EDITORIAL: More people, more wildlife: Let’s coexist
A baby bird falls from its nest. An elk calf appears to be abandoned by its mother.
Life isn’t always easy for any living creature.
That can be difficult for humans to accept. We want to fix problems.
Yet far too often humans, even with the best of intentions, can make wildlife problems worse.
Colorado legislators consider $500 million in general fund cuts amid $1.5 billion deficit
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The legislature’s Joint Budget Committee is working through a list Wednesday of about 150 suggestions to cut as much as $1.5 billion in general fund dollars out of next year’s budget. The largest on the list prepared by JBC staff...
Colorado’s push for affordable housing continues as Gov. Polis signs HOME Act, workforce housing bill
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis held the first public bill signing of the 2026 legislative session on Wednesday, signing a pair of housing measures into law. The bills — House Bill 1001 and Senate Bill 001 — are part of Democrats’ affordable...
Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
As Colorado farmers prepare their fields for spring planting, many are sounding the alarm over fertilizer prices that have surged far beyond what they say global supply disruptions can explain. With nitrogen costs up 30% in a matter of days,...
Federal judge refuses to authorize immediate appeal in World Cup trafficking lawsuit
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
A federal judge declined to authorize an immediate appeal last week of a prior decision allowing companies operating out of Colorado to be sued for allegedly participating in a human trafficking venture involving Filipino laborers who constructed facilities for the...
Colorado lawmakers approve $150,000 ibogaine study bill targeting PTSD and addiction
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The Colorado House Health and Human Services Committee advanced a bill that would create a $150,000 research pilot program to study the safety and effectiveness of ibogaine, a psychoactive compound that claims to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, opioid addiction, and...
Federal judge considers second round of sanctions against ex-Colorado judicial discipline director
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
A federal judge ordered Colorado’s former judicial discipline director on Tuesday to explain why she should not sanction him a second time for filing documents for improper purposes, such as harassment or delay. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Kathryn H....
Colorado Democrats want large corporations to pay fee if employees are on Medicaid
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Democrats are seeking to require Colorado’s largest corporations to pay thousands of dollars for each employee that relies on the Medicaid program for health insurance. They don’t have to pay the fee if they can demonstrate offering an “affordable health...
Colorado justices agree to review insurance question that has divided federal judges
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court granted a federal judge’s request on Friday to address an issue that has produced conflicting answers in policyholders’ lawsuits against insurance companies over unpaid benefits. “Parties (and judges) regularly spend undue time and money fighting in...
Farmworker overtime bill advances after lengthy debate in Colorado Senate
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The Colorado Senate on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill to raise the overtime threshold for agricultural workers, defeating more than a dozen amendments from its leading opponent aimed at rewriting the measure. As introduced, Senate Bill 121 would raise the threshold for...
Colorado Agriculture Day: A feast for the ears, eyes and stomachs
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Gov. Jared Polis, legislators and friends of agriculture gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday to celebrate Colorado Agriculture Day. The annual recognition of the contributions of Colorado farmers, ranchers and agribusiness drew hundreds to the Capitol’s west foyer, where...