Author: Colorado Politics
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Colorado legislature passes 11 bills in special session
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Colorado state lawmakers passed a total of 11 bills during the 2025 special session, which concluded on Tuesday. Most of the legislation aimed to offset the impacts of the federal budget reconciliation bill, which is estimated to cost the state over about $800 million. While two of the bills became law on Tuesday, the remaining…
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Effective Sept. 1: Colorado enacts new laws on rental agreements, child abuse reporting and military justice
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Three laws, including measures related to rental agreement procedures in the event of a tenant’s death and updates to the state’s Military Code of Justice, will take effect on Sept. 1. Here’s an explanation of each and how they could impact you. HB25-1108: Prohibitions in Rental Agreements Due to Death House Bill 1108, sponsored by…
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Trump threatens ‘harsh measures’ if Tina Peters is not released from jail
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President Donald Trump is calling for the release of Colorado’s Tina Peters, a former county election official convicted for her role in a security breach of her office’s voting equipment, and threatening “harsh measures” if she doesn’t get out of jail. “FREE TINA PETERS,” Trump said on Truth Social, calling Peters a “brave and innocent Patriot.” “Let…
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CO PO Calendar | Aug. 25-31
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CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber,…
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Davis Mortuary investigation: Polis asks for coroner’s resignation, declares disaster emergency
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PUEBLO – Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called on Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately amid a multi-agency criminal investigation that’s underway after state inspectors found “around 20” decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Cotter during an annual inspection. Polis also declared a disaster emergency to mobilize state resources to…
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Gazette newspapers win 28 awards in Colorado journalism contest
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The Gazette family of newspapers won more than two dozen awards in the Colorado Press Association’s annual best in journalism competition. Colorado Politics took home 13 awards, The Denver Gazette hauled in three, and the Colorado Springs Gazette won 12. Of the Colorado Politics awards, five entries took the first-place spot. They included stories from…
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CO PO Calendar | Aug. 18-24
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CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber,…
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Gov. Jared Polis loves AI to death | CALDARA
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Disclosure: Gov. Jared Polis wrote much of this column. The epitaph on Jared Polis’ gubernatorial gravestone will simply read, “He knew better, but would not stand up to his own party.” For seven years, our hyper-progressive legislature has sent him one industry-killing bill after another. And he kept signing them, even when he knows they…
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Colorado’s roads are falling apart — so is the state’s grip on reality | OPINION
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By Bobbie Daniel Drive anywhere in Colorado and you’ll feel the pavement buckling under your tires, potholes rattling your suspension, and cracks creeping across the asphalt. Nearly one-quarter of our major roads are in poor condition, putting families, businesses, and emergency responders at risk. That’s not just a statistic: it’s the sense of dread every…
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Are we on our own to achieve ‘a better Colorado’? | NOONAN
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By Paula Noonan Given a majority of Colorado’s voters are out of sync with the national consensus, we’re on our own to achieve “a better Colorado” as the current governor desires. Gov. Jared Polis has one more regular General Assembly to make an impact. Then, in January 2027, he’ll turn his office over to whom?…
