Today is March 6, 2024, and here’s what you need to know:

Trump beats Haley as Biden sweeps vote in Colorado's Super Tuesday presidential primary

Donald Trump took an early lead over Nikki Haley in Colorado’s Republican presidential primary and kept it as returns posted on Tuesday night. At the same time, President Joe Biden cruised to a win against long-shot opponents in the state’s Democratic primary. 

The Associated Press called the state for Trump and Biden less than 15 minutes after polls closed, adding the state to the two frontrunners’ win columns on Super Tuesday, the busiest day of the primary election calendar.

Colorado is one of 16 states and one territory casting ballots on the pivotal primary day, when roughly one-third of the delegates needed to secure the presidential nomination are at stake.

'I wish we could all get along': Colorado voters cast ballots on Super Tuesday

Almost everyone had an opinion on Super Tuesday, as Denver metro area voting centers saw a steady stream of residents either dropping off ballots or casting votes in-person.

Democrats, Republicans, independent — and even non-voters — didn’t mind talking about the state of politics in America hours before the polls closed in Colorado and more than a dozen states in the busiest day on the primary election calendar.

On Tuesday, more delegates are at stake than at any other point on the road to the White House — roughly one-third of the total delegates available and nearly enough for the major parties’ two frontrunners to lock down the nomination some eight months before the General Election. 

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Colorado lawmakers begin work on 'construction defects' in efforts to jumpstart condo development

On Tuesday, the first of at least three bills intended to find a path forward for affordable condo construction moved through the Senate Local Government & Housing Committee. The panel decided to give the sponsors additional time to work out amendments and bring the measure back for a vote in a week.

Senate Bill 106, which has 12 bipartisan sponsors in the Senate, isn’t a “silver bullet,” said supporters.

Instead, they said, it’s a tool that will help the construction industry with what they believe is the biggest barrier to building condos — the cost of liability for dealing with “construction defects.” Developers also point to the cost of “wrap-up insurance,” which has added onto the individual cost of a condo from $9,000 in the early 2000s to more than $41,000 in 2023. 

Denver approves $10 million loan agreement to acquire 170 affordable housing units

The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $10 million loan to acquire 170 existing affordable housing units in the Ruby Hill neighborhood, a move which also changes income qualifications for residents living in the fully occupied complex.

The approved contract is for a city-provided $10 million loan for Columbine Towers at 1750 S. Federal Blvd. to renovate and maintain its 170 affordable housing units.

Denver’s approval simultaneously changes income requirements based on area median income, which the city uses to determine whether a resident is fully qualified for affordable housing.