Bennet Honors Victims of Club Q Attack, Calls for Passage of Respect for Marriage Act in Speech
Sen. Michael Bennet gives a speech honoring the victims of the Club Q attack on the Senate Floor
A proposed Democratic bill would make taking Colorado workers’ IDs a crime
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 3 hours ago
After a narrow 6–5 vote, a bill to bar employers from taking workers’ identification documents is moving to the full Colorado House, sparking questions about how often such intimidation occurs and whether a new state law is necessary. House Bill...
House rejects effort to withdraw US forces from the Iran war as Republicans stick with Trump
Kevin Freking
kevin.freking@associatedpress.com
Updated 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House rejected a resolution Thursday requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action. It was the latest such vote that fell short of passage as Republicans...
9 Colorado hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
The $900 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade could threaten the viability of more than 400 hospitals nationally and at least nine in Colorado, a new report has found. The hospitals span the Front Range and rural communities,...
Democrats vow to block next Trump Supreme Court pick amid Alito speculation
Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner
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Updated 5 hours ago
Justice Samuel Alito hasn’t tipped his hat on retiring just yet, but Senate Democrats are already entrenched in opposing the confirmation of a successor that would deliver President Donald Trump his fourth lifetime appointment to the high court. Democrats need...
The grift at the core of Colorado ed department’s ‘innovation programs’ | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
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Updated 2 hours ago
Colorado’s K-12 school finance, transparency and accountability systems have urgent, connected problems with a slow-motion state response. Money is spilling out of school finance funds to home-schooled and private-school students. This multi-million-dollar flood of funds to cooked-up micro schools, home-school...
‘Second look’ bill would cause lasting harm to crime’s victims | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 15 hours ago
By Robert Fallbeck Senate Bill 26-115, being considered by lawmakers in the current legislative session, seeks to allow re-sentencing (aka a “second look”) of inmates who have served 20 calendar years in the Colorado Department of Correction (DOC) for two...
Colorado cannot afford to get the Colorado River wrong | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 15 hours ago
By Larry Don Suckla Colorado and our neighboring states are standing on the edge of a crisis that is no longer theoretical. The Colorado River, the lifeline of the American west, is facing conditions that demand immediate, responsible action. If...
Colorado state legislators must recognize EMS is essential | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 14 hours ago
By Dusty A. Johnson Currently, emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians such as EMTs and paramedics are not listed as essential in Colorado, and that is not OK. A few weeks ago, the Colorado House of Representatives unambiguously passed a bill...
Lakewood mayor calls for unity, community in State of the City speech
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Lakewood held its first State of the City address since 2018 on Wednesday — timing Mayor Wendi Strom attributed to fate. “We got bumped a few times on dates,” Strom said to a room of nearly 100 residents and officials....
Colorado Senate reworks key programs, gives preliminary nod to $46B budget
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 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...