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Rico Turner, 6, of Denver was among more than 250 people at a rally outside Colorado’s State Capitol today to show support for raising the minimum wage in the state. House Bill 1300 and HCR 1001 are slated to be heard in the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Monday afternoon.
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Colorado approves $13 million for 48 water projects amid statewide drought
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 41 minutes ago
The Colorado Water Conservation Board recently approved an additional $13 million in funding for 48 projects through its Water Plan Grant and Water Supply Reserve Fund Programs for drought and wildfire-impacted communities. To date, the board has allocated more than...
Colorado justices confirm water-related enterprises may condemn private property
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 49 minutes ago
The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Monday that water-related enterprises have the legal authority to exercise the governmental power of eminent domain over private property. An enterprise is a government-owned business that provides fee-based services. In 1993, lawmakers authorized the...
Judge’s students create AI apps, solicitors general gather for group discussion | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. A federal judge’s law students created artificial intelligence-powered apps to address access-to-justice issues, plus half a dozen current and former solicitors general of Colorado spoke...
While growth slows statewide, small-town populations in Colorado boom
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A proposed housing project could more than double the population of Calhan, a town of just 760 on the Eastern Plains outside Colorado Springs. For some small towns on the Front Range, it’s a familiar situation. Colorado’s overall population growth...
3 protesters face charges following demonstration in east Colorado Springs
O'Dell Isaac
odell.isaac@gazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Three people face charges after a protest outside a Colorado Springs fast food restaurant reportedly got out of hand Saturday evening, according to city police. Brandon Rincon, Jacob Lesterlund and Frances Archuleta are expected to be charged with trespassing and...
Colorado Springs area retail market remains strong though challenged amid inflation, global conflict
Breeanna Jent
breeanna-jent@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The retail market in the greater Colorado Springs area remains strong though challenged, with residents being choosier about where and how they spend amid rising retail costs driven by inflation, tariffs and global conflict, local industry experts said. Even as...
Wyoming judge blocks law that bans all but earliest abortions | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
WYOMING Judge blocks broad abortion ban A Wyoming judge has blocked a new state law that bans abortions beyond the earliest stages of pregnancy while a lawsuit challenging the provision moves ahead. It’s the first court ruling affecting the legal...
State official says Fort Carson employed ‘unjustified threat’ in negotiations over historic sites
Mary Shinn
mary-shinn@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A Fort Carson training exercise set to start this weekend in southern Colorado at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site has put the state office charged with historic preservation at odds the Army officials, following what the state called an “unjustified...
Trump order aims to help more people get retirement savings plans in time for new federal match
Collin Binkley
collin.binkley@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday calling for a new government website where people in the United States can find and compare private-sector retirement savings accounts, aiming to help millions of workers whose employers do not offer such...
Colorado Politics Calendar May 4-10
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances,...
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Colo. Supreme Court Justice Hobbs to set down gavel, nominees sought
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hobbs is retiring from the bench on Aug. 31, after 19 years of service, and the Supreme Court Nominating Commission is taking nominations to fill his seat. The commission plans to meet on June 8 and 9 to interview candidates and forward nominees to Gov. John Hickenlooper, who will make […]
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Rico Turner, 6, of Denver was among more than 250 people at a rally outside Colorado’s State Capitol today to show support for raising the minimum wage in the state. House Bill 1300 and HCR 1001 are slated to be heard in the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Monday afternoon. Photo by […]