EDITORIAL: Enjoying the parade
Pueblo’s Parade of Homes gives area homebuilders the opportunity to showcase some of their best work. As the event kicks off Friday, those builders have lots of reasons to feel good about the state of their profession.
Through the first half of this year, new construction of single-family homes was up 50 percent from the same period the year before. And the pace of new construction is almost double what it was during the same time span in 2015.
Local home prices are also continuing to climb. The median selling price of a home in Pueblo County was $182,500 in June, up 14 percent from the year before. There was only a two-month supply of homes available for sale in June, which is considered a very low number.
Colorado Senate reworks key programs, gives preliminary nod to $46B budget
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 14 minutes ago
With the Senate’s traditional Budget Day barbecue setting a lighter tone, lawmakers worked through the $46.8 billion state budget Wednesday, navigating a long list of amendments but avoiding the partisan clashes that defined the House debate last week. The Senate...
Colorado budget plan seeks to keep $306M by canceling TABOR refunds
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 16 minutes ago
Tucked deep within the hundreds of pages of the proposed $46.8 billion 2026–27 state budget is a line item showing $306.1 million in savings — achieved by canceling TABOR refunds. Gov. Jared Polis has recommended withholding TABOR refunds in both...
Colorado Supreme Court concerned about police overreach in interrogations
Michael Karlik
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Updated 4 hours ago
Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared hesitant on Tuesday to endorse the ability of police to interrogate a suspect after they have obtained a court order authorizing only the collection of physical evidence. Under Colorado’s criminal rules, law...
Colorado House committee advances Democratic bill to reduce penalties for ‘extreme indifference’ murder
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 3 hours ago
Lawmakers on the Colorado House Judiciary Committee narrowly passed a bill proposing changes to the state’s sentencing guidelines for murders facilitated with “extreme indifference to the value of human life.” Colorado is one of several states with this type of...
Boebert working on bill to strip Swalwell of $22,000 annual taxpayer-funded pension
Haris Alic and Lauren Green, Washington Examiner
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Updated 5 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is working on legislation to strip disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell of his $22,000 annual taxpayer-funded congressional pension. Swalwell resigned from the House on Tuesday after allegations of sexual assault by multiple women, including...
Trump AI framework puts ball in Congress’s court. Time to act is running out
Liz O'Bagy, Washington Examiner
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Updated 5 hours ago
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future policy debate. It is already compressing years of drug discovery into months, helping doctors detect cancer earlier through advanced diagnostic imaging, improving aviation and traffic systems that make travel safer, and giving small...
Colorado Supreme Court considers new requirement for leaving-the-scene convictions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
In 2006, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury is a “strict liability” offense, meaning a person is guilty solely through their conduct, without the need for prosecutors to prove the...
Democratic lawmakers seek fix to Colorado’s stalled prison population plan
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Colorado’s prison population plan was designed to prevent overcrowding. Instead, eight months after it was triggered, the system remains strained and largely ineffective, prompting two Democratic lawmakers to push for changes through new legislation. According to its sponsors, Senate Bill...
After internal strategy sessions, Colorado Senate to take up $46B budget debate
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Tax Day carries added weight at the state Capitol this year, as the Senate prepares to take up the 2026‑27 budget on Wednesday following a day of preparations by both Republican and Democratic caucuses. Senators are expected to raise some...
Douglas County approves AI system for sheriff’s investigations
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 23 minutes ago
Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of an artificial intelligence system to assist the Sheriff’s Office with investigative analysis. The system is designed to help investigators process large volumes of data more efficiently and turn it into usable investigative...