Melat Kiros for Congress launch video
Colorado justices confirm leaving-the-scene prosecutions require no proof of driver’s knowledge
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Tuesday that its 20-year-old decision involving drivers who leave the scene of an accident remains good law and prosecutors do not have to prove that such defendants knew they were involved in an accident....
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
Lisa Mascaro
lisa.mascaro@associatedpress.com
Updated 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on...
Road-funding initiative in Colorado qualifies for November ballot
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A measure that would dedicate all transportation-related revenue to Colorado’s roads and bridges has officially qualified for the November ballot after it cleared the state’s signature threshold, according to election officials. Backed by the coalition Restore Our Roads, Initiative No....
Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado and several other states from enforcing a proposed “Healthy Choice Waiver” that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks. Under...
Medicaid suspends agency behind ‘The Program,’ citing ‘credible’ fraud allegations
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The agency overseeing Colorado’s federal Medicaid program has suspended an Aurora home-health agency that is the focus of an investigation into an enterprise that lured dozens of homeless people with promises of free housing and cash and reaped tens of...
Medicaid suspends agency behind ‘The Program,’ citing ‘credible’ fraud allegations
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The agency overseeing Colorado’s federal Medicaid program has suspended an Aurora home-health agency that is the focus of an investigation into an enterprise that lured dozens of homeless people with promises of free housing and cash and reaped tens of...
Medicaid suspends agency behind ‘The Program,’ citing ‘credible’ fraud allegations
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The agency overseeing Colorado’s federal Medicaid program has suspended an Aurora home-health agency that’s the focus of an investigation into an enterprise that lured dozens of homeless people with promises of free housing and cash so it could siphon off...
SPIRIT Colorado celebrates power of community, people and lasting change | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA-COLORADO Denver News: Dinner served family style — where guests serve themselves from plates and bowls filled with vegetables, starches and protein — isn’t common at $600-a-ticket fundraisers. The exception: SPIRIT Colorado’s VIP dinner. SPIRIT Colorado is the successor to Volunteers of America-Colorado’s longstanding gala, Western Fantasy. It’s appropriate because...
Boulder police overreached in interrogating suspect, Colorado Supreme Court finds
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Two Boulder detectives violated a man’s constitutional rights by interrogating him at his home using a court order that solely authorized the collection of his DNA evidence, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Tuesday. The ruling curtailed the ability of...
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on immigration case dealing with green card holders
Lindsay Whitehurst
lindsay.whitehurst@associatedpress.com
Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes. The 6-3 decision centers on an immigration officers’ 2012 decision to put...
Melat Kiros for Congress launch video
Colorado justices confirm leaving-the-scene prosecutions require no proof of driver’s knowledge
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court confirmed on Tuesday that its 20-year-old decision involving drivers who leave the scene of an accident remains good law and prosecutors do not have to prove that such defendants knew they were involved in an accident....
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
Lisa Mascaro
lisa.mascaro@associatedpress.com
Updated 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on...
Road-funding initiative in Colorado qualifies for November ballot
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A measure that would dedicate all transportation-related revenue to Colorado’s roads and bridges has officially qualified for the November ballot after it cleared the state’s signature threshold, according to election officials. Backed by the coalition Restore Our Roads, Initiative No....
Judge blocks Colorado’s proposed ban on using SNAP benefits for soda
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Colorado and several other states from enforcing a proposed “Healthy Choice Waiver” that would have barred Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to buy soda and other sugary drinks. Under...
Medicaid suspends agency behind ‘The Program,’ citing ‘credible’ fraud allegations
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The agency overseeing Colorado’s federal Medicaid program has suspended an Aurora home-health agency that is the focus of an investigation into an enterprise that lured dozens of homeless people with promises of free housing and cash and reaped tens of...
Medicaid suspends agency behind ‘The Program,’ citing ‘credible’ fraud allegations
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The agency overseeing Colorado’s federal Medicaid program has suspended an Aurora home-health agency that is the focus of an investigation into an enterprise that lured dozens of homeless people with promises of free housing and cash and reaped tens of...
Medicaid suspends agency behind ‘The Program,’ citing ‘credible’ fraud allegations
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The agency overseeing Colorado’s federal Medicaid program has suspended an Aurora home-health agency that’s the focus of an investigation into an enterprise that lured dozens of homeless people with promises of free housing and cash so it could siphon off...
SPIRIT Colorado celebrates power of community, people and lasting change | NONPROFIT REGISTER
Joanne Davidson Special to Colorado Politics
joanne-davidson-special-to-colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 hours ago
VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA-COLORADO Denver News: Dinner served family style — where guests serve themselves from plates and bowls filled with vegetables, starches and protein — isn’t common at $600-a-ticket fundraisers. The exception: SPIRIT Colorado’s VIP dinner. SPIRIT Colorado is the successor to Volunteers of America-Colorado’s longstanding gala, Western Fantasy. It’s appropriate because...
Boulder police overreached in interrogating suspect, Colorado Supreme Court finds
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 1 hour ago
Two Boulder detectives violated a man’s constitutional rights by interrogating him at his home using a court order that solely authorized the collection of his DNA evidence, the Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Tuesday. The ruling curtailed the ability of...
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on immigration case dealing with green card holders
Lindsay Whitehurst
lindsay.whitehurst@associatedpress.com
Updated 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Tuesday in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes. The 6-3 decision centers on an immigration officers’ 2012 decision to put...