American Constitution Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo told a Denver judge that his party’s bylaws trumped state law when he got his last-minute nomination in July…and, a recent tracking poll of Latino voters finds many of them may stay home on Election Day, and experts say it could have an impact on tight Colorado races.

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Colorado Springs residents are getting the first chance to hear about plans for a major thoroughfare in the city…and, the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials is in Denver for the group’s 27th annual conference with speakers that include U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

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Colorado health officials say Hispanics and Native Americans have the highest percentage of adults without health insurance in the state…Governor Bill Ritter announces state furlough days…and, University of Colorado researchers release a report on global warming and the Colorado River.

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The presidential candidates haven’t been talking much about immigration– at least, not in English. But they’re slugging it out in a Spanish language ad war in battleground states like Colorado where Latino voters could decide the winner. Tanya Snyder reports.

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Democratic strategists say Barack Obama will need Latino votes if he wants to win in western such as Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico. But some Latino voters in these areas remain loyal to former candidate Hillary Clinton – and they say it will take a fair amount of convincing, to move them over to the Obama camp. From Denver, KUNC‘s Sarah Hughes has more.

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Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee John McCain spoke to Mexican American veterans in Denver on Friday. The Arizona senator then flew to Aspen to meet with the Dalai Lama. Bente Birkeland reports.

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The Day of the Dead, or Dia de Los Muertos, is a Mexican holiday when the spirits of ancestors are invited to come back and celebrate with the living. Traditionally the holiday is observed every year around Halloween, on the Christian holy days of All Saints Day, November 1st, and All Souls Day, November 2nd. Pueblo got a head start on its Day of The Dead festivities with a parade this past Friday, Oct. 26th. KRCC’s Michelle Mercer was there and brings us this report.

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State GOP Lawmakers Unveil Illegal Immigration Bills

Audit: Emergency Radio Network Remains Useless

State’s Democratic Superdelegates Split

Springs Funeral Director Offered Plea Deal

Ritter: “New Energy Economy” Taking Root

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The number of Court-approved wiretaps are rising dramatically in Colorado, resulting in more drug arrests but raising privacy concerns.

Forest Service contractors have begun thinning stands of ponderosa pine in a 200-acre tract of the Rio Grande National Forest to reduce fire danger and improve big-game habitat.

Tom Tancredo says the parents of the New Jersey schoolyard slaying victims should sue the city for negligence.

No institution of higher learning in Colorado has made the Princeton Review’s annual list of top 10 party schools for 2008, but the U.S. Air Force Academy ranks number 7 on it’s list of schools that are, “stone, cold sober.”
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Students are taking out an increasing amount of loans to pay for college, according to the latest figures from the College Board. Congress is now considering legislation aimed at cutting the soaring costs of higher education in Colorado and around the country. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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