The Aurora Sentinel editorial: Colorado economy still at serious risk despite state, federal ‘fixes’
Despite the hoopla over making state roads passable again with compromise state legislation and a new federal administration that promises to make America great again, serious trouble is brewing for Colorado.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law this week a hard-fought measure that gives a temporary reprieve to rural hospitals on the verge of failure. The measure also raises some cash for the state’s crappy roads and deteriorating bridges.
No need to celebrate, Colorado. The effort was too little, too late to begin with, and news coming from the Trump White House this week is even more foreboding for Colorado. It appears that President Donald Trump will back out of the critical Paris global climate change accord.
Both problems loom large in Colorado.
Judicial performance evaluations released, Montezuma County judge disciplined | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. Colorado’s citizen-led judicial performance commissions released their voter narratives for the judges standing for retention in November, plus a disciplinary panel imposed consequences on a...
Colorado House Democrats’ caucus finances under scrutiny as ethics case against leader advances
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Democratic lawmakers told a legislative ethics panel that a leader’s management of caucus finances left them with unanswered questions, disputed reimbursements and a breakdown in communication that ultimately triggered a formal complaint. The House Ethics Committee is examining a complaint...
Federal judge holds off on dismissing formerly bankrupt medical contractor from Jeffco jail death lawsuit
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
A federal judge declined on Monday to dismiss the formerly bankrupt medical contractor from a lawsuit over a detainee’s death in Jefferson County jail, but indicated she would do so if the plaintiffs’ attorneys go through the process to ensure...
Here are the 10 oldest members of Congress running for reelection
Lauren Green
lauren-green@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Capitol Hill has long been called a “retirement home,” as well over 100 House members and half the Senate are over the age of 65. That reputation doesn’t look due to change anytime soon — there are currently more than...
Fauci ignored reports of COVID vaccine side effects, new documents show
Gabrielle M. Etzel
gabrielle-m-etzel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
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Majority of Americans say they’re worse off financially since Trump took office again: Poll
Emily Hallas
emily-hallas@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
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Colorado River crisis: Lake Mead, Lake Powell inch closer to ‘dead pool’
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
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Colorado lieutenant governor candidate Markert says early discipline and key mentors set his course
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a three-part series examining Colorado’s candidates for lieutenant governor. In this piece, Colorado Politics speaks with George Markert, the Republican running mate to gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx. Marx is competing against Democrat...
The hidden politics of time: How clocks, calendars — and now-contentious time zones — came to be
The Associated Press
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Updated 16 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — It flies. It heals all wounds. It can be of the essence, and it can be money. We thrill in the best of it, lament the worst. We’re warned not to waste it, since we can’t...
1 killed in flash flooding in Beulah: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office
O'Dell Isaac
odell.isaac@gazette.com
Updated 14 hours ago
One person was killed in Beulah on Sunday after floodwaters swept him downstream, according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The male victim, whose name was not released, was standing near Colorado 78 and Central Avenue...