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From Antero to Trump, Gaslighting too often more common than accountability | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Gaslighting has become a contagious political virus. The contagion has spread from the White House to state, county and school-board government. Shame doesn’t prevent its spread. President Donald Trump fails to justify his attacks on Iran to Congress or to...
Why Colorado needs accountability and transparency in AI decision making | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
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Updated 10 hours ago
By Jack Johnson and Hillary Jorgensen There are always pros and cons with advances in technology. Cars revolutionized transportation, allowing their owners unprecedented mobility — but also increased accidental death and air pollution. Chemotherapy can shrink or eliminate cancer —...
DOJ sues Colorado over gun law banning ‘large-capacity’ magazines
The Denver Gazette
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Updated 9 hours ago
The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Colorado over a state law prohibiting a gun magazine that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. It’s the second lawsuit filed by the administration in two days targeting gun statutes in Colorado....
Colorado bill redirecting $300M in TABOR refunds raises legal concerns, sparks budget committee dispute
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
A discussion about a bill that would eliminate $300 million in TABOR refunds over the next two fiscal years quickly shifted into a strategy session — and a tense exchange among Joint Budget Committee members — over what would happen...
Colorado adds 1,400 jobs in March, but state still on track for annual job losses
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Colorado added 1,400 jobs to the economy in March, according to new state data. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported the state had job growth in March and kept its unemployment rate at 3.9% amid a slowing labor...
Colorado appellate judges, lawyers hold annual conference | APPELLATE UPDATE
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 hours ago
Appellate judges and attorneys gathered in Denver on Friday to discuss recent trends, exchange tips, and clarify confusing areas of practice. “One of the things I really had to focus on, coming from the trial court, is that my inclination...
Colorado appeals judges give tutorial on friend-of-the-court briefs | APPELLATE UPDATE
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
Two members of the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals described to attorneys on Friday how and when to submit advocacy briefs from outside entities — and the tactics that turn off the judges who read them. “I get...
Colorado’s incoming chief appeals judge lays out agenda | APPELLATE UPDATE
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
The incoming chief judge of Colorado’s Court of Appeals told lawyers on Friday that his goals for his four-year term include figuring out why criminal cases are taking nearly 1.5 years on average to reach appellate judges’ desks. “Criminal briefing...
Colorado enacts new laws on nursing home staffing, housing eligibility
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed two bills aimed at easing Colorado’s workforce shortages in nursing homes and expanding access to affordable homeownership, marking the state’s latest efforts to address long‑standing gaps in these two areas. House Bill 1244, sponsored...
Colorado lawmakers to get automatic pay increase as $1.5B shortfall forces cuts to Medicaid, other services
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Colorado’s $1.5 billion budget deficit is driving widespread cuts across state services, including reduced reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers and steep income losses for families caring for relatives with intellectual and developmental disabilities. However, as those reductions take effect, an...