CO school board defend ousting superintendent who backed mask mandates, equity policy
CSI study reviews impacts of Colorado’s mandatory sex‑trafficking sentencing measure
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 minutes ago
A new report by the think tank Common Sense Institute examines what could happen if Colorado voters approve Initiative 108, which establishes mandatory life sentences for offenders convicted of sexual trafficking of a minor. The measure is backed by Protect...
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder case
Kaelan Deese
kaelan-deese@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty Friday to two federal stalking charges connected to the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a major development that could complicate New York prosecutors’ separate murder case against him. Mangione, 28, not only pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court...
French court blocks Macron’s social media ban for children under 15
Emily Hallas
emily-hallas@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
France’s top court struck down on Friday a law championed by President Emmanuel Macron that would have made it illegal for children to have social media accounts. The law, approved by lawmakers in July, was set to take effect at...
10th Circuit revives wage violation lawsuit against Papa John’s operator
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a former Papa John’s delivery driver’s lawsuit alleging violations of federal and state wage law. Steve Mighell worked for one month at a Denver Papa John’s location in summer 2023. He alleged...
Golden fire chief fired days after city manager as city investigates ‘racist incident’
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
The City of Golden has terminated its fire chief days after terminating the city manager due to a “racist incident” earlier this year at a city fire station. City officials said that in March, a “Snoop on a Stoop” doll,...
Ikon Pass company cuts jobs in Denver and beyond amid several changes
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
As the ski resort company behind the Ikon Pass and the operator of Steamboat Springs, Arapahoe Basin and Winter Park Resort is going through a phase of changes, the company based in Denver is now cutting jobs. Alterra Mountain Co....
Healthcare freefall: Once built on federal investment, rural hospitals today fight to survive
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Editor’s Note: Colorado’s healthcare system is entering a period of accelerating instability — a “tsunami,” as multiple leaders describe it — driven by collapsing hospital finances, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements, disappearing services and a political fight over who is responsible for...
Healthcare freefall: Subsidy cuts, insurance gaps reshape how Coloradans will seek care
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Editor’s Note: Colorado’s healthcare system is entering a period of accelerating instability — a “tsunami,” as multiple leaders describe it — driven by collapsing hospital finances, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements, disappearing services and a political fight over who is responsible for...
Colorado appeals judge’s delays in releasing opinions noted by performance commission
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
The citizen-led performance commission that provides guidance to voters about whether to retain members of Colorado’s second-highest court raised concerns by judges and attorneys that Judge Elizabeth L. Harris sometimes struggles with releasing opinions promptly. Harris, who joined the Court...
Healthcare Freefall: Finger‑pointing intensifies as Colorado’s healthcare system strains under rising costs, shrinking coverage
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Editor’s Note: Colorado’s healthcare system is entering a period of accelerating instability — a “tsunami,” as multiple leaders describe it — driven by collapsing hospital finances, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements, disappearing services and a political fight over who is responsible for...