COPO PODCAST | The inside story of the fierce battle for Denver mayor
Here’s how the fierce battle that was the Denver mayoral campaign looked like on the inside as told by two of the campaign managers.
Sheila MacDonald, who managed the Jamie Giellis campaign, and Jake Martin, who managed the campaign for Mayor Michael Hancock, talked about the campaign on June 5, the day after Hancock prevailed and won a third term.
In this episode of the Colorado Politics podcast, the two managers talk about the strategies behind their campaign, stumbles by their candidates and the factors that helped decide the race.
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Poll: Most Colorado voters fear ICE may unlawfully detain people in expanded deportation campaign
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 55 minutes ago
Roughly two-thirds of Colorado voters said they are worried federal immigration agents may unlawfully detain people who should not be caught up in the Trump administration’s expanded deportation effort, a new survey has found. The worry among Latino voters is...
Colorado justices receptive to allowing lawyers to ‘borrow’ allegations from elsewhere
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 minutes ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court seemed open on Tuesday to the idea that plaintiffs’ lawyers can use allegations made elsewhere to bolster their own clients’ claims, so long as the attorney first performs some degree of investigation into the...
DEA squashes cartel-tied drug dealing, seizes over 1,000 pounds of meth
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 46 minutes ago
Federal agents announced Wednesday that they had seized more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine in a string of drug busts spanning over 11 months, including a record 733 pounds in one operation in April. The sting targeted a criminal organization...
Cases jump to 31 in the botulism outbreak tied to baby formula. Here’s what to know
Bob Smith
bob.smith@gazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
More than 30 babies in 15 states have been sickened in a growing outbreak of infant botulism linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula, federal health officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 31 cases of...
Colorado justices skeptical that Colorado Springs is immune for crash caused by faulty signal
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 minutes ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court seemed doubtful on Wednesday that the city of Colorado Springs cannot be sued over a collision that occurred as a result of traffic lights that were functioning normally in one direction, but were inoperative...
Lawmakers, Gov. Jared Polis clash on Medicaid provider rates
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Colorado legislators on Tuesday heard from an advisory committee, which proposed making several adjustments to the state’s reimbursement rates for health care facilities that provide services to Medicaid patients. The proposal from the Medicaid Provider Rate Review Advisory Committee diverged...
Colorado rolls out plan to supercharge clean-energy jobs boom
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 35 minutes ago
A new state analysis released Tuesday warns that Colorado will face significant shortages of skilled trades workers, threatening the state’s ability to meet Gov. Jared Polis’ greenhouse gas reduction goals unless it dramatically ramps up training. The report shows gaps...
Colorado House GOP announces committee assignments for 2026 session
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The Colorado House’s Republican leadership has announced its members’ committee assignments for the 2026 legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. “These committee assignments showcase our readiness to bring accountability and common sense back into the legislative process,” said Minority Leader...
Colorado justices address conflict between anti-SLAPP law, state constitution
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
Colorado lawmakers in 2019 created a mechanism to quickly dispose of lawsuits over conduct that implicates a person’s First Amendment rights, specifically the rights to free speech and to petition the government. Known as the “anti-SLAPP” law, which stands for “strategic...
Aurora homeless navigation campus welcomes 176 people on first day
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Aurora’s homeless navigation campus opened its doors to 176 homeless people Monday two weeks after its official ribbon cutting. The navigation campus — formerly a Crowne Plaza hotel — at 15500 E. 40th Ave., has been in the works for...
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Colorado Attorney General Weiser adds 2 to consumer protection services
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced two more additions to his leadership team Monday, including the replacement of the administrator of the agency that oversees consumer finance. Martha Fulford, who joined the Attorney General’s Office on May 20, is the new first assistant attorney general and administrator for the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) unit, which […]
Colorado Supreme Court sides against ex-DA accused of many ethics violations
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower-court decision denying attorney’s fees to a former district attorney in the Third Judicial District who admitted to numerous ethical violations. Francisco “Frank” Ruybalid IV of Trinidad served as DA the Third District, which covers Las Animas and Huerfano counties in southern Colorado, from 2008 through 2016. […]