Author: Thelma Grimes

Colorado joined yet another coalition of 18 states in filing a court brief supporting the legal challenge to two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs, even as a federal court blocked cuts to public health grants.  In the case involving public health funding, U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy…

For the second year in a row, the Colorado legislature intervened to tackle scandals that many said have shaken the public’s faith in state institutions and industries.  In 2025, lawmakers passed three new laws aimed squarely at controversies surrounding the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Last year, state lawmakers worked on regulations around who could work…

Colorado joined a coalition of 19 states this week to sue the Trump administration over proposals to withhold federal funding from states that the White House insists are not complying with federal immigration policy. Led by California, two separate lawsuits claimed that the Trump administration is “attempting to illegally coerce their states into sweeping immigration…

As Colorado continues to trend downward on the national economic scale, the Denver Chamber of Commerce is critical of the direction the state’s Democratic-led legislature took in 2025 and in recent years. The main message at Tuesday’s annual post-legislative State of the State event, hosted by the chamber, was that the anti-business, pro-regulation approach is…

Colorado is joining 19 states and Washington, D.C. in filing a lawsuit to challenge recent cuts made to the U.S. Health and Human Services. According to the lawsuit, the reductions would destroy “lifesaving” programs, leaving states to pick up the added costs. The lawsuit’s central focus is on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement…

Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Colorado has joined over a dozen lawsuits challenging the president’s policies and executive orders, notably in the areas of gender transition, illegal immigration, and tariffs. Judges have suspended or halted several of these orders. The administration has also won in other areas. Many of the cases are…

As President Donald Trump hits the 100-day milestone, his Democratic critics sought to take preemptive actions to block or minimize the impact of his policies, notably in the area of illegal immigration. Republicans, meanwhile, tried counter the Democrats’ moves, even as they also pushed to undo Colorado’s “sanctuary” policies.  In Colorado, where Democrats hold levers…

Colorado will join several states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the latter’s order dealing with elections, a top official said.    Since Trump took office in January, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, a Democratic candidate for governor in 2026, has joined nearly a dozen lawsuits, including the two this week, one of…