Today is June 14, 2024, and here’s what you need to know:

Wolves in Colorado can be lethally managed under specific conditions, says wildlife commission

A divided Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Thursday voted to allow for the lethal management of wolves under certain situations, a move that ranchers in Grand and Jackson counties have sought for months.

The commission approved, on a 6-4 vote, a staff recommendation allowing several permits, including the lethal taking of chronically depredating wolves — those that have demonstrated repeated killing and harassment of livestock or working dogs.

The vote was greeted with applause from dozens of ranchers, many of whom testified to the harms caused by two wolves, in particular, in Grand County. These two wolves are believed to be responsible for killing or injuring at least seven cattle, mostly calves, during calving season in April.

Jared Polis endorses Denver attorney Sean Camacho in House District 6 primary

Gov. Polis has officially endorsed Sean Camacho in the House District 6 primary, Camacho’s campaign announced Wednesday.

Alongside Polis, the Denver attorney has received endorsements from over 31 elected leaders, including Attorney General Phil Weiser, Senate President Steve Fenberg, House Speaker Julie McCluskie, and House Majority Leader Monica Duran. Several progressive organizations, including Colorado Professional Firefighters, Colorado Ceasefire, and the Stop Anti-Semitism Colorado Action Fund, have also endorsed Camacho.

“I am honored to have a broad base of support in this primary,” Camacho said in a statement. “Democrats have an opportunity to do big things, and I want to be part of moving Colorado forward.”

Adam Frisch again laps fellow Colorado congressional candidates in fundraising period | TRAIL MIX

The $1 million Democrat Adam Frisch raised in contributions during the just-completed, roughly two-month pre-primary fundraising period didn’t measure up to the towering totals the Colorado congressional candidate regularly posted last year, when he was running to unseat Republican Lauren Boebert, but it still buried the competition.

Reports were due on June 13 for fundraising by Colorado’s federal candidates in the nearly nine-week stretch from April 1 to June 5 in what’s known as the pre-primary filing. It amounts to a brief departure from the Federal Election Commission’s standard quarterly filing requirements, under the theory that the public should get a look at under candidates’ campaign finances hoods before the state’s primary election on June 25, rather than having to wait until the mid-July deadline for reports covering the three months ending on June 30.

Candidates had to submit the filings whether they’re embroiled in primaries or not, and they’ll have to file another report in a month to reflect what they raise and spend for the remainder of the second quarter.

Denver Republican Party calls for 'resignation or removal' of Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams

The Denver Republican Party says it’s time for Colorado GOP Chairman Dave Williams to go.

The county party’s executive committee voted late Wednesday to join a chorus of Republican county organizations, party officers and elected officials calling on Williams to resign or face a vote to boot him from office amid complaints over emails Williams sent at the beginning of June denouncing Pride Month.

Organizers behind a petition to convene a special meeting of the state GOP’s central committee to consider whether to fire Williams told Colorado Politics they’ve gathered more than enough signatures and plan to submit the petition at noon on Friday.

Senate Judiciary Committee advances bill to give Colorado 2 more federal judges

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advanced a bill on Thursday that would add more than five dozen judgeships to federal trial courts across the country, including two for Colorado.

“Our federal courts are in a genuine crisis of workload,” said U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. “Not since 1990 have we added any significant amount of new federal judges. And since then, our nation has added 100 million people. Federal filings have increased 40%.”

The Judicial Conference of the United States, which is the governing body for the federal courts, has repeatedly recommended Congress give two additional judgeships to Colorado based on caseloads. Data from 2022 showed 558 cases filed per judge on Colorado’s federal trial court, a higher number than neighboring states’ courts.