#Retweet: Here are the best tweets of the week in Colorado politics
Colorado has a playbook for youth mental health — our next governor must use it | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
By Karen Ron-Li Liaw From the rural communities on the western slope to the eastern plains, to the major urban regions on the Front Range, Colorado families are navigating an all-too-familiar crisis: kids are struggling, and Colorado’s mental health system...
10th Circuit grants Boulder-Weld district’s fire chief immunity for firing union leader
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that the chief of a fire protection district spanning Boulder and Weld counties could not be held liable for terminating a union leader through the process outlined in the collective bargaining agreement....
Colorado chamber: 2026 legislative session marked ‘significant progress’ for business
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
This year’s legislative session produced some big wins for the state’s business environment, according to the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s annual report. The report measured the progress in the chamber’s legislative agenda across policy areas like labor and employment, technology...
Michael Allen says a weakened justice system, rising crime drove him to run for attorney general
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Michael Allen said he is running for attorney general because he believes Colorado’s criminal justice system has been weakened by recent legislation and that rising crime is directly increasing the cost of living. A Navy veteran and longtime prosecutor, Allen...
Colorado House ethics committee delays hearing to allow Rep. Lindsay to seek legal counsel
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
The Colorado House ethics committee voted Monday to pause the ethics complaint against Rep. Mandy Lindsay while she seeks legal counsel. The hearing was scheduled to begin with two days of testimony, during which Lindsay could present evidence and call...
State Supreme Court oral arguments, 10th Circuit nominee recuses from cases | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court will hear its last set of oral arguments this week before breaking for the summer, and the nominee for a vacancy...
‘Peaking at the right time’: Barbara Kirkmeyer is confident as ballots go out
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Calling 2026 an “interesting” year, Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer said the race for the Republican nomination has taken her from a “bizarre debate” to a broader effort to maintain the party’s integrity, while making the case that she’s ready to lead...
Sheehy calls for Rubio to take over Iran negotiations if Vance can’t swing it
Claire Carter, Washington Examiner
claire.carter.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) on Monday suggested Secretary of State Marco Rubio should be waiting in the wings to handle negotiations with Iran if Vice President JD Vance can’t get a long-term agreement with Tehran over the finish line. Vance...
Rural frustration, parental rights shape Scott Bottoms’ pitch ahead of Colorado’s gubernatorial primaries
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
With just weeks before Colorado’s June primary, Republican gubernatorial candidate state Rep. Scott Bottoms is spending nearly all his time on the road — literally crisscrossing the Western Slope and eastern plains — in a final push to connect with...
Appeals court adopts federal standard for jail deaths under Colorado law
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court decided last month that the standard used by federal courts for assessing whether government officials may be liable for constitutional violations upon the death of a jail detainee also applies to claims made under the Colorado Constitution....