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Federal judge allows retaliation claims to proceed against prison officials
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 30 minutes ago
A federal judge agreed last week that a man incarcerated at Sterling Correctional Facility had credibly alleged that employees retaliated against him for filing grievances, including by taking away his disability accommodations and turning off his electricity. Louis Peoples Jr.,...
Treasury releases five-step guidance for employers to make contributions to Trump Accounts
Christian Datoc
christian-datoc@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 54 minutes ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent published new guidance Tuesday outlining the specific steps employers must take to contribute to employee Trump Accounts. The accounts, one of the most popular provisions included in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, are...
DPS to refinance bonds to create capacity for future borrowing
Nico Brambila
nico.brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 38 minutes ago
Less than two years after voters approved a record $975 million school bond, Denver Public Schools (DPS) is refinancing older debt — a move district officials say will save taxpayers money while creating capacity for another bond election. DPS has...
Russia frees imprisoned US Marine over health concerns
Brady Knox
brady-knox@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Russia freed former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman upon the urging of U.S. officials so he could receive medical care in the United States. Gilman, 32, was released after 1,666 days in prison, having been arrested on Jan. 17, 2022. Eric...
Colorado students push AI task force as schools navigate new tech era
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A group of students is urging lawmakers to establish a task force on artificial intelligence in education to advise districts on how to ensure that students and educators use the technology effectively without becoming overly reliant on it. The students...
Parker data center could get $19M tax rebate from Douglas County
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
At a time when Denver and Front Range governments are restricting or banning data center development, Douglas County commissioners are poised to approve a $19.3 million tax rebate agreement Tuesday for a new data center under construction in Parker. The...
US forces fire on ship trying to cross through Strait of Hormuz blockade
Brady Knox
brady-knox@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A U.S. military helicopter fired on a merchant vessel trying to traverse the United States’s Strait of Hormuz blockade, the first such instance in weeks. The U.S. fired at the ship’s rudder to disable it after the crew ignored multiple...
A right to buy a product? | Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack
hal-bidlack@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
A recent story in Colorado Politics caught my eye, as I learned of a “citizen initiative” that has qualified for the November ballot. It seems supporters of Initiative 177 have collected enough signatures, 146,165 legitimate ones out of a total...
Fourteen years after Aurora — we can’t afford to go backward | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
By John Hickenlooper and Gabby Giffords Two Saturdays ago, a gunman shot and killed three people and wounded several others in Twin Falls, Idaho. This latest deadly shooting comes only days after we remembered the lives we lost 14 years...
Denver City Council rejects contract that would have given video maker 8-year deal
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Denver’s Office of Human Resources will have to get creative to attract new city employees and place them in “hard-to-fill” jobs after a proposed five-year contract extension, valued at $600,000, failed to gain favor with the Denver City Council. The...