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Colorado kids’ health, education challenges persist, report shows
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Despite having one of the country’s highest median incomes, Colorado families are struggling to afford essentials like food, housing, health care and child care. That’s according to the Colorado Children’s Campaign, which released its annual Kids Count report recently. It...
Colorado receives $5.8 million in federal weatherization assistance grants
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 45 minutes ago
Colorado has received nearly $6 million in federal funds through the Department of Energy’s Weatherization Assistance Program after U.S. senators expressed worries about potential delays. In May, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Susan Collins, R-ME, issued...
Federal judges’ backlogs increase in Colorado
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Colorado’s federal trial judges collectively had 73 motions in civil cases that had been sitting on their dockets for at least six months without a ruling as of March 31, a backlog that nearly doubled from the previous reporting period....
Appeals court clarifies guardrails for mandatory arbitration
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 43 minutes ago
Colorado’s second-highest court issued two decisions in recent weeks that clarified the limits on mandatory arbitration of workplace sexual harassment claims. While arbitration can be a more efficient and private form of dispute resolution compared to a lawsuit, it can...
Aspen Acres fire: Little growth as some evacuations lifted, more ordered
Nick Smith
nick-smith@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The west side of the Aspen Acres fire remains active, but fire officials reported little overall growth Tuesday as conditions remained poor. Standing at 99,077 acres burned as of 11:30 a.m., the fire remains at 36% containment. The weather is...
Trump administration ends freeze on $10 billion in child care subsidies
Rena Rowe
rena.rowe@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 23 minutes ago
The Trump administration has lifted its freeze on roughly $10 billion in federal child care and social services funding for five Democrat-led states, prompting a legal fight over whether the lawsuit challenging the funding halt should continue. Last week, the...
Jeffries thwarts the Left, opposes ending all aid to Israel
Lauren Green
lauren-green@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced Tuesday that he will oppose an amendment aiming to cut off aid to Israel. In a letter to his colleagues, Jeffries wrote that the amendment, introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), is “overly...
Senate Democrats file election meddling complaint against RFK Jr.
Gabrielle M. Etzel
gabrielle-m-etzel@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Leading Senate Democrats are accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of illegally interfering in the midterm elections, saying that he is using his office to protect a GOP majority in the House. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR),...
Amy Oliver Cooke warns Colorado’s energy policies threaten grid reliability | The OpEdge Podcast
Tony Olivero
tony.olivero@gazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Amy Oliver Cooke, Independence Institute senior fellow and Always On Energy Research co-founder, joins The OpEdge to dissect Colorado’s energy transition, grid reliability, and the state’s net-zero goals. Cooke warns host Jimmy Sengenberger that current state policies threaten affordability and...
Elena Kagan pays tribute to ‘untimely passing’ of Lindsey Graham: ‘Made me look funny’
Jack Birle
jack-birle@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Justice Elena Kagan began her testimony at a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday by honoring late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), referencing a famous exchange during her 2010 confirmation hearing. Kagan was testifying alongside Justice Amy Coney Barrett on the...