Author: Pat Poblete
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School tip line sees 101% uptick in calls; interim panel examines legislative solutions
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The anonymous tip line for Colorado students and parents to report safety concerns at school saw more than a 100% increase in call volume last month over September 2020, as students returned to classrooms after COVID-19 closures. According to a report released Tuesday by Attorney General Phil Weiser, Safe2Tell Colorado received 2,147 tips last month.…
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COVER STORY: THE TRAINING GROUND | Colorado’s left focuses on diversity and building the bench
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If you want to run for office, you have to know what you’re doing. That was the message state Rep. Brianna Titone, D-Arvada, delivered to an eager audience of thousands of Democrats during a September Zoom panel on running and winning in a red district. The national event was hosted by the National Democratic Training Committee (NDTC).…
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Colorado 50-50 wins $10,000 grant for gender parity efforts
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A Fort Collins-based nonprofit has been awarded a $10,000 grant for its work to boost gender parity in positions of power in Colorado. The grant given to Colorado 50-50 comes from Royal Neighbors of America, an Illinois-based, women-led insurance company. Along with the grant, the company also named Colorado 50-50 founder Erin Hottenstein the winner…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Congressional redistricting gets one step closer to the finish line and the latest from the campaign trail
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This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporter Pat Poblete and The Gazette investigative and data reporter Evan Wyloge discuss the latest developments in Colorado’s congressional and legislative redistricting process, while political correspondent Ernest Luning focuses on candidates jumping into congressional races. The state’s inaugural independent congressional redistricting commission wrapped up its work last week and selected…
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AG Phil Weiser calls for congressional regulation of social media giants
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Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser is urging a U.S. Senate subpanel to look into legislative oversight and regulation of major social media companies. In a letter sent Wednesday to the chair and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, Weiser and Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, also a Democrat, focused…
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Perlmutter honored for atomic worker advocacy
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A Grand Junction-based company that provides care for those suffering from radiation exposure on Thursday honored U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter for his work to support former atomic workers at the Jeffco-based Rocky Flats Plant. Perlmutter, D-Arvada, was presented with Nuclear Care Partners’ inaugural National Congressional Award for Atomic Heroes during a ceremony at the Armed…
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Common Cause eyes litigation over Colorado’s congressional redistricting plan
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An influential nonpartisan organization on Wednesday indicated it’s looking at bringing a legal challenge against Colorado’s redistricting maps. In a webinar held by Common Cause, a good governance organization that often aligns with Democrats in the Colorado statehouse, the group’s national redistricting director said The Centennial State was one of 11 states where the group…
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Interim transportation panel signs off on bill drafts on bike safety, milk hauling
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After opening the day with a seven-hour agenda chock full of updates from state agencies, local governments and backers of hydrogen-powered vehicle expansion, the Transportation Legislation Review Committee gave final drafting approval to a pair of bills and a resolution. Lawmakers on the 18-member panel who were present gave unanimous approval to one of the bills, which…
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FEMA sends Colorado $10 million to offset costs from Cameron Peak wildfire
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Colorado is set to receive a $10 million windfall from a Federal Emergency Management Agency program to help offset the some of the costs brought on by the Cameron Peak wildfire. As both the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome wildfires scorched their way through hundreds of thousands of acres in northern Colorado last fall, Gov.…
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Colorado Freedom Fund taps former ACLU attorney Rebecca Wallace to lead policy efforts
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The Colorado Freedom Fund is hiring Rebecca Wallace as senior policy counsel, the same role she recently left at the Colorado chapter of the ACLU. Wallace in an interview indicated she took on the challenge for a pair of reasons: It allowed her to focus on her passion for pretrial detention reform and to work…
