Author: Pat Poblete
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Rounding out the state lawmakers with eyes on Washington
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This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning and chief legislative reporter Marianne Goodland join host Pat Poblete to discuss seven state lawmakers seeking to move their offices from Denver to Washington, D.C. Read previous coverage on our stories here: To see previous episodes, click here. politicking
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Bills aiming to combat wildfire ready for committee action
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Legislators last week introduced a slate of legislation crafted during the legislative interim to combat wildfires in Colorado. The five bills, now ready for committee action, stem from the work of the Wildfire Matters Review Committee, a 10-person panel featuring six Democrats and four Republicans charged with studying wildfire prevention and mitigation during the months in which the…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | The General Assembly returns, plus Polis’ State of the State
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This week on Colorado Politicking, managing editor Luige Del Puerto and chief legislative reporter Marianne Goodland join host Pat Poblete to discuss the opening day of the General Assembly and Gov. Jared Polis’ State of the State address. Read previous coverage on our stories here: politicking
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Boebert’s ‘anti-Muslim bigotry’ and remembering Justice Greg Hobbs
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This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning joins host Pat Poblete to discuss the reaction and fallout from “anti-Muslim bigotry” directed at a member of Congress by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt. Chief Legislative Reporter Marianne Goodland then joins the show to remember former state Supreme Court Justice Greg Hobbs, who passed away…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Tina Peters, the federal infrastructure bill and a special appearance by Colorado Politics’ new editor
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This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning joins legislative reporter Pat Poblete to unpack a pair of stories he broke centering on Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and the roles Colorado lawmakers played in helping the federal infrastructure bill across the finish line. Luige Del Puerto, Colorado Politics’ new managing editor, also joins the show…
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Q&A with Madeline Zann | Senate Democrats’ young campaigner
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Heading into a pivotal election year, there may not be a single person more pivotal to Colorado Senate Democrats’ efforts to retain and expand their majority than Madeline Zann. Zann, 25, was in September named executive director of the Democratic Senate Campaign Fund after serving as the fund’s finance director since the spring. Don’t let her…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Unpacking the 2021 election and reports on income taxes paid by Gov. Jared Polis
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This week on Colorado Politicking, senior writer Joey Bunch political correspondent Ernest Luning join legislative reporter Pat Poblete in breaking down Colorado’s 2021 election as well as a report showing Gov. Jared Polis paid little or no federal income taxes in the nine years before the Democrat was elected governor. Read previous coverage on our stories here: To…
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Winter to speak on COP26 panel
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Democratic state Sen. Faith Winter on Tuesday is set to speak on a panel at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Scotland on intergovernmental coordination to tackle climate change in the United States. The panel, titled #Time4MultilevelAction, is being hosted at the COP26 conference by the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities Constituency, who…
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Esgar knocks SCOTUS as justices take up Texas law banning most abortions
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As the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday takes up challenges to a Texas law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Colorado House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar slammed the justices for failing to block the legislation’s implementation. “I was outraged by the Supreme Court’s failure to block this law from taking effect, and I urge the…
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COVER STORY | Money race turns to a sprint as Colorado school board contests near the finish
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When it comes to elections in Colorado, races for school boards used to be such sleepy affairs that they were sometimes called off for a lack of candidates. This year is different. Money matters, and increasingly there’s plenty of that. “It’s always been like pulling teeth,” said Tyler Sandberg, vice president of the conservative-leaning education group…







