Valerie Richardson

Red-blue divisions start with newborns’ names; parents show partisan tendencies

A research paper by a team of University of Chicago political scientists found that liberals and conservatives, in addition to all of their other differences, have distinct tendencies when it comes to choosing names for their newborns.

June 5, 2013

Holmes can plead insanity in Colo. theater shooting

Mass shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes was allowed Tuesday to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, setting the stage for an extensive mental-health evaluation that could stretch into 2014.

June 4, 2013

Pro-gun camp submits petitions to recall Colorado legislator

A recall campaign submitted stacks of petitions Monday to oust Colorado Senate President John Morse in what could become a national referendum on gun rights.

June 3, 2013

IRS audits moderate group with GOP ties; Issa says scrutiny known in D.C.

Two weeks before news broke that the IRS had targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny of their tax-exempt applications, a moderate GOP organization received word it was being audited — a move its organizers said suggests the tax agency's scrutiny included non-tea party political groups.

June 2, 2013

Coloradans want to oust Senate leader for gun stand

Located next to a tattoo parlor, Paul Paradis' small gun shop doesn't look like anyone's idea of a sophisticated political machine.

June 2, 2013

Rep. Issa: No confidence in Eric Holder, and Jay Carney’s a ‘paid liar’

House Republicans confirmed Sunday they are investigating Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for perjury, while Sen. John McCain suggested he consider resigning in the wake of accusations that he lied to Congress about the probe of a journalist.

June 2, 2013

GOP’s verdict is in on reprieve for Colo. mass killer

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to grant a reprieve last week to an infamous death row inmate means that a man's life is literally on the line in the 2014 gubernatorial race.

May 30, 2013

GOP reiterates push for independent IRS investigation

Republicans ramped up calls Sunday for an independent investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny.

May 26, 2013

Republicans see Obama ‘retreat’ in war on terrorism; Sen. Graham calls it ‘tone deaf’ to threats

President Obama said last week that he wants a reset on the war on terrorism, but Republicans said Sunday that his plan sounds more like a retreat.

May 26, 2013

Red states hold the edge in growth

The odds of finding a good job are significantly better in the nation's red states than in blue states, according to a new study of business and tax policies across the country released Thursday.

May 23, 2013

Tancredo enters governor’s race after Colo. killer spared

Former Rep. Tom Tancredo announced Thursday he will seek the 2014 Republican nomination for Colorado governor, a day after Gov. John Hickenlooper granted a reprieve to a notorious Death Row inmate.

May 23, 2013

Volunteers keep the Rolling Thunder riders fed and fueled

Before they arrive in Washington, D.C., the bikers of Rolling Thunder drive through hundreds of small towns, where they can count on receiving a hand from friends like Gary Komassa.

May 22, 2013

Tea party groups take anger to IRS offices across the nation

Crowds jammed onto the sidewalks in front of more than a dozen Internal Revenue Service offices nationwide Tuesday to protest the agency's targeting of conservative organizations for extra scrutiny.

May 22, 2013

Magpul joins Colorado sheriffs in filing lawsuit against gun-control bills

Magpul Industries joined 54 Colorado county sheriffs Friday in filing a federal lawsuit against the state's recently signed gun-control bills.

May 18, 2013

The fate of Aurora theater shooter James Holmes may hinge on a death row inmate

The fate of one Colorado mass murderer has become entwined with that of another as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper struggles with whether to save the life of a notorious death row inmate.

May 16, 2013

Colorado’s tax on pot still a worry for backers

Recreational marijuana was sold to Colorado voters as a revenue source for schools, but some lawmakers now worry that they may wind up with all of the pot and none of the money.

May 7, 2013

Colorado’s new gun laws push HiViz firearms business to Wyoming

A Colorado firearms company has found a new home across the border in Wyoming, protesting the recent passage of restrictive new guns laws.

May 3, 2013

Conservatives wanted: Colorado University seeks intellectual diversity at liberal bastion

Republicans on the University of Colorado Board of Regents pushed Tuesday for greater intellectual diversity on campus, starting with the hiring of professors and instructors in the humanities who hold right-of-center views.

April 30, 2013

Colorado’s marijuana legalization could be short-lived

Those who backed last year's votes to legalize marijuana in Colorado and Washington are still in high spirits, but now they're also grappling with a series of post-election potholes.

April 26, 2013

Federal law trumps Colorado’s on medical marijuana

A severely disabled man fired because of his after-hours medical-marijuana use has no legal recourse because the drug remains banned under federal law, a Colorado court ruled Thursday.

April 25, 2013