Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Clerk’s office delivers more drop boxes
We’ve been critical of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, primarily for the 574 ballots that went uncollected from a secure drop box outside her office last fall. …read full editorial here.
Proposed changes to wildfire code would add protections to eastern edge of Colorado Springs
Brennen Kauffman
brennen-kauffman@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 56 minutes ago
New construction rules may be coming to the higher-risk wildfire areas around Colorado Springs, including the grassland on the city’s eastern side. Colorado Springs Fire Marshal Kris Cooper presented an early draft of the proposed changes to the city’s wildfire...
Pueblo board violates Open Meetings Law | Dennis Maes
Dennis Maes
dennis-maes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
By Dennis Maes I recently witnessed two serious violations of the Colorado Open Meetings Law by the Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority (PURA) board. Both were brought to the attention of the board in an open meeting and entered on the...
Legislation would undermine educational opportunity | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 13 hours ago
By Norton Rainey and Weston Kurz New legislation under consideration by Colorado lawmakers could have far-reaching consequences for Colorado students and families looking for new educational options. HB26-1292, currently under consideration by the Colorado General Assembly, would severely limit the...
Medicaid cuts for critical care hurts providers, reduces access to the best care for patients | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 12 hours ago
By Gurdev Rai This year, the legislative session started with one thing on everyone’s minds: the state budget, and the major hole created by Congress’ HR 1 law. Costs, including for health care, have ballooned across the board, and we...
U.S. House probes reports of fraud, waste in Colorado’s Medicaid program
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
A congressional committee is probing reports of waste, fraud and abuse in Colorado’s Medicaid program, citing recent stories outlining over-billing in transportation spending and alleged improper payments in autism services. The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has sent...
Colorado’s congressional redistricting proposal could flip three Republican House seats | ANALYSIS
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 15 hours ago
A Democrat-backed proposal to redraw Colorado’s congressional map for the 2028 election could flip three Republican districts. The proposal, introduced by a group called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, is yet another development in a national redistricting debate after...
Appeals court overturns Douglas County vehicular homicide conviction due to faulty jury instructions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a defendant’s vehicular homicide conviction and 12-year prison sentence on Thursday after determining a Douglas County judge omitted key language from the jury instructions that could have resulted in a different outcome. James Paul McDonald was...
Colorado lawmakers’ speeches on immigration, Iran draw worries about decorum, grandstanding
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
Several speeches from Colorado legislators this week have raised new worries about decorum and grandstanding in the state House after two members talked about immigration and Iran using what’s called a “point of personal privilege.” Under the rules of the...
Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after building criticism over immigration enforcement
Michelle L. Price
michelle.l..price@associatedpress.com
Updated 21 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and said he will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days...
A grand celebration of Denver’s ‘First Lady of Opera’ and the venue named for her | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 22 hours ago
OPERA COLORADO Denver News: For some, it may seem like only yesterday, but the reality is that 20 years have passed since the Ellie Caulkins Opera House opened in the Denver Performing Arts Complex. To celebrate that milestone anniversary, Opera Colorado dedicated its 2026 Grand...