Gov. Polis activates National Guard to assist with wildfire response
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday activated the Colorado National Guard to provide support for firefighters battling four major wildfires on the Western Slope.
A Colorado Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter and crew is on standby at the High-Altitude Army National Guard Training Site in Gypsum for search and rescue.
The Black Hawk is equipped with a hoist that can evacuate firefighters and residents.
Colorado wildfires: I-70 could reopen in days; National Guard activated to support firefighters
The state emergency operations also requested 30 soldiers for traffic control to assist the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office to restrict unauthorized access to the Cameron Peak fire area.
Colorado Democratic bill would allow lawsuits against federal officials, drawing warnings from local critics
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour 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 2 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
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Updated 59 minutes 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 2 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 weeks‑long 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 5 minutes 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 6 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 7 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 23 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...
10th Circuit upholds verdict against Denver, officer for protest-related violations
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado-based federal appeals court on Tuesday turned aside multiple challenges to a 2022 jury verdict that found Denver and one of its officers violated the constitutional rights of protesters and were liable for $14 million. In the first of...
Colorado Senate candidate charged with felony child neglect after daughter nearly drowns in Florida pool, police say
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
Frederick Alfred, Jr., the sole Republican candidate for Senate District 21 in the June primary and November general election, was arrested in Key West, Florida, late Monday night. Alfred, 38, was charged with two counts of felony child neglect and...
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