WATCH: Highlights of President Biden’s Inaugural Address
President Joe Biden called for unity in his inaugural address Wednesday, speaking to a country blistered by a pandemic, economic woes, cries for racial justice, climate change and divisive rhetoric. “We must face this pandemic as one nation,” the newly-elected president said.
“We will get through this together.”
Watch highlights of Biden’s speech here:
Adams County distributes almost $6M in opioid settlement funds
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 30 seconds ago
Adams County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday distributing almost $6 million in opioid settlement funds to 19 organizations throughout the county. This is the third round of grant funding from the Colorado Opioid Framework, which was created in 2021 to...
Federal judge sides with Denver in Lisa Calderón’s retaliation lawsuit
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 32 minutes ago
A federal judge last week concluded a critic of then-Denver Mayor Michael Hancock had not shown that the termination of her city contract amounted to retaliation for her speech. Lisa Calderón was a mayoral candidate and, for a time, the...
Self-Driving CDOT crash truck protects highway workers
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Highway work zone crashes kill hundreds of people nationwide each year — two Colorado workers last year — but a new driverless, autonomous highway maintenance truck in Colorado aims to shield workers from deadly rear-end collisions by taking the hit...
Government shutdown could trigger furloughs in Colorado Springs, close Rocky Mountain National Park
Mary Shinn
mary-shinn@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
A looming government shutdown could leave tens of thousands of employees in Colorado Springs without a paycheck and close many government services. A funding bill requires 60 votes to be adopted in the Senate. Senate Republicans only have a three-seat net majority,...
What happens during a government shutdown and how will it affect Colorado?
Annabella Rosciglione
annabella-rosciglione@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
A looming government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of federal employees without a paycheck and close many government services. The impact of a shutdown would vary from state to state. Among its most visible impact in the state could include the...
House District 14 vacancy process deemed insufficient by Colorado Secretary of State, requires a redo
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 minutes ago
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has rejected the nominating paperwork for the vacancy in House District 14. On Sept. 22, a Republican vacancy committee met to choose a replacement for former Rep. Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs. The issue,...
Denver explores possibilities of AI-powered cities of the future
Deborah Smith
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Set to a backdrop of catchy upbeat tunes, local government officials joined global tech and policy leaders in the Denver Art Museum’s Sturm Grand Pavilion in Denver on Monday afternoon for Denver’s second city-led AI Summit. Sporting a theme of...
Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown
Mary Clare Jalonick
mary-clare-jalonick@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown fast approaching, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon showing no sign of compromising from their entrenched positions in order to avoid a lapse in...
Colorado justices, 5-2, conclude prior version of ‘3 strikes’ law satisfied Constitution
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 hours ago
The state’s highest court ruled on Monday that the version of Colorado’s “three strikes” law that was in effect before this year was constitutionally compliant, notwithstanding a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that prompted the legislature to change how defendants...
Denver school district reporting enrollment decline
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Denver Public Schools officials reported Monday that the district has 1,200 fewer students this year that last — resuming a downward trend temporarily buoyed by new immigrant students the past two years. The official enrollment count is not until Wednesday....
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Tech glitch halts state's new unemployment claims report
The widely read and anticipated weekly new unemployment claims report won’t be available this week because of a glitch in new technology, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday. “Due to the deployment of its new online unemployment benefits system, and impacts to underlying reports, there are currently no new claims or benefits […]
WATCH: Highlights of President Trump's departing speech
President Donald Trump on Wednesday broke with tradition and did not attend President Joe Biden’s inauguration, opting to take a final flight on Air Force One to Florida. But the former president still took time to give his final address to the American people, assuring that the “future of this country has never been better.” […]