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Gov. Jared Polis abruptly cancels unpublicized meeting with Joint Budget Committee
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Gov. Jared Polis was scheduled to talk to reporters at 12:30 p.m. on Friday at the Governor’s Mansion to discuss his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, which he is required to submit to the Joint Budget Committee on Nov. 1. Before addressing the media, Polis had planned to meet with the Joint Budget…
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Colorado hospitals are operating on ‘unsustainable’ margins, report finds
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Nearly 70% of Colorado hospitals ended 2024 with “unsustainable” margins, according to a new financial report from the Colorado Hospital Association. Tom Rennell, the group’s senior vice president of financial policy and data analytics, said hospitals’ expenses are outpacing their revenue, as an increasing number of Colorado patients are losing their insurance coverage, partially due…
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In bid to avoid ‘spoiling’ races, Colorado Libertarian Party releases updated 2026 candidate pledges
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Colorado Libertarians on Tuesday released an updated set of pledges that Republican candidates can sign if they want to discourage the right-leaning minor political party from running potential spoiler nominees in next year’s midterm elections. The lengthy lists of policy statements — dubbed the “Liberty Pledge” — resemble similar pledges produced ahead of last year’s…
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BEST OF COPO 2018 | A New Year’s look at our top stories
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With a white-hot campaign season leading to a blue-wave election, 2018 was an exciting year for news of politics and policy in Colorado. And the staff of Colorado Politics has been proud to bring it to you. We’ve tracked burning issues like health care, transportation, energy, marijuana and water. We’ve followed bills and policies through…
