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Colorado legislators step back from proposal targeting natural gas initiative
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 56 seconds ago
Colorado lawmakers have halted plans for a bill responding to a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee consumers the right to use natural gas, saying the legislation would not significantly affect the measure’s impact even as debate intensifies among environmental...
Colorado justices skeptical of defendant’s challenge to flawed jury instruction
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 23 minutes ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared willing to uphold a defendant’s vehicular eluding conviction on Tuesday, suggesting that an incorrectly worded jury instruction was not an obvious and harmful error in light of the defense’s choice not to dispute...
Colorado lawmakers say Lottery overreached, pass bill to require cash-only purchases
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 40 minutes ago
Colorado lawmakers are circumventing what they call an “illegal” move by the state’s Lottery Commission by passing a bill prohibiting the use of credit cards to purchase lottery tickets. In November, the Lottery Commission passed a rule allowing the purchase...
Colorado Politics’ 8th CD primary debate canceled after Democrat Shannon Bird withdraws
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 59 minutes ago
Organizers on Tuesday canceled next week’s Democratic primary debate in Colorado’s toss-up 8th Congressional District after former state Rep. Shannon Bird withdrew, leaving just one candidate planning to take the stage. Three Democrats are seeking the nomination in the state’s...
Colorado bill on lobbyist registration awaits final decision from the governor
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A bipartisan bill requiring more disclosure from legislative liaisons and state agency lobbyists is in limbo, despite broad support in both the Colorado House and Senate as Gov. Jared Polis is reportedly considering a veto. Senate Bill 147, sponsored by...
Detention-center inspection bill clears legislature, heads to Colorado Gov. Polis
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A bill that adds new inspection requirements for detention centers and increases civil liability for sharing information with federal immigration authorities passed both chambers of the Colorado Legislature and is now headed to Gov. Jared Polis for consideration. House Bill...
Superintendent Michael Gaal on why schools work better without union contracts | The OpEdge Podcast
Tony Olivero
tony.olivero@gazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
In the latest episode of The OpEdge — The Gazette’s new opinion podcast — Colorado Springs District 11 Superintendent Michael Gaal reveals why teachers’ union contracts hold schools back. Gaal tells OpEdge host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger how ending D-11’s...
ICE ‘materially violated’ order on warrantless arrests, Colorado judge says
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
A federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday to immediately train its Colorado employees about how to lawfully perform warrantless arrests, after the evidence showed officers had little understanding of the requirements. U.S. District Court Senior Judge...
Solar and wind —what a difference a border makes | Hal Bidlack
Hal Bidlack
hal-bidlack@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
If you ask most Americans where Colorado and Wyoming are on a map, they will likely be able to find us, somewhere out west. A few might be confused by our roughly similar shapes. Sure, Colorado is actually a 697-sided polygon...
The rural voice missing from the Nexstar debate | GUEST COLUMN
Colorado Politics
colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 16 hours ago
By Donald Valdez As a former state representative for District 62, in the southern part of the state, I spent years fighting to make sure the voices of rural Coloradans were heard in state decision-making. As a lifelong farmer, I...