Plans Continue for Sand Creek Memorial Near Capitol West Steps
by Richard Sweetman On June 25, 2020, protesters pulled down the statue of the civil war soldier that stood atop the pedestal monument near the west steps of the Colorado […]
History
Colorado’s Capitals
by Sarah Meisch Colorado City as the capital of Colorado, or Golden? Residents may be surprised to learn that Denver has not always been the capital city of Colorado. In […]
A Brief Timeline of Colorado Gaming Law
by Richard Sweetman Colorado’s laws concerning gambling, or gaming, were, until recently, unique among the states. However, the tight and unusual restrictions that were associated with Colorado’s embrace of “limited […]
The Borders of Colorado: From Kansas Territory to Statehood – Part 2
by Sarah Meisch Colorado’s State Lines In Part 1 of this series, we explored how the US created its states, prioritizing geometric simplicity over geographical variance. Colorado stands uniquely symmetrical […]
The Borders of Colorado: From Kansas Territory to Statehood – Part 1
by Sarah Meisch How State Lines are Drawn Looking at a map of the United States, one spots a difference between the symmetrical states in the West and the more […]