Author: Mark Harden Colorado Politics
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Polis taps AG Weiser to investigate NE Colorado DA for ‘potential criminal activity’ (VIDEO)
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has appointed state Attorney General Phil Weiser to investigate “potential criminal activity” involving Brittny Lewton, the elected district attorney for seven northeast Colorado counties. Polis executive order 081519MarkHarden, Colorado Politicsmark.harden@coloradopolitics.comhttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/162f94724d0bb7b32d9810429d5a6db9?s=100&d=mm&r=g In an executive order issued Aug. 15 (a copy of which is attached to this story), Polis said he is “aware…
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Hickenlooper, Bennet will appear on different nights at debate in Detroit
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The lineups are set for the next debate of Democratic presidential candidates. And unlike last time, Colorado’s 2020 hopefuls will not be sharing a stage. CNN, which is broadcasting the debates, assigned candidates randomly with a drawing Thursday night, with 20 candidates spread evenly over two nights, July 30-31. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will…
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Denver police: Officers violated policy by cuffing journalist (VIDEO)
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Two Denver police officers broke the rules when they detained an editor of a news website who was observing them as they dealt with a naked man on a sidewalk last year, officials have determined. David Sachs of Denverite reports that officers Adam Paulsen and James Brooks were determined to have violated Denver Police Department…
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Colorado’s Neguse picked as freshman link to US House leaders
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U.S. Rep.-elect Joe Neguse has been elected as one of two freshman representatives to the Democratic leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives when he takes office in January, his office announced Thursday. Neguse, D-Boulder, will join Rep.-elect Katie Hill of California in that role. The pair were selected by incoming Democratic House members. “I…
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George Will: Colorado’s ‘changing tint’ is ‘bad news for Republicans’
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George F. Will is joining the parade of pundits who see Colorado’s election results as portending trouble for the GOP. The headline of Will’s Washington Post column Wednesday: “Colorado’s changing tint from purple to blue is bad news for Republicans.” Colorado has been called the nation’s “happiest and healthiest state” and has “chubby America’s lowest…
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COPO’S BEST OF THE WEEK | Hick fires back; Titone talks; will Dems overreach?
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Here’s our recap of our best stories of the week from the Colorado Politics staff. > Hickenlooper fires back on ethics complaint; calls it ‘frivolous’ > Meet Brianna Titone, Colorado’s first transgender lawmaker > INSIGHTS | The road ahead for GOP depends on Democrats > Hickenlooper asks state Supreme Court to weigh in on TABOR,…
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Ex-US secretaries of state Kerry, Albright to speak at DU dinner
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Two former U.S. secretaries of state will appear Nov. 29 at the annual dinner of the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. John Kerry, who was secretary of state in former President Barack Obama’s second term, and Madeleine Albright, who held the same post during former President Bill Clinton’s second term, will…
