#Retweet: The legislative special session yields the week’s best tweets
Big Marijuana in Colorado is all about spin, denial | PODIUM
Luke Niforatos
luke-niforatos@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Where there’s weed smoke, there’s fire. In Leadville last month, this was literally the case, as a pot shop incinerated along with its mind-altering wares. The acrid smoke was so harmful to residents that homes were evacuated. The local public...
U.S. careening off the rails under Trump’s stewardship | NOONAN
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Does anyone in Colorado or the United States feel like life is anywhere near normal anymore? Our aberration is not from a pandemic. It’s from our government. It’s at war with us, the people. Let’s take Renée Good’s tragic fate....
In Tina Peters appeal, judges telegraph some degree of reversal | ANALYSIS
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters seems poised to walk away from the state’s Court of Appeals with her criminal convictions largely intact, even as a three-judge appellate panel raised concerns about her sentence and one specific conviction. Peters, a...
Colorado House introduces first 20 bills of 2026 session, prioritizing housing, labor and consumer protections
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Lawmakers from Colorado’s House of Representatives have introduced their first 20 bills of the session, which are often their top priorities for the year. In 2026, priorities include labor unions, increased affordable housing, and consumer protections. The very first bill...
Colorado Senate kicks off 2026 session with bills on competency law, housing, schools and public safety
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
The Colorado Senate opened the 2026 legislative session Wednesday with a flurry of policy proposals, including changes to the state’s competency law, tougher penalties for child trafficking, early action on school funding and measures addressing housing, firearms and immigration enforcement....
Senate friendship, shared grief set tone for opening day of Colorado’s 2026 session
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Friendship, grief and a call for unity echoed through the Senate chamber on Wednesday, as Colorado lawmakers convened for the first day of the 2026 legislative session, led by remarks from Senate President James Coleman and Minority Leader Cleave Simpson....
Colorado GOP House leader emphasizes parental rights, affordability woes
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
The new Republican leader of the House emphasized worries about affordability, rising political violence, and parental rights in a speech to his colleagues on Wednesday. Rep. Jarvis Caldwell, who was selected to replace former Minority Leader Rose Pugliese following her...
Supreme Court opens floodgates to candidates challenging election laws
Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
jack.birle.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 17 hours ago
The Supreme Court opened the floodgates on Wednesday for candidates to file preelection lawsuits challenging election laws, finding political candidates have the standing to start those legal battles. The high court ruled 7-2 in favor of Rep. Michael Bost (R-IL),...
Mary Steenburgen to headline Women United Luncheon | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
MILE HIGH UNITED WAY Denver News: Actress Mary Steenburgen, who received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1980 film “Melvin and Howard,” will be the featured speaker at the 2026 Women United Luncheon. Table sales for the April 17 event are...
No kings here: Colorado House votes to strip ‘His Excellency’ from governor’s title
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, the Colorado House voted on the first day of the 2026 legislative session to change Gov. Jared Polis’s title in a resolution. In an amendment pitched by Rep. Ken DeGraaf, R-Colorado Springs, lawmakers...