Author: Pat Poblete

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday expressed frustration after an an administrative law judge ruled Xcel Energy could recoup from customers some $500 million to cover natural gas costs stemming from a February 2021 winter storm. In a statement, Polis slammed the decision, noting “extra costs could have been avoided by better early warning systems for consumers to…

This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Marianne Goodland and Hannah Metzger join host Pat Poblete to discuss the end-of-session logjam at the Capitol, and unpack which bills passed and which were killed along the way. Read previous coverage on our stories here: To see previous episodes, click here. This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Marianne Goodland and…

This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Marianne Goodland, Debbie Kelley and editor Luige Del Puerto join host Pat Poblete to discuss news that the U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to overturn its decisions in two landmark cases that outlined a constitutional right to abortion, according to a leaked draft of a majority opinion. Read previous…

The Colorado Senate on Friday unanimously passed a bill seeking to invest around $100 million into the child care industry as the state struggles with an acute child care shortage. Senate Bill 213, which Sens. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, introduced, would use $50 million of economic recovery and relief money and another possible $50 million…

The Colorado Senate on Friday passed a bill to increase the amount of prescription drugs hospitals can supply to sexual assault victims, sending the legislation to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk. Under current law, hospitals can only provide a 72-hour supply of prescription drugs to any emergency room patient. House Bill 1309 would allow hospitals to…

A broad coalition of Democrats and Republicans in the Colorado House on Friday approve a measure seeking to pump more money into efforts to expand resources for volunteer firefighters in Colorado. Senate Bill 2 would add $5 million to the Local Firefighter Safety and Disease Prevention Grant Program and expand it to cover replacement firefighting equipment. The…

The state House on Friday advanced to the Senate a legislative effort to a honor fallen firefighter by mandating the reporting of controlled burns in Colorado. House Bill 1132, which Reps. Richard Holtorf, R-Akron, and Tony Exum, D-Colorado Springs, sponsored, would require all controlled burns on private property to be reported to local fire departments and allow…

The Colorado House of Representatives on Friday approved along broad bipartisan lines a bill seeking to exempt nonprofit child care centers from paying property taxes. House Bill 1006 aims to modify current law that allows property owned and operated by nonprofit child care centers to be exempt from property taxes. The bill removes the ownership…

This week on Colorado Politicking, reporter Michael Karlik and host Pat Poblete discuss a jury finding DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, did not conspire to illegally restrict competition for DaVita’s employees. Read previous coverage on our stories here: To see previous episodes, click here. This week on Colorado Politicking, reporter Michael Karlik and host…