EDITORIAL: Our priorities for the rest of 2017
When we began building the 2017 editorial board at the end of last year, we sought applicants who were eager to be more than just a voice, who wanted to make change and inspire others. We found 100 applicants who fit that description.
With almost half the year gone, the Coloradoan Editorial Board paused to reflect, articulate our priorities, and focus on where we’re most passionate about influencing change.
We’d like to share that with you.
For the remainder of 2017, we’ll work on these themes. They will drive our Sunday editorials and guide the experiences and opinions we seek out, and the questions we ask.
Appeals court clarifies framework for parents’ First Amendment rights in child-naming disputes
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a Jefferson County judge’s order last week in a long-running dispute about whether two ex-spouses must call their child by his first name or middle name outside the home. In doing so, a three-judge Court of...
10th Circuit judges recap do’s and don’ts for lawyers
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
Two members of the Denver-based federal appeals court spoke to attorneys on Monday about how to present cases effectively, and when it is helpful for outside entities to weigh in on pending appeals. Judges Robert E. Bacharach of Oklahoma and...
Trump administration awards rural health ‘transformation’ grants to all 50 states
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 19 hours ago
The Trump administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in new healthcare grants for all 50 states on Monday as part of a program launched by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act over the summer. The law allocated...
Divided appeals court overturns defendant’s $350,000 restitution obligation
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s obligation to pay nearly $350,000 in crime victim restitution last week because an Arapahoe County judge issued the restitution order beyond the legal deadline. The divided decision of a three-judge Court of Appeals panel...
Health insurers drift leftward in campaign donations even as they seek to sway GOP
Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner
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Updated 21 hours ago
Insurance lobbyists are working hard on Capitol Hill in an attempt to sway centrist Republicans into their camp as party leadership expresses strong skepticism toward extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies. As these lobbyists take meetings with GOP staffers and members, however,...
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert: On representing Colorado, working with Trump and releasing the Epstein files
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
For years, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s name has become a shorthand for controversy in her home state and in the nation’s capital. Recently, the outspoken Colorado Republican has drawn rare praise from some of her fiercest critics, particularly after breaking...
New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in endangered species’ recovery | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 7 days ago
ARIZONA New jaguar spotted in wild The spots gave it away. Just like a human fingerprint, the rosette pattern on each jaguar is unique so researchers knew they had a new animal on their hands after reviewing images captured by...
8 exemplars to guide us into the new year | SONDERMANN
Eric Sondermann
eric-sondermann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
It started as a one-off in my first year of writing this regular column. To ring in the new year back in the eventful year of 2020, I offered a shoutout to eight Coloradans who served as models of how...
Raids, pushback and TdA indictments defined Denver’s immigration story in 2025
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
The Trump administration’s push for a large-scale, deportation effort — built around campaign warnings about Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan prison gang that established a foothold in Colorado — collided with the realities on the ground in Denver, where raids...
Denver’s budget deficit shaped 2025 news coverage
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
It was a year of big goals on a tight budget for the Mile High City, where Mayor Mike Johnston’s announcement of a $200 million city budget deficit dominated the news coverage. Facing a $50 million gap in its 2025...