Today is Dec. 7, 2023, and here’s what you need to know:

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments to keep or kick Donald Trump off the state’s presidential ballot. Here’s a recap from reporter Michael Karlik:   

Justices appeared hesitant to be the first in the nation to declare Donald Trump ineligible to appear on next year’s ballot under a constitutional provision generally barring insurrectionists from holding office.

At the same time, the justices were critical of Trump’s arguments for keeping him on the ballot, including that the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol did not qualify as an “insurrection.”

By the time the Colorado Supreme Court convened on Wednesday to hear arguments about whether Donald Trump remains eligible to appear on the state’s presidential primary ballot next year, the justices had received input from several groups and individuals arguing in favor of or against disqualification.

More than a dozen amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs flowed into the Supreme Court from academics, elected officials and advocacy groups engaging with specific pieces of Wallace’s decision: the meaning of insurrection, the 14th Amendment’s applicability to Trump and the ability of state courts to even hear this case, for example.

The justices considered a wide range of issues, from the ability of state courts to hear constitutional challenges for a president’s qualifications to the question of whether the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was an “insurrection” that Trump engaged in. 

Another Democrat is challenging Rep. Elisabeth Epps for her House seat, potentially setting up a crowded primary to represent the Denver-based district at the state Capitol.   

Sean Camacho, an Air Force veteran and attorney who is also a former Republican, said he did not take the decision to run against Epps lightly.

“But the number of community members and neighbors who have encouraged me to run has made it clear to me that I need to do so,” he said in an announcement Wednesday.

Gov. Jared Polis and legislative leaders picked appointments to a 19-member group tasked with figuring out a long-term solution to Colorado’s property tax woes. 

Legislation from the recent special session, which sought to offer relief from soaring property taxes, created the task force.

Polis announced his picks on Tuesday, while lawmakers announced their appointments on Wednesday.