WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Analyzing the incoming Senate president
This week on Colorado Politicking, chief legislative reporter Marianne Goodland and host Pat Poblete highlight Sen. Steve Fenberg, a Boulder Democrat who was this week picked by his Democratic colleagues to take over as Senate president.
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Colorado bingo night: It’s all about the prizes, not so much the charity
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 21 minutes ago
It’s a Thursday night at Bingo Oasis in Northglenn. Located on the outer edge of a nondescript strip mall just west of I-25, it has a simple façade sign advertising what goes on behind the mirrored and postered windows: BINGO. ...
Colorado allocates $7.5M for food assistance program for women and children amid federal shutdown
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
The federal government shutdown prompted the Colorado General Assembly’s budget writers to take action on Tuesday, allocating additional funds to the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) food program. The state portion of the federal program falls under the Department of...
House District 14 vacancy process deemed insufficient by Colorado Secretary of State, requires a redo
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days 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,...
Ted Cooke reflects on turmoil over his nomination to Bureau of Reclamation
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
Ted Cooke, the former nominee for commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, called the decision to scuttle his nomination “feckless.” President Donald Trump had nominated Cooke, the former director of the Central Arizona Project, in June to head the bureau,...
Ava Flanell wins House District 14 vacancy seat in El Paso County
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
A vacancy committee for House District 14 in El Paso County wasted no time in finding a replacement for former House Minority Leader Rep. Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs. The 54-member GOP vacancy committee, on Monday, selected gun store owner...
Colorado sports betting brings in big bucks for state water plan projects
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 week ago
Funding for the state’s 2015 water plan started as a trickle. But sports gaming revenue has now turned that trickle into a steady stream. The Colorado Division of Gaming announced this week that nearly $33.8 million from 2024-25 will be allocated...
Colorado’s fiscal future continues to be clouded by tariffs, revenue drops and recession fears
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 days ago
State economists on Monday presented continuing data that shows a weakened economic outlook for Colorado and continued risks for a near-term recession. The Joint Budget Committee, comprised of six lawmakers from the General Assembly who annually craft the state budget,...
Colorado Republicans choose Caldwell to succeed Pugliese as House minority leader
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
The Colorado House Republican caucus on Saturday chose Rep. Jarvis Caldwell of Monument as its next minority leader. Caldwell succeeds former Rep. Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs, who resigned on Sept. 15. Caldwell won 12 out of the 20 votes...
Colorado House Republicans to choose new minority leader Saturday
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
On Saturday, the Colorado House Republican caucus will select a new minority leader to replace former Rep. Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs, who resigned on Sept. 15. To date, two candidates have announced their intention to seek the top post....
War of words continues in Colorado House as former Rep. Armagost responds without apology
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 weeks ago
Until Monday, former state Rep. Ryan Armagost, R-Berthoud, had not spoken publicly about the resolution sponsored by Colorado House Democrats that condemned his actions regarding Rep. Yara Zokaie, D-Fort Collins. The Aug. 26 resolution prompted harsh words between House Majority...
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At some point in the next few months as Colorado’s primary election approaches, one of the Republicans hoping to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet might pause during a primary debate, turn to rival Ron Hanks and start channeling Texas Democrat Lloyd Bentsen. Bentsen, the 1988 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, was serving his third term in […]