WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Winners and losers as Colorado’s 2022 legislative session wraps
This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Marianne Goodland and Hannah Metzger join host Pat Poblete to discuss the end-of-session logjam at the Capitol, and unpack which bills passed and which were killed along the way.
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This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Marianne Goodland and Hannah Metzger join host Pat Poblete to discuss the end-of-session logjam at the Capitol, and unpack which bills passed and which were killed along the way.
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Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
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Updated 35 minutes ago
HUMANE COLORADO Denver News: Veterinarian Apryl Steele is not one to toot her own horn, so the general public might have no idea of the depth and scope of the role she has played in elevating the standard of care for companion animals and for expanding the socially...
Colorado gun policy receives ‘A-‘ from Giffords Law Center
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 36 minutes ago
Colorado earned an A minus anew on the Giffords Law Center’s annual Gun Law Scorecard – due in part to a law passed during the last legislative session that requires individuals to undergo training and obtain a permit to purchase...
Colorado vacancy panels face challenge: Replacing senator and representative from the same area
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
Two vacancy committees that will convene in the next month or so will have an interesting challenge: Picking a new state senator and state representative who will represent the same geographic area. The vacancy election for Senate District 25, represented...
Higher home values, abatements to push DPS tax bills up in 2025
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Denver homeowners will pay more in school taxes next year even though Denver Public Schools (DPS) slightly lowered its overall tax rate. The increase is being driven by rising assessed home values, a full 52.142-mill levy and a dramatic increase...
Denver approves $30M shelter contract with Urban Alchemy
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 20 minutes ago
With a 9-4 vote, Denver City Council members approved a new $30 million, three-year contract with Urban Alchemy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, to run The Aspen, a former DoubleTree Hotel that has been turned into a homeless shelter. More than...
Trump administration announces $12 billion soybean aid package
RACHAEL WRIGHT Special to The Gazette
rachael-wright-special-to-the-gazette@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Monday that the administration was planning to disburse a $12 billion dollar aid package as part of the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program, to make targeted, one-time payments to crop...
Adams County officials call for resignation of county treasurer after ‘inappropriate behavior’
9News
9news@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 minutes ago
Adams County Commissioners requested the resignation of the county’s treasurer after multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior toward staff members, but he has declined to step down. An independent investigation found multiple allegations against County Treasurer Alex Villagran to be credible,...
Federal judge rejects Tina Peters’ request for release pending appeal
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
A federal judge rejected the petition of former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters on Monday to be released from incarceration pending the resolution of her criminal appeal. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak wrote in a Dec. 8 order...
Colorado justices lay down framework for analyzing defamation lawsuits involving ‘public interest’ issues
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Monday how judges should evaluate whether lawsuits arising from a person’s speech — in particular, online consumer reviews — are connected to an “issue of public interest” and merit protection from legal liability. As...
Federal judge rejects DPS’ attempt to obtain 9News sourcing documents in First Amendment case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 20 hours ago
A federal judge rejected Denver Public Schools’ attempt on Monday to obtain documents from 9News related to its interview with a former principal who alleges his termination amounted to a constitutional violation. At the same time, the attorney for plaintiff...
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