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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 prosecutorsGraphic by Lo Snelgrove/CU News CorpsNo one knows exactly how much taxpayer money was spent on the Aurora

Why we don't know how he spends taxpayer dollars and what it's like to defend bad guys like the Planned Parenthood shooterColorado Public Defender Doug WilsonThis CU News Corps story ran in the Colorado Independent.Colorado Public Defender Doug

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h5JbQMeXI0]Hardrock River RisingThe 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

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 CorpsLAS VEGAS, Nevada – Have you ever

 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 directorSteve Schale. Photo:

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 FloridaAubrey Jewett

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 TimesAdam Smith. Photo: Lars Gesing/CU

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 UniversityDario Moreno.

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:

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