Author: Marianne Goodland
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Gov. Jared Polis blocks Colorado Lottery’s move to allow credit card sales
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed legislation to block the Colorado Lottery’s move to allow the purchase of tickets with credit cards, effectively reversing his earlier position. Last November, Polis had said that he supported the decision of the Colorado Lottery commission to allow that change. “The governor is supportive of increasing consumer convenience, and…
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Colorado Democratic attorney general candidates clash over experience and Trump lawsuits
Colorado’s four Democratic candidates for attorney general clashed sharply Thursday night in a debate that repeatedly returned to one theme — whether the state’s top lawyer should be a courtroom veteran or a political fighter. The contenders additionally sparred over Trump lawsuits, water battles and the commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence, with fundraising frontrunner Secretary…
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Pinnacol modernization deal revives legislative route, sidelines Colorado ballot fight
The campaign to take Pinnacol Assurance’s future to voters has been shelved after business and labor groups reached a late-session agreement to pursue a legislative overhaul instead. A joint statement Thursday from Pinnacol, the state’s largest workers’ compensation provider, and Colorado Succeeds said the ballot measure approved for petition circulation is being withdrawn in favor…
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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bills dealing with state budget, social media measure tied to Evergreen High School shooting
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued the first vetoes of the 2026 legislation, striking down a social media bill that he also rejected a year ago. He rejected a total of four, including a bill that was intended to help balance the 2026-27 state budget. The measure — House Bill 1355 — was among the…
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Colorado governor candidates confront business climate, housing affordability woes
Four of the five major-party candidates for Colorado governor share common ground on two big issues: they see the perception that Colorado has become less business‑friendly as a serious concern, and they view housing affordability as central to the state’s economic future. At a Thursday forum in Glendale, the two Democratic candidates — U.S. Sen.…
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Colorado: ‘Cracks’ or ‘competitive’?
DECK: Business leaders sound a warning while Polis remains confident in state’s outlook How does Colorado get back to the climate in the early 2000s, when there was collaboration between state government, companies and colleges and universities? That was the question posed to Gov. Jared Polis and a panel convened Tuesday by the Metro Denver…
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Trump administration releases $40 million for Colorado water project
The Trump administration on Friday released $40 million, clearing the way for a water district and its partners to finish funding the purchase of some of the state’s most senior Colorado River water rights, Gov. Jared Polis announced. Federal funding for the Shoshone water rights owned by Public Service Company, a division of Xcel Energy,…
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Legal filings escalate tensions in Colorado House District 6 Democratic primary
With the Colorado primary just weeks away, the Democratic race in Denver’s House District 6 has erupted into dueling complaints and legal challenges, underscoring the district’s long‑running divide between moderates and progressives. In Denver’s House District 6, the Democratic primary features a matchup between state Rep. Sean Camacho, a moderate, and civil rights attorney Iris…
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Business leaders see ‘cracks’ in Colorado, while governor insists state is ‘competitive’
How does Colorado get back to the climate in the early 2000s, when there was collaboration between state government, companies and colleges and universities? That was the question posed to Gov. Jared Polis and a panel convened Tuesday by the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce as part of its annual state of the state luncheon…
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Colorado Democrats launch petition to censure Gov. Jared Polis for releasing Tina Peters
Hundreds of Democrats, including party officials and current and former legislators, have signed a petition urging their party to formally censure Gov. Jared Polis over his decision to grant clemency to Tina Peters. The governor’s decision means Peters, the former Mesa County clerk and recorder who was sentenced to nine years’ incarceration for tampering with…