Rain & snow on Thursday, with major impacts to mountain travel
Federal judge dismisses excessive force lawsuit against Colorado Springs, officer
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 minutes ago
A federal judge concluded last week that a Colorado Springs police officer could not be held liable for shooting a suspect three times after the man menaced two victims with a gun and fled the scene. Al’morion Germany was involved...
Colorado measure adding new ID checks to mail-in voting qualifies for November ballot
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 21 minutes ago
A ballot initiative that would require voters to include additional information on mail-in ballots has qualified for the November election, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. Backed by El Paso County Treasurer Chuck Broerman and former Deputy Secretary of...
DeFlock started from one man’s curiosity — now Flock cameras are a midterm issue
Claire Carter
claire.carter@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Will Freeman wasn’t looking to start a national movement when he launched DeFlock after noticing Flock Safety’s automatic license plate readers along the side of the road. The software engineer was driving across the country in 2024 when the cameras...
Aurora student journalist cleared of disciplinary charges after ignoring ‘gag order’
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
An Aurora Community College student who accused the college of putting an “unconstitutional gag order” on his student-run publication was cleared of disciplinary charges against him. CCA student Andrew Green tried to register his independent student publication, called “FoxTalk,” as...
Colorado election website error exposes personal data of confidential voters
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 29 minutes ago
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office says a system update accidentally lifted protections on confidential voter records, exposing dozens of voters’ personal information. The limit that normally blocks access to confidential voter profiles was inadvertently disabled during an update to...
Colorado leaders applaud court decision to block Trump’s mail ballot order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A federal judge on Thursday halted — at least for now — attempts to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict the mailing of ballots to American citizens on an eligible voters list. The move stalled the...
Colorado leaders applaud court decision to block Trump’s mail ballot order in ruling that’s likely to be swiftly appealed
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A federal judge on Thursday halted — at least for now — attempts to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict the mailing of ballots to American citizens on an eligible voters list. The move stalled the...
Healthcare Freefall: AI arms race hits rural healthcare as hospitals fight to keep up
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Editor’s Note: Colorado’s healthcare system is entering a period of accelerating instability — a “tsunami,” as multiple leaders describe it — driven by collapsing hospital finances, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements, disappearing services and a political fight over who is responsible for...
House will vote to denounce socialism
Lauren Green
lauren-green@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The House of Representatives is set to vote next week when lawmakers return to condemn and denounce “socialism in all its forms,” specifically pointing to the growing Democratic Socialists of America organization. The House voted to condemn socialism last year,...
El Paso County upholds Buc-ee’s zoning appeal, clearing way for administrative approval
Savannah Eller
savannah-eller@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A packed, daylong meeting on Thursday resulted in a win for the Texas travel center chain Buc-ee’s, with El Paso County commissioners voting 4-1 to approve the developer’s zoning appeal. “I think the burden of proof has been met here,”...