Democrats

Crucial statewide races are on the line, and the party faces an increasingly riled base.

House Bill 1144 would still make it a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by jail time and fines, to make a gun or a gun part with a 3D printer.

For a lot of farmers in Colorado, and across the country, insecticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, have been a game changer. But what’s been a breakthrough for some has been a nightmare for others.

The Colorado Sun asked every Democrat in the legislature Wednesday whether Polis should offer Peters clemency after the governor all but said on social media Tuesday that he plans to do so.

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia also are being considered for the DNC.

In a response to complaints against the lawmakers filed with the state’s Independent Ethics Commission, the lawmakers say they are in the clear because their caucus covered the $32,671.15 tab with money given to the group.

Heading into Election Day, a handful of races across the Mountain West are attracting national attention – especially Nevada's Senate race.

Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter on Monday announced he won't seek reelection in a competitive district in Denver's western suburbs, making him the 26th Democrat to retire from the House before an election cycle that's expected to be difficult for their party.

Democrats once again lost ground in much of the rural West. That includes Montana, where Republicans swept the election for the first time in at least two decades. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., will soon be the lone progressive holding federal office in the state. He spoke about lessons learned from November's election with reporter Nate Hegyi of the Mountain West News Bureau.

The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions.