Today is May 10, 2024, and here’s what you need to know:

Colorado Democrats celebrate 'most significant' legislative session

“Promises made, results delivered” is the motto Colorado Democrats are using to describe the 2023-2024 legislative session.

With control of both the Senate and the House, the Democratic party is celebrating its achievements across a variety of key issues — from property taxes to school funding. Amidst the self-congratulatory messages, the caucus highlighted the bipartisanship that made many of their accomplishments possible during a press conference following the final day of the session.

Gov. Jared Polis hailed the session as the “most significant by far” of his tenure in office.

Colorado Republicans celebrate policy wins in 2024 legislative session

House and Senate Republicans celebrated more big policy wins during the 2024 legislative session.

They spoke to reporters Thursday about those achievements, primarily focusing on property taxes and an income tax rate reduction.

House Minority Leader Rep. Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs said Republicans accomplished much in the 2024 session. “I’m very happy at what our caucus was able to do,” she said.

Denver mayor wants to expand taxing authority to fix downtown Denver

Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration wants to expand the Downtown Development Authority to allow the city to invest up to $500 million in downtown Denver, he announced Thursday.

Standing outside Union Station, Johnston said increasing the area of the taxing authority that was created for the city’s iconic transit hub will open up more money for projects in the heart of Denver.

Currently, the Downtown Development Authority covers Union Station and the blocks around it. The expansion would nearly triple the geographic area to cover most of downtown from Colfax Avenue, Grant Street, Speer Boulevard and 20th Street.

Denver sweeps 2 immigrant encampments, extends shelter stay to 7 days

Hours after dismantling an immigrant camp in Denver proper, city officials followed the immigrants to a new encampment they tried to erect on Denver International Airport land and swept that area, too.

And to get the immigrants to move to a city-run shelter, Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration reversed course on its policy of offering only 72 hours of free housing — at least for this group. The immigrants could stay for up to seven days instead, the city said.  

The Johnston administration earlier said it is cutting short taxpayer-funded shelters for immigrants who arrived in Denver after illegally crossing the border from several weeks to only three days, part of the city’s efforts to bring down the cost of caring for the immigrants.   

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants — a potential prelude to broader actions from President Joe Biden later this year that would impose a bigger crackdown at the border.

It’s meant to affect migrants with criminal records or those who would otherwise be eventually deemed ineligible for asylum in the United States. The proposal, which the Department of Homeland Security plans to announce on Thursday, was confirmed by four people familiar with its contents who were granted anonymity to detail plans not yet public.

Under current law, a migrant who arrives at the border and undergoes an initial screening for “credible fear” — one criterion for asylum — is allowed to continue with the process even if they have a criminal background or would pose a security risk. A judge would later determine whether that migrant would be eligible for asylum.