The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Prosecutors need more choices to deal with sexting
Colorado lawmakers could probably devote an entire session just to update state laws to take into account the technology being carried in just about everyone’s pockets: the smart phone.
Phones that can connect with the internet, take pictures, take video, pay bills, offer a street map (or picture) of just about any neighborhood and do myriad other tasks have rendered many laws obsolete or just plain old-fashioned.
When lawmakers passed a law regarding the sharing of ballot data — even after the invention of photography — they certainly didn’t think that people would be taking pictures of themselves with their ballots to post on social media. Telecommunications laws passed when land-line telephones were being installed in the 1930s didn’t take into account how cellular technology would free people from those lines within three generations.
The clock is ticking: Negotiations stall on Colorado River water-sharing pact
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 35 minutes ago
With a critical Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states remain at odds over how to manage a river that serves 40 million people — and which, experts long agree, is overallocated. Negotiations are...
Uncollared wolf believed responsible for Livestock deaths shot by CPW
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The summer Elk Fire that burned more than 14,000 acres, mainly in Rio Blanco County, was more than just a problem for firefighters and area residents. It also hindered efforts by staff from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to kill an...
10th Circuit considers whether parents can pursue relief from Colorado ‘chosen name’ law, policies
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Some members of the Denver-based federal appeals court on Tuesday appeared skeptical of an attempt by two parents to block a Colorado law requiring public schools to use a student’s chosen name, as well as their school district’s corresponding policy...
Survey: Coloradans skeptical of party politics, economic outlook remains grim
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Nearly 50% of voters in Colorado are unaffiliated with a political party, according to the latest data from the Secretary of State’s Office. A recent survey from the conservative-leaning polling group Magellan Strategies appears to confirm Coloradans’ overall distrust of...
Senate Republicans take first steps to change rules to speed up Trump’s nominees
Mary Clare Jalonick
mary-clare-jalonick@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans took the first steps to change the chamber’s rules on Thursday, moving to make it easier to confirm groups of President Donald Trump’s nominees after last-minute negotiations with Democrats fell apart. Senate Majority Leader John...
Suspect identified in Evergreen High School shooting, said to be influenced by ‘extremist group’
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office identified the student suspected of shooting two students and himself on Wednesday at Evergreen High School. The suspect was identified as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, according to Jacki Kelley, a spokesperson for the office. She added...
Denver City Council advances bill to regulate retail pet sales
Deborah Smith
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Although there are no retail stores in Denver that currently sell puppies and kittens, members of the City Council are pushing forward with a measure that would ban the act as a “proactive” step. Introduced by District 10 Councilmember Chris...
CPW fires ranger allegedly involved in stabbing hoax at state park
Spencer McKee
spencer-mckee@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
On Aug. 19, seasonal park ranger Callum Heskett, 26, is said to have reported that he had been stabbed by an attacker at Colorado’s Staunton State Park. Callum was transported to a local hospital with a serious torso injury, with...
Colorado justices accept restitution appeal, agree to sort out confusion from prior ruling
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear yet another case about crime victim restitution and will also address a problem created by one of its prior decisions that restricted how convicted defendants can take advantage of...
Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk’s killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest
Eric Tucker
eric.tucker@associatedpress.com
Updated 11 hours ago
OREM, Utah (AP) — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursday in disclosing they have recovered...