Scott Bottoms, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Scott Bottoms joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026.
Bottoms is a state representative serving Colorado House District 15, which includes much of eastern Colorado Springs and Cimarron Hills in El Paso County. A U.S. Navy veteran and lead pastor of Church at Briargate in Colorado Springs. He was first elected to the Colorado General Assembly in 2022.
The Centennial State’s nuclear energy opportunity | OPINION
Michael Hancock
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Updated 10 hours ago
Colorado was given a clear opportunity earlier this year. On Jan. 28, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking potential hosts for Nuclear Energy Innovation Campuses — an early-stage process designed to identify states serious...
More pain than gain in upending Colorado’s water-access laws | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 10 hours ago
By Greg Walcher and Mike King Colorado’s long-standing balance between public recreation and private property along rivers is now under renewed pressure. But changing stream access law would impose significant fiscal and legal costs for relatively limited new recreational benefit....
Guardianship is not a homelessness policy | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 10 hours ago
By Amelia McKeon The federal government’s proposal to expand guardianship for homeless veterans is being framed as compassionate. It is anything but. It is a dangerous shift toward using one of the most restrictive legal tools we have as a...
Ready to build next-gen clean-energy infrastructure —data centers included | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 10 hours ago
By Nate Bernstein and Jason Wardrip Colorado has long taken pride in doing things a little differently. We are a state of innovators, entrepreneurs and adventurers, and often lead the nation in new policies and new ideas. For generations, our...
Proposal outlines $300M deal separating Pinnacol from Colorado state government
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 15 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would allow Pinnacol Assurance to sever its remaining ties to the state in exchange for a $300 million payment, a long‑debated shift that supporters say could stabilize the insurer’s future and help plug...
Bill requiring employers to grant unpaid leave to Colorado lawmakers heads to governor’s desk
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 14 hours ago
Colorado lawmakers are one step away from securing guaranteed unpaid leave from their day jobs during the legislative session after the House narrowly approved the proposal Thursday. Senate Bill 087 would require businesses to allow employees who are members of...
Redistricting fight escalates as Colorado Title Board clears competing ballot proposals
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 15 hours ago
Colorado’s title board on Wednesday gave final approval to multiple ballot measures related to congressional redistricting, setting up a series of proposals that could alter how the state draws its U.S. House districts for the 2028 and 2030 elections. The...
Colorado lawmakers propose deep cuts to close $1.2B budget gap
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 14 hours ago
The panel of Colorado legislators in charge of crafting next year’s budget has finalized the 2026–27 spending plan built on deep cuts and one‑time cash transfers in an attempt to close a shortfall of more than $1.2 billion. The plan...
Denver judge denies Gov. Polis request to dismiss ICE-related records case
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 18 hours ago
A year after blocking the release of state records to federal immigration agents, a Denver judge has now denied Gov. Jared Polis’ effort to end the lawsuit at the center of the dispute. The lawsuit filed against the governor in...
Untraditional education platform makes fool out of state ed department | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
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Updated 20 hours ago
It’s April Fool’s week and ERBOCES, Education Re-envisioned BOCES, is one of the state’s biggest jokers. This untraditional education platform authorized through five founding school districts including Falcon School District 49 in El Paso County has played the Colorado Department...
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Michael Bennet, Democratic candidate for Colorado governor
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the state’s top spot as governor with Gov. Jared Polis reaching term limits in 2026. Bennet is a longtime Colorado public servant and attorney, having served more than 16 years in the U.S. Senate, representing the state. He was first appointed to […]
Joshua Giffin, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Joshua Griffin joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026. Griffin is a U.S. Army combat veteran with roughly two decades of military service, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. After his military career, Griffin returned to Colorado and became […]