The Pueblo Chieftain: County notices essential for an informed public
The public’s right to know would be diminished if government lobbyists succeed in getting the Colorado Legislature to pass a bill phasing out the legal requirement that public notices of county salaries and monthly county financial reports be published in a newspaper.
Senate Bill 156 has passed the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and has been sent to the full Senate for further action. We oppose the bill.
The Colorado Press Association makes a strong case that public notices are important for government transparency, providing a permanent, neutral-party record of important public information.
Jason Crow rips Pentagon probe into Mark Kelly over video urging troops to refuse ‘illegal orders’
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on Monday accused President Donald Trump of trying to incite violence and intimidate critics after the Pentagon announced an investigation into Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly’s participation in a video produced with Crow and other Democratic...
Jeff Davis out as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Mere days after being turned down by Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife for wolves, Jeff Davis, who has led Colorado Parks and Wildlife since May 2023, is out. An announcement from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources said Davis...
Colorado justices ponder ‘gotcha’ for defendant after messy process impacted mental health evidence
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court were uncomfortable last week with letting a defendant’s murder conviction stand after a series of missteps resulted in a trial judge blocking jurors from hearing an expert’s assessment of the defendant’s mental health....
Will pilot program ease Colorado developers’ funding application pain?
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
When a developer wants to build affordable rental housing, plenty of tax credits and funding sources are available from a myriad of nonprofits, private companies and government agencies. Developers often cobble together financing from multiple sources, as well as add...
FBI to interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged military to refuse ‘illegal orders’
Wire Services
wire-services@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
By Kaelan Deese and Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner The FBI sought interviews with six Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging U.S. service members to reject “illegal orders,” a development that suggests a rapidly escalating review of the lawmakers’ conduct that some military...
Federal judge orders immigration agents to follow law on warrantless arrests, imposes requirements on ICE
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the government to follow the legal requirements for warrantless immigration arrests, finding a practice of agents in Colorado taking noncitizens into custody without evaluating the likelihood they are a flight risk. In a Nov....
Appeals court, for third time, confirms new trial necessary for Alamosa County judge’s public trial violation
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court confirmed for the third time last week that an Alamosa County judge violated a defendant’s constitutional right to a public trial, which requires the reversal of his convictions. The unusual number of opinions in Gilberto Andres Montoya’s...
Mayor Johnston’s legal fees for sanctuary city hearing hit $800,000
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The legal bill for Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s March 5 appearance before a Congressional hearing on “sanctuary” jurisdictions has now ballooned to $800,000, according to invoices obtained by The Denver Gazette. City financial documents show that on Nov. 5, 2025,...
Colorado justices consider whether to restore $5.7 million award to RTD subcontractor
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered last week whether the Court of Appeals incorrectly threw out a $5.7 million award to a company that helped build a commuter rail line and, in doing so, deterred public works contractors from...
Coalition urges Gov. Jared Polis to move forward with Northern Front Range passenger rail project
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
A coalition of elected officials, organizations and advocates is urging Gov. Jared Polis and the state’s transportation agencies to move forward with an initiative to create a passenger rail service connecting Denver and Fort Collins. A series of letters sent...
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The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: An environment of fear in our schools
While it’s natural for the subject of school shootings to be on everyone’s lips in the wake of the recent massacre in Florida, School District 51 appears to be caught in the clutches of escalating paranoia. The district’s communications team has seemingly been working overtime this week to quell fears about an uptick in reports […]
GOP, Dem governors, including Hickenlooper, push national health care compromise
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A bipartisan group of governors working to strike compromise on hot-button policy issues will take on the health care question at an event Friday. Republican Gov. John Kasich, of Ohio, Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, of Colorado, and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, are among governors scheduled to headline a briefing at […]