Today is Nov. 10, 2023, and here’s what you need to know:

To emphasize the magnitude of the challenge, Gov. Jared Polis began Thursday’s news conference by breaking an emergency glass with a bat.

He noted the tight timeline available for dealing with the 2023 property tax crisis, as assessors must finalize assessment rates no later than Dec. 15.

“We would have loved to have another two weeks, but local assessors are waiting to implement whatever changes the legislature makes,” the governor said.

The call is limited to the current tax year, Polis said. He noted the legislature had set aside $200 million to start paying for property tax relief.

“I am calling this session to urge the legislature to bridge partisan divides and put people over politics to provide immediate property tax relief to Coloradans facing extreme spikes from their 2023 property bills,” Polis said. “Coloradans are looking to us to reduce property taxes and provide relief to families, and as we always have, we will work to deliver solutions that protect and enhance the Colorado we love.”

Polis indicated he favors reductions in value on homes as part of the solution, although he said a combination of value reductions and a cut in the assessment rate is probably a good path forward.

Marchers planned to get inside the Capitol, but the doors were locked, according to Katie Leonard, a rally organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation. 

“I really just want to see a ceasefire,” state Rep. Säid Sharbini said. “Let’s work towards a peaceful solution because these are real people, real people suffering.”

Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its attack on Hamas in northern Gaza, the White House said Thursday. President Joe Biden has pressed Israelis for a multi-day stoppage in the fighting in a bid to negotiate the release of hostages held by the militant group.

Sharbini, who has Palestinian roots, said his father and other family members are currently in the troubled area as the Israel-Hamas rages on.

When U.S. District Court Judge Regina M. Rodriguez meets with juries after trial, one of the first questions they ask is, “Did we get it right?”

“They really take this seriously,” she told an audience of attorneys on Wednesday. “They don’t like it when you shade the facts, when you throw shade at your other counsel, when you’re rude, when you confuse the facts, when you argue the same thing over and over. They don’t like that. Why? They’re just trying to get it right. They are looking for an honest broker to help guide them.”

Rodriguez fielded questions at the courthouse in downtown Denver about the path she is charting on Colorado’s U.S. District Court. An appointee of President Joe Biden, she was the first in a wave of new judges to join the court since 2021. The turnover has made Rodriguez the third most-senior district judge in little over 24 months.

She made clear that the same attributes juries value, she desires as well.