - and so far more Republicans are voting than Democrats. The Colorado Secretary of State reports that about 195,000 voters have already cast ballots as of Wednesday afternoon. That figure includes mail-in... more »

• Colorado gubernatorial hopefuls favor tax exemptions

  October 15, 2010 8:20 AM

  Colorado's top three gubernatorial candidates tell business leaders they will restore tax exemptions eliminated by Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter earlier this year. Ritter ended or suspended tax exemptions on things like online sales, takeout food containers and industrial energy bills to raise an estimated $130 million a year to... more »

• Bill Clinton to stump for Sen. Bennet in Denver

  October 11, 2010 8:35 AM

  Former President Bill Clinton will be in Denver in support of Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet as early voting begins in Colorado. Clinton has not always been on Bennet's side. He endorsed Bennet's Democratic primary challenger Andrew Romanoff and recorded a telephone appeal urging voters to choose Romanoff. But... more »

• Rep. Betsy Markey passes on Congress debate

  October 7, 2010 4:49 PM

  Democratic Congresswoman Betsy Markey is declining debates that don't include minor-party candidates - so her Republican opponent plans to show up alone to the taping of a candidate forum. State Rep. Cory Gardner of Yuma says he'll be at Colorado Public Television Thursday afternoon for a debate. But... more »

• GOP allies make Colorado a top target

  October 7, 2010 8:22 AM

  This election season has brought a torrent of campaign spending from outside interest groups, and nowhere is the spending on better display than in Colorado. Interest groups have been flooding Colorado with a level of advertising that goes well beyond the typical election year bombardment. Colorado has become... more »

• Andrew Romanoff lands job at anti-poverty group

  October 6, 2010 11:37 AM

  Unsuccessful Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff has landed a new job at an anti-poverty group that helps farmers in developing countries. The Democrat tells The Denver Post that he'll work for Lakewood-based International Development Enterprises, where he'll travel frequently. The former state House speaker turned down being considered for... more »

• Poll shows racial divide in election

  October 6, 2010 8:15 AM

  An Associated Press-GfK poll suggests working-class whites are flocking to Republican candidates in this fall's elections. Whites without four-year college degrees prefer GOP candidates by twice the margin of the last two elections, when Democrats made significant gains in the House and Senate. The poll, conducted last month, found... more »

• Despite low unemployment in N.D. voters lean away from Dems

  October 4, 2010 2:35 PM

  HOPE, N.D. (AP) - The recession that has brought misery to so much of America hasn't touched the Plains states of the Upper Midwest, but that doesn't mean voters can't share in the national bad mood about those in power. Polls indicate that Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy of... more »

• Sources: Emanuel leaving White House on Friday

  September 30, 2010 1:05 PM

  Two people close to Rahm Emanuel say he will resign as White House chief of staff Friday. They say he will begin his campaign for Chicago mayor by meeting with voters in the city on Monday. Emanuel's plans have been the source of widespread speculation both in Chicago... more »

• Party leaders speak about bizarre governor's race

  September 16, 2010 7:35 PM

  It's one of the most unusual governor's races in Colorado history: three candidates vying for the top spot and a series of twists and turns shaking up the race. Democrats think they have the advantage, Republicans are trying to recover from a rift within their party and the American Constitution... more »

• Ruling on Tancredo's candidacy expected Tuesday

  September 13, 2010 1:25 PM

  American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo told a Denver judge that his party's bylines trumped state law when he got his last-minute nomination in July. The former Republican congressman was responding Monday to a lawsuit filed by two Republicans who claim Tancredo violated state law when he got... more »

• Democrat Hickenlooper to spend $1.3 million on TV ads

  September 8, 2010 8:26 AM

  Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's campaign for governor says he raised $403,597 in August and is budgeting $1.3 million for television advertising before November's election. The Democratic candidate says in his latest finance report filed Tuesday that his campaign spent nearly $358,000 in August, when Hickenlooper began airing commercials. ... more »

• GOP attacks Obama jobs program

  September 7, 2010 8:28 AM

  GOP leaders are blasting President Barack Obama's long-term jobs proposal, saying the $50 billion plan would only raise federal spending that's already in excess. Obama unveiled the plan Monday at a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee, proposing the billions be spent on roads, railways and runways. Administration officials... more »

• Texas congresswoman admits she violated rules

  August 31, 2010 8:53 AM

  A Texas congresswoman is admitting that she wrongly steered thousands of dollars in college scholarships to her own relatives and the children of a staff member. Dallas-area Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson said in a statement that she was unaware she was in violation of any rules governing the Congressional... more »

• Hickenlooper announces education policy for Colorado

  August 30, 2010 3:54 PM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper is getting ready to unveil his education policy for Colorado. He'll be joined by his running mate, Colorado State University-Pueblo president Joe Garcia, at Monday's announcement at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. Two years ago as mayor Hickenlooper started a preschool stipend program... more »

• Conservative Democrat jokes that Pelosi might die

  August 26, 2010 11:52 AM

  An Alabama Democrat insists he was joking when he said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might get sick and die before he has to decide whether to vote for her as leader again next year. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that Rep. Bobby Bright was speaking at a Chamber of Commerce... more »

• Incumbents struggle for survival in primaries

  August 25, 2010 9:13 AM

  With 98 percent of the election day ballots counted in Alaska's Republican Senate primary, the race is too close to call. Sen. Lisa Murkowski trails newcomer Joe Miller by fewer than 2,000 votes out of more than 91,000 counted. As many as 16,000 absentee votes won't be counted until Aug.... more »

• Ken Buck to give up 2 months pay while he campaigns

  August 24, 2010 8:36 AM

  Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck plans to give up two months pay while he campaigns for the U.S. Senate. He earns $140,000 a year and will give up $11,666 in pay for September and October. Buck says he'll stay in regular contact with his office while he campaigns... more »

• Dan Maes to announce running mate at noon

  August 17, 2010 10:21 AM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has reached the deadline for announcing his choice of a running mate. Spokesman Nate Strauch says Maes interviewed four or five candidates over the weekend and will announce his choice on Tuesday. He'll make the announcement at noon at his campaign office in Englewood.... more »

• Maes to pick Colorado lieutenant governor running mate

  August 16, 2010 8:22 AM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes spent the weekend choosing a running mate. Spokesman Nate Strauch says Maes was interviewing four or five candidates, and he will have an announcement early in the week. The deadline for choosing a running mate under state law is Tuesday. Democratic candidate John... more »

• New Pueblo state senator sworn in

  August 12, 2010 4:31 PM

  Colorado's newest state senator has taken the oath of office. Sen. Angela Giron, a Democrat, was sworn in Thursday. She replaces Sen. Abel Tapia, a Democrat from Pueblo who stepped down because he was term-limited and wanted to make way for his successor. Giron previously worked in the... more »

• CSU-Pueblo president wants to run university, campaign

  August 6, 2010 5:43 PM

  CSU-Pueblo's president says he wants to continue to run the university while campaigning for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. On Thursday gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper picked Joe Garcia as his running mate on the democratic ticket. Now university leaders must decide if Garcia should stay continue to be paid while he's... more »

• Sources: Hickenlooper picks CSU-Pueblo president

  August 5, 2010 11:17 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper will pick CSU-Pueblo President Joe Garcia as his running mate. Three sources who were involved in the decision-making confirmed the pick to The Associated Press. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on Hickenlooper's behalf. Hickenlooper isn't facing... more »

• Hickenlooper says GOP alienating Colorado voters

  July 28, 2010 8:20 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper says internal feuding in the Colorado Republican Party is alienating voters. Drawing on his experience as a brewpub owner, Hickenlooper says it's bad practice to attack another company and he believes it's bad practice for candidates to attack each other. The Denver mayor... more »

• Candidate makes way for Tom Tancredo on ballot

  July 27, 2010 1:29 PM

  Benjamin Goss has submitted his resignation letter as the American Constitution Party's candidate for governor. Goss is stepping down to make way for former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo, who plans to run on the party's ticket. Tancredo switched his party affiliation on Monday. American Constitution Party chairman Clyde... more »

• Andrew Romanoff sells home to finance Senate bid

  July 27, 2010 8:16 AM

  Democrat Andrew Romanoff's campaign says the Senate candidate has sold his house and is loaning the campaign $325,000 in his effort to unseat Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet. Romanoff's plan to use the proceeds from the sale of his house in Denver's Washington Park neighborhood comes as the Aug. 10... more »

• Scott McInnis scoffs at Tancredo deadline

  July 26, 2010 2:15 PM

  A noon deadline set by Republican Tom Tancredo has passed, without word on whether he plans to switch parties and run for governor. He gave the two Republican candidates for governor, Scott McInnis and Dan Maes, until noon to agree to step aside following the August primary, and allow him... more »

• Tancredo issues ultimatum to Republican candidates

  July 26, 2010 10:18 AM

  Former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo has issued a noon deadline for two Republican Party gubernatorial candidates. Tancredo said he believes the two GOP candidates in the Aug. 10 primary, Scott McInnis and Dan Maes, have no chance of winning the general election against Democratic Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. ... more »

• Primary ballots in the mail today

  July 19, 2010 9:09 AM

  Mail-in ballots for Colorado's Aug. 10 primary elections were going out Monday. Because the vast majority of Colorado primary voters will cast their ballots at home, that means candidates have the next three weeks to try to sell themselves to party voters. The race on ballots this election is... more »

• Congress delays action on Supreme Court nominee

  July 13, 2010 12:35 PM

  The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee has won a weeklong delay in scheduled action to send Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama says GOP senators need more time to review written answers Kagan supplied for questions they... more »

• Bennet intern offers paid access to senator

  July 9, 2010 8:26 AM

  An unpaid intern for Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet's Senate campaign has been dismissed after allegedly telling an acquaintance that a one-on-one meeting to discuss a bill with the candidate could be set up for $2,400. The campaign said the intern was let go Thursday after it learned of the... more »