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Colorado likely to feel the ripple effects of the federal government shutdown
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 35 minutes ago
As the federal government shutdown gets underway, with the potential to last weeks, Colorado stands to feel the strain, as the state is expected to receive approximately $14 billion in federal funding for the 2025-26 budget. Almost every state agency...
Parents, advocates sue Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado health agency over cuts to autism services
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 57 minutes ago
The Colorado government is facing a lawsuit from a behavioral health association over cuts to autism funding. After the passage of the Congressional budget in July, Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers had cut more than $250 million from the state...
10th Circuit orders resentencing after government concedes man’s serious probation violation cannot stand
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 50 minutes ago
The Denver-based appeals court granted an unusual joint request between the prosecution and the defense on Wednesday, directing a judge to resentence a man who was incorrectly found guilty of a severe probation violation. There are multiple classifications of federal...
10th Circuit clarifies when hardship to child can halt parent’s deportation
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court clarified on Monday that immigration judges, when deciding whether to halt a person’s deportation because of hardship to their child, should consider whether the child meets the age threshold at the time of the decision,...
Colorado governor proposes to keep Rocky Mountain National Park open amid potential government shutdown
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
With a federal government shutdown looming, Colorado’s governor is proposing to use local funds to keep open one of the state’s biggest attractions — Rocky Mountain National Park. In a statement to Colorado Politics on Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said,...
Colorado allocates $7.5M for food assistance program for women and children amid federal shutdown
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The federal government shutdown prompted the Colorado General Assembly’s budget writers to take action on Tuesday, allocating additional funds to the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) food program. The state portion of the federal program falls under the Department of...
Colorado labor agency says it’s ready to assist federal workers affected by federal shutdown
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Unemployment Insurance Division said it is prepared to assist federal workers living in the state who have been furloughed due to the federal government shutdown. Some 54,300 federal workers live in Colorado, according...
Colorado will help furloughed federal workers claim unemployment benefits
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
mark.samuelson@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
As civilian federal workers in Colorado wait for word as to whether they will be furloughed by a federal government shutdown, the state’s Department of Labor and Employment is reaching out to aid workers in claiming unemployment benefits. The agency,...
Colorado business confidence continues to fall under Trump administration
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
An economic measurement tracking the sentiment of business leaders across Colorado continues to lean negative, according to a new report from the University of Colorado Boulder. The Leeds Business Confidence Index –- a measure of how business leaders across Colorado...
Data protection for minors, HOAs, and 911 calls: New laws going into effect Oct. 1
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
A trio of new laws related to online data privacy for minors, foreclosures of homes in HOAs, and repeated calls to 911 dispatch centers take effect on Oct. 1. Here’s a summary of each law going into effect on October...
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette endorses Democrat Jena Griswold for secretary of state
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette and her husband, attorney Lino Lipinsky, on Monday endorsed Democrat Jena Griswold in her campaign for Colorado secretary of state. “Jena Griswold has the experience and tenacity to safeguard our democracy while making a mark as Colorado’s next secretary of state. Jena will be the first Democratic woman in Colorado’s history […]
Rep. Daneya Esgar, Sen. Leroy Garcia want VA hospital in southern Colorado
Sen. Leroy Garcia and Rep. Daneya Esgar, along with Rep. Phil Covarrubias, plan to introduce a resolution for the General Assembly to ask Congress to locate a Veterans Affairs Hospital in Pueblo, but Colorado Springs is OK, too. Peter Roper of the Pueblo Chieftain was the first to report on the proposal over the weekend. […]