SPOTLIGHT | Conversations with each member of the Denver City Council
Reporter Hannah Metzger of The Denver Gazette is taking the time to know each Denver City Council member on a more personal level. Read her profiles each week with every person on the 13-member body:
Federal judge finds no constitutional violation by Huerfano County well inspectors
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A federal judge concluded last month that two Huerfano County employees did not engage in an unconstitutional search when they approached the plaintiffs’ camper within 40 feet to investigate a potential code violation. In July 2021, the county’s building inspector,...
Colorado House opens debate on $46.8B budget already showing strain
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
With rising Medicaid costs, no set‑aside for new legislation, and dozens of bills still seeking funding, Colorado lawmakers began debating a $46.8 billion budget Wednesday that is already proving difficult to keep on track. By the time the main budget...
Colorado House Democrats focus on rising prison costs amid declining crime rates during budget discussion
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
Colorado’s House Democrats pressed budget writers Tuesday over a nearly $70 million increase for the Department of Corrections, questioning why the state plans to add 941 prison beds and explore new prison capacity at a time when crime rates are...
Federal judge warns of increasingly inadequate immigration bond hearings
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a man in immigration custody last week and, seemingly for the first time in Colorado, warned that the government is increasingly conducting inadequate bond hearings for detainees. Colorado’s federal trial court is facing...
Inside the GOP caucus: Colorado legislator explains why a bigger budget still means cuts
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Tasked with explaining a budget driven by rising caseloads, shifting federal dollars and a $1.5 billion shortfall, Joint Budget Committee member Rep. Rick Taggart spent Tuesday’s Republican caucus meeting detailing why the 2026–27 spending plan appears larger on paper, even...
10th Circuit upholds dismissal of Barry Morphew’s civil lawsuit against prosecutors, investigators
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed on Monday that Barry Morphew, who now stands accused for a second time of murdering his wife, failed to state viable claims against the government officials involved in his first, unsuccessful prosecution. Morphew was...
Johnson won’t reopen DHS until Thune makes good on megabill promise
Lauren Green, Washington Examiner
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Updated 23 hours ago
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is unlikely to move legislation ending a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security until Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) kickstarts the party-line budget reconciliation process to pass another megabill. A source familiar told...
Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order reveals why DOJ is pushing for state voter data
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
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Updated 23 hours ago
President Donald Trump’s new executive order on mail-in voting is offering the clearest explanation yet for why the Justice Department has spent months aggressively seeking access to state voter rolls, while also triggering a sweeping legal challenge from Democrat-led states....
Trump quietly drops steel and aluminum tariffs for bikes, e-bikes, and frames
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 23 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration has quietly backed off from President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% steel and aluminum tariffs on imported bicycles, e-bikes, and bicycle frames. In August 2025, the administration added e-bikes to the list of products covered...
Trump warns Iran’s ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ unless deal is struck with US
Hailey Bullis, Washington Examiner
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Updated 23 hours ago
President Donald Trump issued a bleak warning ahead of his Tuesday night deadline for Iran to reach a peace deal with the United States, saying “a whole civilization will die” unless Iranian leadership yields. “A whole civilization will die tonight,...
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Denver wants parents, teachers to come up with ideas for consolidating small schools by 2023
School consolidation and closure are coming to Denver. The school board Thursday passed a resolution that directs Denver Public Schools staff to help parents, educators, and neighbors come up with options for reducing the number of small schools in the district. A community engagement process is set to start this fall, with changes expected in […]
Marijuana-funded construction grants include new school — with a hitch
Of the 41 school construction projects the Colorado State Board of Education approved Wednesday – funded in part by marijuana excise taxes on retail sales – seven have been awarded to Pikes Peak region school districts. The proposals include a nearly $23.5 million undertaking to renovate the high school and construct a new middle school in […]