COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | The Hick switch; electors unshackled; signs of a conspiracy
Here’s our recap of our best stories of the last seven days from the Colorado Politics staff.
> John Hickenlooper launches bid for U.S. Senate
> CoPo interview: Hickenlooper says he’s now focused on ‘turning Washington around’ in Senate
> Poll: Hickenlooper would lead Gardner by wide margin in Colorado Senate race
> John Hickenlooper’s political odyssey: COPO COVERAGE, GALLERY
> US appeals court: Colorado presidential electors don’t have to follow popular vote
> EXCLUSIVE | Documents, sources point to broader conspiracy in Colorado prison chief Clements’ murder
> COVER STORY | The unhealthy impact of housing costs in Colorado
> INSIGHTS | Denver’s on a fast track to the left; will Colorado follow?
> Q&A with Cheri Jahn | True to her district, true to herself
> CAPITOL M | A big bite about Impossible Burgers and Colorado cattle country
> Interior Secretary Bernhardt talks BLM move, energy, preservation in Steamboat
> CoPo Interview: Tipton talks water, immigration, elections
> The late David Koch left a political footprint in Colorado
> Colorado Congress reps talk economy, health care, immigration at Denver luncheon
> Ex-UN Ambassador Haley stumps for Colorado’s Cory Gardner
> Is the end near for plastic grocery bags in Denver?
> Recall petition approved for Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia
> Colorado Classic bicycle race steers the way to equity for women’s sports
> Denver development plan will ruin character of Colfax neighborhoods, some residents contend
> VINCE BZDEK | John Ensslin, journalism’s last true gentleman
> Former Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist returns to Denver law firm
> Colorado Water Congress looks at latest water plan, how to fund it
> Colorado Water Congress conference delves into Colorado River issues
> Colorado creeping back into drought, water conference told
> Denver’s ethics director asks for audit before upcoming retirement
> Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood votes against dropping its name
> Colorado state senator to be first to give birth during session
> Polis signs executive order on air quality
> Denver City Council member questions how much revenue ‘pollution tax’ would generate
> Perlmutter bill raises red flags against dangerous gun owners
> High levels of toxic chemicals found in water at Air Force Academy, officials say
> Another Colorado city joins opposition to Colorado national popular vote law
> Colorado disbars ‘respected’ attorney Dennis Hartley over misdeeds
> Nearly 2,000 petition for independent investigation into fatal shooting of De’Von Bailey
> Gabby Giffords to headline rally on gun violence in Aurora
> Report: Homelessness in Denver up nearly 15% over last year
> Colorado Sen. Ray Scott joins race for Mesa County commissioner
> Colorado’s Bennet presses financial agencies to help hemp farmers access banks
Colorado’s chief federal judge breaks with colleagues on issue of mandatory immigration detention
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Chief Judge Daniel D. Domenico broke with his peers on Colorado’s U.S. District Court last week in siding with the government’s argument about the broad scope of its immigration detention authority. In an April 15 order finding that a man...
Colorado panel rejects 2 of 3 Polis appointees to wildlife body
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A contentious hearing Wednesday saw two out of three of Gov. Jared Polis’ picks for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission rejected by a panel of legislators. The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee approved, on a 7-0 vote, the...
Colorado Democratic bill would allow lawsuits against federal officials, drawing warnings from local critics
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Colorado Democrats are considering a bill that would let people sue federal, state, and local officials for alleged constitutional violations — a change supporters say would check government power, while critics warn it could trigger a surge of lawsuits against...
10th Circuit agrees Frontier must pay TSA for security fees
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Frontier Airlines must pay nearly $5.4 million to the Transportation Security Administration after it improperly held onto security-related fees paid by certain customers, the federal appeals court in Denver ruled on Monday. The TSA argued that federal law and regulations...
Trump calls Virginia redistricting election ‘RIGGED,’ hopes courts reverse maps
Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
brady.knox.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 9 hours ago
President Donald Trump denounced the redistricting election in Virginia as “RIGGED,” and voiced his hope that the courts would strike the new congressional map down. In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned the legitimacy of the Tuesday voting results,...
Colorado House ethics panel reviews complaint alleging misuse of Democratic caucus money
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Colorado’s House Ethics Committee has begun reviewing a complaint accusing Rep. Mandy Lindsay of improperly handling Democratic Caucus money, setting in motion a weekslong inquiry into her role and responsibilities as caucus co‑chair. The complaint was filed in January by...
Colorado GOP asks judge to bar state from sending Republican primary ballots to unaffiliated voters
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The Colorado Republican Party on Monday asked a federal judge to issue an emergency injunction to prevent the state’s unaffiliated voters from being able to cast ballots in the GOP’s upcoming primary election. Lawyers for the party argue in a...
Appeals court upholds convictions despite juror’s dishonesty about criminal history
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court declined to order a new trial last week for a Boulder County defendant, despite a juror’s concealment of his own prior conviction until after the verdict. A jury found Kasey James Arrington guilty of kidnapping and sex-related...
Southern Poverty Law Center charged with defrauding donors with payments to extremist informants
Alanna Durkin Richer
alanna.durkin.richer@associatedpress.com
Updated 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information, acting Attorney General Todd...
Colorado lawmakers push limits on data-driven pricing as critics push back
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are weighing a proposal to restrict the use of algorithms in setting prices and wages, as advocates warn the technology enables hidden discrimination while business groups argue the bill overreaches and interferes with legitimate data‑driven practices. House Bill...
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