Author: Pat Poblete
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Polis authorizes additional paid leave for state employees who volunteer to fight fires
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Gov. Jared Polis is boosting the amount of paid leave state employees who serve as volunteers to help fight fires can claim per year. In an executive order signed Wednesday, the Democrat added an additional five days per year of paid administrative leave for state employees deployed to fight fires as either volunteer firefighters or first responders.…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | A behind-the-scenes look at documenting Colorado’s opioid epidemic
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This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Seth Klamann and Carol McKinley join host Pat Poblete to discuss their reporting process as they documented the story of the first time a Colorado jury convicted a man for killing another person with fentanyl pills, but more broadly set the scene for the beginning of Colorado’s entry into…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Takeaways from Colorado’s 2022 primary election
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This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning joins host Pat Poblete to discuss his takeaways in the aftermath of Colorado’s 2022 primary election. Read previous coverage on our stories here: To see previous episodes, click here.
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Colorado Supreme Court upholds paid leave program
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This week on Colorado Politicking, court reporter Michael Karlik joins host Pat Poblete to break down the Colorado Supreme Court turning aside a challenge to the state’s paid family and medical leave program, upholding the voter-approved expansion of the social safety net as constitutional and rejecting the claims from a Grand Junction-based construction company. Read…
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Neguse, Crow urge congressional leaders to preserve gun violence prevention funding
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As lawmakers in Washington work to find compromise on the top line number for a legislative package that contains much of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, Rep. Joe Neguse is calling on Democratic leaders to hold the line on gun violence prevention funding. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority…
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CDPHE unveils schedule to achieve full vaccination before the holidays
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In an effort to boost vaccine take-up ahead of the upcoming festive season, the state health department has released guidance on when to get vaccinated for the greatest protection against COVID-19 by the holidays. “The holidays are special because they often mean getting together with multiple generations of family and friends,” said Jill Hunsaker Ryan,…
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Lamborn blasts Biden after DOJ unveils steps to curb threats against educators
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, is slamming President Biden for directing the Justice Department to address what Attorney General Merrick Garland labeled as a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers and staff.” Garland issued a memo Oct. 4 informing leading federal law enforcement agents — including the…
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Colorado BioScience Association honors bipartisan quartet of lawmakers
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A bipartisan group of four Front Range lawmakers have been honored as the Colorado BioScience Association’s Legislators of the Year. The organization opted to recognize House Minority Leader Hugh McKean, R-Loveland, Rep. Shannon Bird, D-Westminster, and Sens. Jim Smallwood, R-Parker, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, for “their leadership on issues critical to Colorado’s life sciences ecosystem.”…
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Report: State Human Services-funded co-responder programs improve access to care, reduce arrests
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Programs funded by the state Department of Human Services that deploy law enforcement officers in tandem with behavioral health clinicians have been successful in diverting those facing a behavioral health crisis away from incarceration and toward treatment and services, a report from the state agency has found. The report, commissioned by the Office of Behavioral…
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Colorado Judicial Department to host free legal resources seminars
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The Colorado Judicial Department is set to host a series of free Legal Resource Days to help self-represented litigants prepare for their day in court. The training series, sponsored by the Colorado Judicial Institute, offers in-person and remote sessions led by volunteer lawyers covering a variety of legal topics, including estate planning, courtroom procedures, ask-an-attorney…
