Author: Pat Poblete
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Colorado’s congressional Republicans offer prayers, criticism of Biden in wake of twin blasts in Kabul
After a pair of explosions rocked Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul early Thursday morning, Colorado’s Republican congressional delegation took to social media to express support for American forces and criticize the Biden administration. The two explosions came hours after the U.S. government warned Americans to avoid traveling to the airport in Afghanistan’s capital city because…
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Coloradans will vote on hiking marijuana taxes to fund out-of-school-learning
Colorado voters will decide whether to hike pot taxes to boost funding for out-of-school learning programs when they fill out ballots for the upcoming election in November. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday announced supporters of Initiative 25, titled the Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress Program, are projected to have gathered enough signatures to…
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Commission moves forward with student-athlete compensation bill
A commission that reviews bills drafted by a national organization that promotes uniform state laws on Wednesday agreed to move forward with legislative framework on college athletes earning compensation from the use of their name, image or likeness. College athletes have traditionally not been allowed to be compensated for use of their name, image or…
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UI Division: Those fired for refusing vaccine may not be eligible for jobless benefits
Employees who quit or are fired for failing to follow their employer’s policies on COVID-19 vaccinations may not be eligible for unemployment insurance, a spokesperson for the state Division of Unemployment Insurance said on Monday. In an email to News5, state UI Division Press Secretary Jessica Hudgins Smith indicated every UI claim undergoes a review…
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Interim panel kicks off latest attempt to overhaul school funding formula
An interim legislative panel charged with developing recommendations to overhaul Colorado’s school funding formula on Tuesday kicked off its work with a 6.5-hour meeting bringing members up to speed on inequities in the state’s decades-old school finance system. The Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance’s first meeting of the year, one of five scheduled before…
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Polis hails FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday touted the Food and Drug Administration’s move to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 16 years of age and older. “I know that some people were waiting for full FDA approval to get vaccinated, and now that day is finally here and you can start the protection clock today,”…
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Redistricting Commissions to hold hearings in Commerce City, Brighton and Colorado Springs
Colorado’s Independent Redistricting Commissions will this week be touring the Front Range to hold public hearings on preliminary maps released earlier this summer. The commissions responsible for drawing the preliminary lines for the state’s eight congressional, 65 state House and 35 state Senate districts are scheduled to hear feedback in Commerce City on Tuesday, Brighton…
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Youth panel calls for bills on mental health, access to higher education for foster care students
A panel of high school students charged with developing legislative recommendations on Friday told lawmakers they want to see bills improving access to mental health services for youth and higher education for foster students as well as measures to revamp the youth advisory council. The recommendations stem from Colorado Youth Advisory Council, a panel of…
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Disclosure statements: Boebert’s husband made nearly $500,000 consulting for oil and gas company
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s husband was paid nearly a half-million dollars for consulting work with an energy firm, an income source not previously listed in campaign finance or financial disclosure filings. The Silt Republican’s latest financial disclosure report, filed Tuesday, shows her husband Jayson was paid $478,386 in 2020 for consulting services by Terra Energy…
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Denver nonprofit sues city over zoning process for homeless encampments
A Denver-based nonprofit is suing the city, alleging Denver’s zoning administrator changed zoning to allow homeless encampments without input from the public, city council or the city’s zoning board. The suit was filed Wednesday in Denver District Court by Dan Burrows of the Public Trust Institute on behalf of four Denver residents and Denver Deserves…