Author: Pat Poblete
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Hancock-backed National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights kicks off in Denver
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The National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights kicked off Friday morning at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, convened by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Led by the two Democratic mayors, the conversation features a slate of Democratic officeholders and activists from across the state and country to set “a national action plan…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | GOP Senate field grows as Ganahl, Polis stumble
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This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporter Pat Poblete and political correspondent Ernest Luning provide the latest updates from the campaign trail, touching on the expanding Republican field seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the latest slip-up from Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl. Meanwhile, chief legislative reporter Marianne Goodland dove in to her reporting on…
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Denver’s first female postmaster wins out-of-state promotion
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After a glitzy Capitol swearing-in ceremony in July featuring some of the Colorado’s most prominent Democrats, Denver’s first female postmaster has moved on after being promoted after less than three months officially on the job. Lora McLucas will retain the title of Denver postmaster for the time being but has moved to Maryland after accepting…
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Panel approves bills from youth committee on mental health, foster care access to higher education
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A trio of bills brought forward by high school students charged with developing legislative recommendations are poised to be introduced in March. A legislative committee that oversees the youth panel unanimously voted to adopt all three Thursday. The hour-and-a-half meeting of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee marked the culmination of work by students…
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CPW seeks public feedback as it mulls changes to distributing big game licenses
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking feedback from hunters as the agency considers changes to policies and regulations governing the way it doles out big game licenses. According to a release, the big game license distribution topics CPW is examining are resident and nonresident elk and deer license allocation, preference points, weighted points and over-the-counter…
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Colorado’s 43rd state park, Sweetwater Lake, will be first-of-its-kind state-federal partnership
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Colorado is poised to christen its 43rd state park, with the recently acquired land in northeastern Garfield County set to boast a feature none of its fellow public lands in Colorado can claim. Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday announced the federally owned land around Sweetwater Lake will not only become the latest state park, but…
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Fields, Lee, Herod and Woog honored for legislative work
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Awards recognizing state lawmakers for their work during the previous legislative session continue to roll in with Sens. Rhonda Fields and Pete Lee and Reps. Leslie Herod and Dan Woog the latest batch to be honored. Fields, an Aurora Democrat, was presented with the Colorado Community College System’s Legislator Star Award. In addition to Fields,…
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Report: Two-thirds of Coloradans eligible for Child Tax Credit would lose access under Manchin-backed cap proposal
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The number of Colorado parents eligible to receive the federal Child Tax Credit could be cut by nearly 70% if congressional Democrats and the Biden administration cave to the demands of one of their Democratic colleagues, according to a new report. The vast federal program – which sends monthly payments to parents of children 17…
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Weiser joins coalition of Democratic AGs urging Supreme Court stop Texas abortion ban
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Attorney General Phil Weiser is joining a coalition of Democratic AGs urging the federal Supreme Court to put a halt to what they describe as an “unconstitutional” ban on abortion approved by Texas state lawmakers. In an amicus brief submitted on Monday to the high court, the coalition led by Massachusetts AG Maura Healey took…
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Neguse bill to streamline permitting, improve outdoor access on to House floor
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Federal legislation from U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse aimed at overhauling the special use permitting process for federal lands is one step closer to becoming law after clearing a House committee. The Lafayette Democrat’s Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act on Wednesday won approval from the House Natural Resources Committee and now heads to the House…
