Third Amended Admin Order Limited Court Operations and Suspension of Jury Trials 2020-04.pdf
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Colorado Politics
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By Mike Kehoe, Lisa Steven and Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer Colorado parents are struggling to find childcare, programs that serve our most vulnerable families are stretched thin, and private philanthropy has never been more critical. Since it was first enacted in...
Colorado Supreme Court weighs trans rights case involving Children’s Hospital and federal threats
Michael Karlik
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Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court expressed discomfort on Tuesday with having to decide whether to order Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume providing certain services to transgender children, which could trigger a “death sentence” if the federal government imposes...
Senate Democrats outline amendment strategy as budget debate nears
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 8 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Senate met with their respective caucuses on Tuesday to discuss the state’s proposed $46.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, which passed through the House over the weekend following lengthy debate. The full Senate will begin...
Colorado business leaders, Gov. Jared Polis send warning as companies pack their bags
Mark Samuelson Special to The Denver Gazette
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Is Colorado scaring away corporate expansions and entrepreneurs that had once made the state a magnet for high-tech business growth? That’s the assertion of a letter signed by more than 200 business and technology leaders, addressed to Gov. Jared Polis,...
Colorado justices weigh constitutionality of unique disclosure requirement for ballot measures
Michael Karlik
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Updated 12 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered on Tuesday whether a unique feature of the state’s campaign finance system categorically violates the First Amendment by requiring the disclosure of a ballot measure committee’s legal representative on advertisements. No on EE...
Appeals court shuts down Boasberg contempt inquiry into Trump administration over El Salvador deportations
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s criminal contempt inquiry into Trump administration officials over last year’s deportations of Venezuelans to El Salvador, delivering a second major rebuke to Boasberg and foreclosing...
Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp
Christopher Osher
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Updated 13 hours ago
Citing potential tax avoidance, ‘serious risk to public safety,’ Marijuana Enforcement Division warns companies about swapping illegal chemically converted hemp for marijuana This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Denver Gazette. Colorado regulators announced...
Redistricting battle narrows for US House as states seek partisan edge in November elections
David A. Lieb
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The battlefield is narrowing and the timeline is tightening in a congressional redistricting contest among states seeking a partisan advantage ahead of the November midterm elections. The end of Maryland’s legislative session this week marked the demise of Democratic efforts...
Redistricting battle narrows for US House as states seek partisan edge in November elections
David A. Lieb
david.a..lieb@associatedpress.com
Updated 14 hours ago
The battlefield is narrowing and the timeline is tightening in a congressional redistricting contest among states seeking a partisan advantage ahead of the November midterm elections. The end of Maryland’s legislative session this week marked the demise of Democratic efforts...
Polis pushes back after Trump administration again denies federal disaster aid
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 7 hours ago
A dispute over federal disaster aid escalated Monday as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis faulted the Trump administration for rejecting the state’s appeals for assistance following last fall’s fires and flooding. The state initially filed for a Major Disaster Declaration for...