COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | Recall bickering; leadership transition in Denver
Here’s our recap of our best stories of the last seven days from the Colorado Politics staff.
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> Petition to recall Colorado governor continues to divide Polis opponents
> First petition to seek recall of Gov. Jared Polis approved
> Denver City Clerk-elect Paul Lopez reflects on lessons learned from a close race
> ‘I am going to miss it’: Denver Councilwoman Susman reflects on 2 terms in office
> Veteran editor, Colorado Politics columnist Neil Westergaard dies
> Gardner raises $2M for quarter; has $4.9M in the bank
> COVER STORY | Cory Gardner: Does he have a path to victory in 2020?
> INSIGHTS | Albus Brooks turns the page, again
> TRAIL MIX | Campaign finance reports reveal a crowded Senate primary taking shape
> MARK HARDEN | Neil Westergaard made Colorado’s journalism world better
> Q&A with Penn Pfiffner | On standing up for freedom, and TABOR
> LYNN BARTELS | How I got hooked on ‘Breaking Bad’
> New poll gives Romanoff, undeclared candidate Griswold edge in US Senate primary
> Polis, HUD Secretary Ben Carson address Western Conservative Summit in Denver (VIDEO)
> George Will touts Bennet to beat Trump in 2020
> Colorado Senate GOP casts doubt on success of proposed TABOR special session
> Democrat Jason Crow tops $1M in contributions for re-election bid
> Democrat Angela Williams joins crowded field taking aim at US Sen. Cory Gardner
> Chile battle gets hot between Polis, New Mexico governor
> Park Hill Golf Course in Denver sells for $24M
> Denver City Council requires large developers to provide more open space, earlier public input
> Gardner-backed bill on police suicides heads to Trump’s desk
> Polis invites US soccer team to Colorado
> US poised to begin immigration sweep in Denver, other major US cities
> DeGette argues for more land to be designated wilderness
> Bennet backs bill to force companies to assess their climate change role
> Colorado Superfund site owner refuses to expand cleanup
> Conservation Colorado lauds Democrats, blasts Republicans in annual scorecard
> Denver delays vote on $93.4 million Peña Boulevard project
> Ordinance to ban urban camping passes in Centennial
> Environmentalists sue Interior to block Colorado coal mine expansion
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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 2 hours 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 2 hours 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 2 hours 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 4 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 2 hours 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 3 hours 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 2 hours 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 4 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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Veteran reporter Osher to lead investigative team for CoPo, Gazette from Denver
After 156 women athletes came forward to say they were abused by Dr. Larry Nassar, Michigan Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis singled out for praise three people who started the reckoning with the disgraced doctor’s two decades of sexual abuse. She didn’t credit the hundreds of people who work at USA Gymnastics or the Colorado […]
Denver's Hancock: 'These deportation raids need to stop'
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock on Friday condemned the prospect of immigration raids in the city and across the country on Sunday and said city government will do nothing to cooperate with them. “These deportation raids need to stop and these detention centers need to close,” Hancock said during a news conference in his Denver City […]