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Golden fire chief fired days after city manager as city investigates ‘racist incident’
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 minutes 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,...
Healthcare freefall: Once built on federal investment, rural hospitals today fight to survive
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 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 37 minutes 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 6 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 13 minutes 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...
DPS board sends $44 million tax increase to Denver voters
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The Denver Public Schools board on Thursday unanimously voted to place a mill levy override on the November ballot that — if approved by voters — would raise taxes by $43.9 million annually, largely to fund employee raises. The request...
Jeff Crank, Jessica Killin set to face off in 2 debates in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank and Jessica Killin, his Democratic challenger, have agreed to debate twice in the weeks leading up to the general election in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, their campaigns have said. Crank is seeking a second term...
Colorado judge explores sanctions against DOJ, ICE for rearresting man 4 days after release on bond
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
A federal judge in Colorado is considering sanctions against the government after immigration agents rearrested a man four days after an immigration judge found him suitable for release on bond. On July 28, U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter ordered...
White House deploys private companies to help crack down on cybersecurity breaches
David Zimmermann
david-zimmermann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 day ago
The White House intends to use private companies in the United States to help crack down on cybersecurity breaches perpetrated by transnational criminal organizations. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday, directing his administration to employ the private sector...
Voters prefer socialist over MAGA candidate in 2028 matchup: Poll
Mabinty Quarshie
mabinty-quarshie@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 24 hours ago
New polling released this week suggests that a socialist candidate would defeat a Make America Great Again candidate in a hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup, a move that implies the reach of progressive leftists isn’t abating despite recent setbacks in Wisconsin....