The Denver Post: How to handle groping allegations against Rep. Paul Rosenthal?
Once again we face a disturbing story about a Colorado lawmaker who crossed the line of appropriate behavior.
Rep. Paul Rosenthal, a Democrat from Denver, is accused of touching the inner thigh and bottom of a man in his mid-20s at a fundraising event for another candidate in 2012. Denver Post reporter John Frank reported Wednesday that Thomas Cavaness, now 29, filed an official complaint this week against Rosenthal, who is 49.
Cavaness said Rosenthal attempted to kiss him later that same night and that the unwanted sexual advances made him feel uncomfortable. If true, Rosenthal’s actions were inappropriate and he should take responsibility and apologize. Read more at The Denver Post.
10th Circuit revives retaliation claim against Jeffco sanitation district
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 minutes ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court on Monday reinstated an attorney’s retaliation claim against her former employer, a special district based in Lakewood, alleging she was fired for statements she made about board members’ malfeasance. Courts have recognized that public employees’...
‘How does that make sense?’ Federal judge demands answers from lawyer on faulty citations
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
A federal judge aggressively interrogated a lawyer on Monday for her use of flawed citations in a legal filing and her response after it was brought to her attention. “Do you agree with me now that those citations are not...
Dick Cheney dead at 84: One of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history
Associated Press, Washington Examiner
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Updated 7 hours ago
Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.Cheney died Monday night due to complications of...
Return to Nature: Judge rejects Carie Hallford’s state plea deal, 2026 trial
Mackenzie Bodell
mackenzie-bodell@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Return to Nature owner Carie Hallford is heading to trial next year after an El Paso County judge rejected her state plea agreement Monday, a similar ruling in recent months for her co-defendant, Jon Hallford. Carie and Jon Hallford came...
Colorado Springs receives $2.3 million federal anti-terrorism grant
Brennen Kauffman
brennen-kauffman@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
For the first time, Colorado Springs has qualified for a federal grant designed to secure high-risk cities against acts of terrorism. The city announced Monday that it had received $2.3 million from the Urban Area Security Initiative grant provided by...
Aurora lawmakers move forward with ordinance to limit ‘predatory’ businesses in underserved communities
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Aurora City Council moved forward with an ordinance that, if passed at a future regular meeting, would address the clustering of “high-risk” businesses in low-income communities. The socioeconomic sales and services impact permit ordinance, proposed by Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky, would...
Appeals court orders new trial after Denver judge wrongly let defendant represent self
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
A Denver judge incorrectly found that a defendant understood what he was doing by giving up his constitutional right to counsel, Colorado’s second-highest court concluded on Thursday in overturning the man’s assault convictions. Criminal defendants are allowed to represent themselves...
Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to privatize Pinnacol Assurance comes with legal questions
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis recently announced that, as part of his proposed 2026-27 budget, he would allow Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s quasi-public workers’ compensation insurance division, to go private. However, questions on whether it’s possible or legal remain. The Polis administration previously...
Appeals court reverses murder conviction after Denver judge violated public trial right
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s murder conviction on Thursday because a Denver judge violated his constitutional right to a public trial. Due to an unusually large jury pool at Edward R. Sandoval’s 2022 trial, Chief Judge Christopher J. Baumann...
Judge in Barry Morphew case rules to limit pre-trial publicity
R. Scott Rappold
r-scott-rappold@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
ALAMOSA — Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a remote field in the San Luis Valley, will likely face trial next summer. During a brief hearing in the case on Monday,...
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University of Colorado plans $15,000 online degree programs
DENVER – University of Colorado officials are backing the creation of online programs that could let students earn college degrees for $15,000. Colorado Public Radio reports that the Board of Regents backed the plan this week and approved $20 million to let the university begin creating the programs. Officials say the program will launch in 2022 and […]
Hickenlooper grants clemency to 22, Dunlap not included
In 1972 James Wachsman pled no contest in Routt County, Colo., to selling marijuana. After serving his time, Wachsman went on to start a business and a family and became a productive member of his community. But that conviction has dogged Wachsman in at least one area: He likes to hunt. A letter sent to […]