Colorado Politicking | Everything you need to know about Tina Peters
This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning and host Pat Poblete dive into the news that Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy, Belinda Knisley, turned themselves in to authorities Wednesday hours after prosecutors released a 13-count grand jury indictment against the pair.
Colorado Senate reworks key programs, gives preliminary nod to $46B budget
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
With the Senate’s traditional Budget Day barbecue setting a lighter tone, lawmakers worked through the $46.8 billion state budget Wednesday, navigating a long list of amendments but avoiding the partisan clashes that defined the House debate last week. The Senate...
Colorado budget plan seeks to keep $306M by canceling TABOR refunds
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Tucked deep within the hundreds of pages of the proposed $46.8 billion 2026–27 state budget is a line item showing $306.1 million in savings — achieved by canceling TABOR refunds. Gov. Jared Polis has recommended withholding TABOR refunds in both...
Colorado Supreme Court concerned about police overreach in interrogations
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared hesitant on Tuesday to endorse the ability of police to interrogate a suspect after they have obtained a court order authorizing only the collection of physical evidence. Under Colorado’s criminal rules, law...
Colorado House committee advances Democratic bill to reduce penalties for ‘extreme indifference’ murder
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Lawmakers on the Colorado House Judiciary Committee narrowly passed a bill proposing changes to the state’s sentencing guidelines for murders facilitated with “extreme indifference to the value of human life.” Colorado is one of several states with this type of...
Boebert working on bill to strip Swalwell of $22,000 annual taxpayer-funded pension
Haris Alic and Lauren Green, Washington Examiner
haris.alic.and.lauren.green.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com
Updated 17 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) is working on legislation to strip disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell of his $22,000 annual taxpayer-funded congressional pension. Swalwell resigned from the House on Tuesday after allegations of sexual assault by multiple women, including...
Trump AI framework puts ball in Congress’s court. Time to act is running out
Liz O'Bagy, Washington Examiner
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Updated 17 hours ago
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future policy debate. It is already compressing years of drug discovery into months, helping doctors detect cancer earlier through advanced diagnostic imaging, improving aviation and traffic systems that make travel safer, and giving small...
Colorado Supreme Court considers new requirement for leaving-the-scene convictions
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
In 2006, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury is a “strict liability” offense, meaning a person is guilty solely through their conduct, without the need for prosecutors to prove the...
Democratic lawmakers seek fix to Colorado’s stalled prison population plan
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
Colorado’s prison population plan was designed to prevent overcrowding. Instead, eight months after it was triggered, the system remains strained and largely ineffective, prompting two Democratic lawmakers to push for changes through new legislation. According to its sponsors, Senate Bill...
After internal strategy sessions, Colorado Senate to take up $46B budget debate
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
Tax Day carries added weight at the state Capitol this year, as the Senate prepares to take up the 2026‑27 budget on Wednesday following a day of preparations by both Republican and Democratic caucuses. Senators are expected to raise some...
Douglas County approves AI system for sheriff’s investigations
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of an artificial intelligence system to assist the Sheriff’s Office with investigative analysis. The system is designed to help investigators process large volumes of data more efficiently and turn it into usable investigative...
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TABOR lawsuit comes to a close as plaintiffs decline SCOTUS appeal
The decade-long legal attempt to declare Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights unconstitutional has come to an end, as the plaintiffs will let stand a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that dismissed the case in December. “The lawyers representing the plaintiffs have decided not to seek Supreme Court review of the […]
Elections Division seeks dismissal of residency complaint against House minority leader
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office has filed a motion to dismiss a complaint alleging House Minority Leader Hugh McKean did not live in House District 51 as required by law. However, the complaint is the second such incident in recent weeks to reveal problems with the state’s 2019 motor voter law. Austin Hein, formerly […]