POLIS’ STATE OF THE STATE: CoPo’s complete coverage (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Gov. Jared Polis delivered his first State of the State address Thursday.
Here’s our complete coverage from Ernest Luning, Marianne Goodland, Conrad Swanson and Erin Prater.
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Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Parents who surrender their newborns under Colorado’s “safe haven” law are entitled to anonymity and confidentiality in any subsequent adoptive proceedings involving the child, the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Colorado’s law, like its counterparts across the country, is...
Unaffiliated voters have a growing influence on Colorado elections, research shows
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Unaffiliated voters now make up more than half of Colorado’s registered electorate, and for the first time, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. Colorado began allowing unaffiliated voters to...
Safe2Tell tip, corroborated details provided grounds to search backpack, Colorado justices rule
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court decided last week that a tip submitted through the state’s confidential school safety system, plus a Douglas County administrator’s corroboration of some details, provided reasonable suspicion to search a student’s backpack for drugs. Someone submitted a...
Bennet campaign finance case delayed again as Colorado Elections Division amends complaint
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
A campaign‑finance complaint alleging that U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s Senate committee improperly paid for travel tied to his gubernatorial bid won’t get a public hearing until after the June 30 primary. The latest development followed months of delays and a...
Appeals court finds opening in Colorado Supreme Court’s framework for child neglect cases
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court squeezed through an opening last week in a controversial state Supreme Court decision from 2025, concluding that the justices had not prohibited a child’s legal representative from being the one to request termination of parental rights in...
DOJ targets disparate impact hiring practices at odds with ‘color-blind Constitution’
Jack Birle and Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
jack.birle.and.kaelan.deese.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 12 hours ago
The Department of Justice declared this week that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “disparate impact” policies are unconstitutional, tossing aside a rule, long criticized by conservatives, that saw racial discrimination whenever a policy resulted in outcomes that differed among people...
Aurora voters to decide on sales tax hike to fund projects
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Aurora voters will decide in November whether to raise sales taxes for the first time since 1993 to help pay for infrastructure, transportation and public safety improvements. If voters approved the tax increase, the money will go toward “Build Up...
Douglas County School District board weighs return to collective bargaining
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 13 hours ago
The Douglas County School District board plans to consult a labor attorney and survey staff as it considers whether to resume negotiations with the Douglas County Federation, a local teacher’s union. The federation first urged the board in April to...
Cherry Creek hires search firm for new superintendent
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 14 hours ago
The Cherry Creek School District board earlier this week approved a nearly $30,000 contract with McPherson & Jacobson to conduct a national superintendent search. The measure was unanimously passed on Monday without discussion. Founded in 1991, McPherson & Jacobson is an...
Colorado Supreme Court upholds police search of car based on arm movements
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The Colorado Supreme Court decided last week that Denver officers’ search of a vehicle was constitutional, based on their perception of the occupants’ arm movements that a trial judge found to not be credible. Officers Keegan Grubb and Richard Eberharter...
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