NEWS | Colorado Springs among finalists for permanent home of U.S. Space Command
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers discusses Colorado Springs making the finalist list of six cities as the permanent home of U.S. Space Command. (Video by Wayne Heilman)
Swipe fee bill survives second vote in the Senate
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 minutes ago
One of the strangest and most expensive fights of the 2026 session got a little closer to being over on Friday when the Senate took a second final vote on Senate Bill 134. It’s not a David-and-Goliath story. It’s more...
Veto likely as union-backed bill heads to Colorado governor’s desk — again
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 22 minutes ago
For the second year in a row, a bill that would make it easier for labor organizations to impose fees on all workers, regardless of union membership, is headed for Gov. Jared Polis’ desk. The governor, who vetoed the legislation...
Aurora mental health nonprofit cuts 100-plus jobs after Colorado agency reduces reimbursement rate
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
A nonprofit that provides services through 11 mental health centers in Aurora announced Thursday that it is eliminating 111 jobs effective June 30, the result of federal and state budget reductions. Aurora Mental Health & Recovery said the positions being...
Denver law students create AI-powered tools in federal judge’s ‘design sprint’
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A tenant discovered a handwritten note on his door stating he had 48 hours to move out. The landlord changed the locks without notice or court proceedings. The tenant paid rent on time and had never received any complaints about...
‘Move fast and break things’ not way to fix Colorado’s roads | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 16 hours ago
By Donna Lynne, Kelly Nordini and Rebecca McClellan This month, after the effects of federal H.R. 1 hit Colorado’s budget like a sledgehammer, Colorado lawmakers had to cut more than $1.5 billion from our state budget, leaving virtually no corner...
Amid Colorado’s new rail moment, losing digital infrastructure an economic death sentence | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 16 hours ago
By Taylor Henderson In 1867, former Colorado territorial Gov. John Evans looked at a room of Denver merchants and delivered a blunt warning: the city was “too dead to bury.” At the time, the Union Pacific Railroad bypassed Denver, and...
Common-sense guardrails for new data center development benefit people, the planet | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 16 hours ago
By Joe Antus Colorado’s business leaders are right about one thing: Colorado is at an inflection point. In a recent letter to Gov. Jared Polis, members of the technology and business community argued Colorado’s innovation economy must not only grow,...
Colorado space startup secures $650 million for expansion
alex-edwards
alex.edwards@gazette.com
Updated 22 hours ago
The window to deliver space superiority for the U.S. is open but shrinking rapidly, according to defense startup True Anomaly. The Centennial-based company hit a milestone in its pursuit to help deliver that, announcing Tuesday that it raised $650 million...
Colorado bill prohibits credit card companies from charging ‘swipe fees’ on sales taxes
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Colorado senators on Wednesday voted to advance a proposal to eliminate credit card “swipe fees” on sales taxes. Proponents say the move would save businesses tens of thousands of dollars annually, while critics have countered those fees are needed to...
First ever disciplinary trial of a Colorado judge scheduled under new system
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
A disciplinary panel on Thursday scheduled a mid-August hearing to adjudicate the alleged misconduct of Montezuma County Court Judge Ian J. MacLaren. Following voters’ passage of constitutional Amendment H in November 2024, adjudication of serious judicial misconduct allegations is open to public...