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Number reaches $4.5 million — and that doesn't begin to count defense attorney salaries and some expenses still to be released by prosecutors Graphic by Lo Snelgrove/CU News Corps No one knows exactly how much taxpayer money was spent on the Aurora theater shooting case, but the three-year investigation and...

Why we don't know how he spends taxpayer dollars and what it's like to defend bad guys like the Planned Parenthood shooter Colorado Public Defender Doug Wilson This CU News Corps story ran in the Colorado Independent . Colorado Public Defender Doug Wilson’s office, which provides free criminal defense for...

Hardrock River Rising The Gold King Mine Spill was only a symptom of damage caused by hardrock mining, but it may also be the impetus for change. On the morning of Aug. 5, 2015, a crew from the Environmental Protection Agency began to conduct a series of tests on an...

Iowa pizza chain is a must-stop for GOP presidential candidates on the campaign trail GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee talks to a crowd at the Pizza Ranch in Jefferson, Iowa. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Have you ever gotten pushed around or hit with an elbow...

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Steve Schale – Obama’s 2008 Florida campaign director Steve Schale. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps “In 2008 the Obama team agreed to start the last...

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Aubrey Jewett – Political Scientist, University of Central Florida Aubrey Jewett with a voting punchcard ballot from the 2000 presidential election. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News...

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Adam Smith – Political Editor, Tampa Bay Times Adam Smith. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps “2008 was a crazy cycle. Florida scheduled an early primary...

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Dario Moreno – Political Scientist, Florida International University Dario Moreno. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps “The Northern part of the state – along I-10 from...

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) presidential campaigning in their respective swing state can be. Frank Leone – Attorney and Virginia DNC Member Frank Leone. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU News Corps “ Larry Sabato was my major adviser at the...

In our Anecdotal Evidence column, movers and shakers share usually personal stories of how intriguing (and often odd) campaigning in their respective swing state can be. But since everyone is talking about the Pope these days, we applied his principles to politics. John Davis – North Carolina Political Commentator John...