CoPo Best of the Week: Ballot battle, ethics missteps, Stapleton pulls petitions and more
Good morning. Here’s our recap of some of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff.
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> Battle for the Ballot: Republican spots up for grabs in Boulder
> Battle for the Ballot: Democrats face plenty of choices at Broomfield assembly
> State Sen. Vicki Marble violated Colorado ethics law, commission finds
> U.S. Supreme Court gerrymandering cases could influence Colorado
> INSIGHTS: Trump sowing seeds of doubt in Colorado farm country
> Candidate Stapleton dumps petitions, accuses signature-gathering firm of ‘misconduct’
> Veterans’ health care is in crisis. A Colorado Springs man has a complex solution.
> Colorado was potential target of Facebook data breach, IT expert says
> A year later, Colorado Energy Office one step closer to reauthorization
> Colorado lawmakers wrangle over school nurses administering medical marijuana
> Oil & gas bill limiting payout to Colo. mineral owners passes committee
> Lamborn will stay on ballot, judge rules; appeal planned
> Business leaders urge Colorado House to fund transportation
> Rep. Coffman fends off primary challenge in Colorado’s swing 6th District
> With four weeks to go, hundreds of bills still await final action
> Tancredo endorses Stapleton in governor’s race
> Democratic state lawmaker Rosenthal denied spot on primary ballot
> Denver Post editorializes against its own owners
Space Force Association tackles awareness and education gap
Mary Shinn
mary-shinn@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 32 minutes ago
Less than 10% of Americans know the Space Force exists. It’s a problem the Colorado Springs-based Space Force Association is tackling by starting chapters across the country to host events and educate school children, lawmakers and others about the youngest...
A brief overview of The GEO Group v. Menocal, the class action out of Colorado about immigration detention
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of The GEO Group v. Menocal, which originated in Colorado. The arguments revolve around when appeals courts may review claims by federal contractors that they are immune...
DPS’ Alex Marrero named one of two finalists for Chicago Public Schools’ top job
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 44 minutes ago
After months of speculation — and repeated assurances that he wasn’t looking to leave — Denver Public Schools (DPS) Superintendent Alex Marrero is now one of two finalists for the top job at Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Marrero did not...
Moderate Democrats, GOP reach deal to end shutdown
Wire Services
wire-services@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of expanded health care subsidies, breaking the six-week stalemate and paving...
Colorado Supreme Court committee advances tenant-friendly rule change
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Civil Rules Committee advanced a proposal on Friday that would make it easier for tenants facing eviction to respond to and learn about their landlord’s initial court filing. Several members of the committee were torn about...
6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
Rachael Wright
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Six mountain communities across Colorado voted on Tuesday to raise their lodging taxes after the state legislature passed a bill allowing counties to triple such taxes and spend the money on a wider range of projects, including public infrastructure, childcare...
Sundance Film Festival details Robert Redford tributes, legacy screenings | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
UTAH Sundance festival to honor Redford Robert Redford’s legacy and mission was always going to be a key component of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will be the last of its kind in Park City, Utah. But in the...
Federal highway funding bill forces Colorado to strengthen DUI laws; Bennet wins state’s most expensive election | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: “Coloradans are being held hostage with our own tax dollars,” state Senate President Ray Powers, R-Colorado Springs, wrote in a guest editorial published in the The Colorado Statesman. Powers called the federal government “relentless in...
Calendar Nov. 10-16
Rachael Wright
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
MONDAY, NOV. 10 TUESDAY, NOV. 11 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12 THURSDAY, NOV. 13 FRIDAY, NOV. 14 SATURDAY, NOV. 15 SUNDAY, NOV. 16
At 101, Colorado Springs WWII medic honors those lost in the Pacific
Mary Shinn
mary-shinn@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Walter Knight left for the Pacific Theater of World War II in 1943, armed with an Army medic bag instead of a rifle. He got selected for the job in part because he had some experience working with patients, transporting...
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Colorado's Coffman protests Stapleton's assembly appearance
DENVER – Colorado gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Coffman is protesting fellow Republican candidate Walker Stapleton’s decision to compete at the party’s state assembly this weekend. Coffman, currently attorney general, sent a letter Thursday to state party attorney Scott Gessler insisting that Stapleton missed an April 2 party deadline to declare he would seek to qualify for […]
DHS awards emergency room grants to combat Colorado opioid crisis
The Colorado Department of Human Services said Thursday it’s directing $400,000 in grant money to two Colorado emergency rooms to aid in the ongoing fight against the state’s drug addiction crisis. St. Anthony North Health Campus in Westminster and University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora will participate in pilot program supported by the federal State […]