Colorado’s cannabis industry changing to accommodate less sales, demand
President of Veritas Fine Cannabis, Jonathan Spadafora, talks about how his company and others in Colorado’s marijuana industry are dealing with a $400 million decline in revenue between October 2021 and October 2022. Other states legalizing recreational pot, the return to office for many workers and other factors have contributed to the losses for the industry which had never seen consecutive months of sales decline prior to what is currently 17 straight. (Video by Tom Hellauer/The Denver Gazette)
Bill on firearm barrel sales withdrawn after veto threat from Colorado governor’s office
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A bill that would require firearm barrels to be sold in person by a federally licensed firearms dealer was pulled by its sponsors, who say they were all but told the measure would be vetoed by Gov. Jared Polis. Sponsored...
Award-winning musician Jon Batiste wows Symphony in the City audience | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
COLORADO SYMPHONY Denver News: The Colorado Symphony has enjoyed several defining moments over the past several months, most notably its New York tour, featuring critically acclaimed concerts at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. The orchestra added further notoriety on May 9 when Jon...
Colorado Democrat Jason Crow calls on House leadership to ban trading on prediction markets
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on Monday joined a bipartisan call asking House Speaker Mike Johnson to adopt new rules banning the chamber’s lawmakers, their families and staff from participating in prediction markets, in a move the Aurora Democrat said can...
Colorado’s health care cuts are painful — what comes next could be worse | PODIUM
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
By Ross Brooks and Beverly Razon Last December, a broad coalition of consumer advocates, safety net providers, hospitals, health plans and physicians statewide published a warning: our state was facing a health care crisis, and fragmented policymaking would make it...
Gov. Polis, please veto House Bill 1210 | FEEDBACK
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
As Gov. Jared Polis reviews House Bill 1210, I hope he will think about families like mine. For people trying to balance work, parenting and rising costs, discounts from delivery apps are an important part of how I take care...
Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A panel of judges at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging JeffCo Public School’s policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations on school trips based on gender identity. The lawsuit, filed in...
Colorado legislators ask voters to forfeit thousands in TABOR refunds, redirect money to school spending
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A Democratic‑backed proposal to direct money to K‑12 schools using Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights dollars is headed to the ballot, setting up a major debate over taxpayer refunds and long‑term education funding. If voters approve it, the average Coloradan would...
10th Circuit analyzes sentencing process for probation violators in rare all-judges’ hearing
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
All 12 full-time judges on the Denver-based federal appeals court gathered for a rare oral argument on Monday to consider whether one of the court’s precedent-setting opinions created a process for sentencing probation violators that is out of step with...
Aurora is ‘strong and getting stronger,’ mayor says in State of City speech
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Aurora is “strong and getting stronger,” the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, citing successes in a new homeless navigation campus. Mayor Mike Coffman said he leaves work every Friday and goes straight to the Regional Navigation Campus, where he then...
Colorado legislators abandon proposal targeting natural gas initiative
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill’s backers said the legislation would not have significantly affected the initiative’s impact, even as debate intensifies among environmental...
Colorado’s cannabis industry changing to accommodate less sales, demand
President of Veritas Fine Cannabis, Jonathan Spadafora, talks about how his company and others in Colorado’s marijuana industry are dealing with a $400 million decline in revenue between October 2021 and October 2022. Other states legalizing recreational pot, the return to office for many workers and other factors have contributed to the losses for the industry which had never seen consecutive months of sales decline prior to what is currently 17 straight.
(Video by Tom Hellauer/The Denver Gazette)
Bill on firearm barrel sales withdrawn after veto threat from Colorado governor’s office
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A bill that would require firearm barrels to be sold in person by a federally licensed firearms dealer was pulled by its sponsors, who say they were all but told the measure would be vetoed by Gov. Jared Polis. Sponsored...
Award-winning musician Jon Batiste wows Symphony in the City audience | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
COLORADO SYMPHONY Denver News: The Colorado Symphony has enjoyed several defining moments over the past several months, most notably its New York tour, featuring critically acclaimed concerts at Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall. The orchestra added further notoriety on May 9 when Jon...
Colorado Democrat Jason Crow calls on House leadership to ban trading on prediction markets
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 19 hours ago
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow on Monday joined a bipartisan call asking House Speaker Mike Johnson to adopt new rules banning the chamber’s lawmakers, their families and staff from participating in prediction markets, in a move the Aurora Democrat said can...
Colorado’s health care cuts are painful — what comes next could be worse | PODIUM
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
By Ross Brooks and Beverly Razon Last December, a broad coalition of consumer advocates, safety net providers, hospitals, health plans and physicians statewide published a warning: our state was facing a health care crisis, and fragmented policymaking would make it...
Gov. Polis, please veto House Bill 1210 | FEEDBACK
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
As Gov. Jared Polis reviews House Bill 1210, I hope he will think about families like mine. For people trying to balance work, parenting and rising costs, discounts from delivery apps are an important part of how I take care...
Federal judges hear arguments over Colorado school district’s gender identity rooming policy
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
A panel of judges at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging JeffCo Public School’s policy of assigning students to overnight accommodations on school trips based on gender identity. The lawsuit, filed in...
Colorado legislators ask voters to forfeit thousands in TABOR refunds, redirect money to school spending
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A Democratic‑backed proposal to direct money to K‑12 schools using Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights dollars is headed to the ballot, setting up a major debate over taxpayer refunds and long‑term education funding. If voters approve it, the average Coloradan would...
10th Circuit analyzes sentencing process for probation violators in rare all-judges’ hearing
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
All 12 full-time judges on the Denver-based federal appeals court gathered for a rare oral argument on Monday to consider whether one of the court’s precedent-setting opinions created a process for sentencing probation violators that is out of step with...
Aurora is ‘strong and getting stronger,’ mayor says in State of City speech
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Aurora is “strong and getting stronger,” the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, citing successes in a new homeless navigation campus. Mayor Mike Coffman said he leaves work every Friday and goes straight to the Regional Navigation Campus, where he then...
Colorado legislators abandon proposal targeting natural gas initiative
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill’s backers said the legislation would not have significantly affected the initiative’s impact, even as debate intensifies among environmental...