No debates in key US House race in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Voters in a closely watched U.S. House race in southern New Mexico likely won’t get a chance to hear a debate after the GOP hopeful ignored all invites.
Republican nominee Yvette Herrell has declined to respond to offers by three television stations to participate in a debate between her and Democrat Xochitl Torres Small.
Torres Small campaign manager Brian Sowyrda says it’s now too late for a debate since the election is less than two weeks away.
Herrell senior aide Rob Burgess did not immediately respond to a text message. He previously said Herrell couldn’t attend a KOAT-TV debate because she was meeting with voters.
KRWG-TV in Las Cruces and KOB-TV and KOAT-TV in Albuquerque reached out to both candidates about debates.
Sowyrda says Torres Small agreed to all offers.
Highway 115 fire blows up, road closed south of Colorado Springs
Nick Smith
nick-smith@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 minutes ago
A fast-moving fire burning along Colorado 115 south of Colorado Springs blew the containment line Thursday, spreading farther east onto Fort Carson and scorching at least 80 acres, military officials said. The blaze was fully uncontained as of late Thursday...
Public figures have limited path to sue over accusations of criminality, says appeals court
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that a public figure cannot sue for defamation solely because a person publicly accuses them of committing a crime, as the statement may be constitutionally protected opinion. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel narrowed...
Proposed data center regulation in Colorado draws critics, backers
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A packed marathon hearing at the state Capitol in Colorado highlighted the sharp divide between two competing approaches to the effects of data centers, one of America’s fastest-growing technology sectors. Data centers are the physical facilities that host the servers,...
Conservation Colorado proposes measures aimed at oil and gas companies
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The environmental group Conservation Colorado has introduced four ballot measures it says are in response to an initiative that aims to enshrine Colorado businesses’ and consumers’ right to purchase and sell natural gas in the state’s Constitution. Filed with the...
Colorado revenue forecast worsens, pushing 2026-27 budget shortfall to nearly $1.5B, economists say
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
The March revenue forecasts from economists in both the governor’s office and the Colorado legislature show that cuts to the 2026-27 budget are far from over. Economists with the Legislative Council downgraded the forecast for the 2026-27 budget year by...
Federal judge to consider sanctioning ex-Colorado judicial discipline director
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 minutes ago
A federal judge ordered Colorado’s former head of judicial discipline on Wednesday to explain why she should not sanction him for making inaccurate statements about the defendants in his lawsuit against the Colorado Supreme Court and related entities. U.S. District...
With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as state faces $1.5 billion shortfall
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The Polis administration is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the state’s prison system, just as Colorado’s legislators are bracing for a worsening fiscal outlook. The request sets up a clash over priorities at a time when...
Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
A state program providing health care to pregnant women and children living in the country illegally is costing far more than lawmakers expected, with expenses nearly tripling in just a year and threatening to squeeze Colorado’s budget amid a nearly...
Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
A state program providing health care to pregnant women and children living in the country illegally is costing far more than lawmakers expected, with expenses nearly tripling in just a year and threatening to squeeze Colorado’s budget amid a $1...
Universities sue to block dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
A consortium of universities filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research is unlawful retaliation against Colorado. The group also argued that the move violates federal law. The University Corporation...
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