BILL TRACKER | The status on all measures proposed in Colorado’s special session
Find the status of all bills introduced at the General Assembly’s “extraordinary session” that began Monday, Nov. 30, 2020:
Federal judge allows retaliation claims to proceed against prison officials
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 43 minutes ago
A federal judge agreed last week that a man incarcerated at Sterling Correctional Facility had credibly alleged that employees retaliated against him for filing grievances, including by taking away his disability accommodations and turning off his electricity. Louis Peoples Jr.,...
Treasury releases five-step guidance for employers to make contributions to Trump Accounts
Christian Datoc
christian-datoc@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent published new guidance Tuesday outlining the specific steps employers must take to contribute to employee Trump Accounts. The accounts, one of the most popular provisions included in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, are...
DPS to refinance bonds to create capacity for future borrowing
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 51 minutes ago
Less than two years after voters approved a record $975 million school bond, Denver Public Schools (DPS) is refinancing older debt — a move district officials say will save taxpayers money while creating capacity for another bond election. DPS has...
Russia frees imprisoned US Marine over health concerns
Brady Knox
brady-knox@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Russia freed former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman upon the urging of U.S. officials so he could receive medical care in the United States. Gilman, 32, was released after 1,666 days in prison, having been arrested on Jan. 17, 2022. Eric...
Colorado students push AI task force as schools navigate new tech era
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A group of students is urging lawmakers to establish a task force on artificial intelligence in education to advise districts on how to ensure that students and educators use the technology effectively without becoming overly reliant on it. The students...
Parker data center could get $19M tax rebate from Douglas County
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
At a time when Denver and Front Range governments are restricting or banning data center development, Douglas County commissioners are poised to approve a $19.3 million tax rebate agreement Tuesday for a new data center under construction in Parker. The...
Denver City Council rejects contract that would have given video maker 8-year deal
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Denver’s Office of Human Resources will have to get creative to attract new city employees and place them in “hard-to-fill” jobs after a proposed five-year contract extension, valued at $600,000, failed to gain favor with the Denver City Council. The...
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston files to run for reelection in 2027
Michael Braithwaite
michael.braithwaite@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston officially filed his paperwork Monday to run again for Denver’s mayoral office next year. The filing comes weeks after Johnston confirmed to The Denver Gazette that he would seek reelection as he focuses the final year...
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son arrested, faces charges of sexual exploitation of minor
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 20 hours ago
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler Jay Boebert has been arrested and accused of recording and sharing a video depicting himself having intercourse with a minor, according to court records. The case originated in Garfield County in Western Colorado and...
Clean and Safe program made nearly 3,000 contacts in first year of downtown Colorado Springs outreach
Brennen Kauffman
brennen-kauffman@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The pilot version of the Clean and Safe program in downtown Colorado Springs has hit the one-year mark, marking thousands of contacts with visitors and some intransigent homeless residents. Leaders from the Downtown Partnership presented a progress report to Colorado...
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Tribes, Wilderness Society propose fourth option in renaming Mount Evans
As the 156th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre was honored, the mission to rename Mount Evans got another option, this time from the tribes whose descendants were victims of the attack. The Wilderness Society and the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes have filed a petition with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Board of Geographic Names to […]
Following latest clergy abuse revelations, lawmakers still committed to statute of limitations reform
After the Colorado Attorney General’s Office revealed on Tuesday that there were 46 additional documented cases of child sexual abuse in the state’s Catholic dioceses since the first landmark report last year, some lawmakers indicated they were still committed to giving victims access to the justice system. “It’s very heartbreaking every time I hear news […]