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U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
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WASHINGTON • The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs on Friday, handing him a major loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs the president levied on nearly every other country. In imposing the…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet: ‘It’s right to suspend’ wolf program in Colorado
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who is running for governor, told a newspaper this month that he favors suspending Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program. “I think it’s right to suspend it for now and to try to see whether there’s any way to get back to a place where we’re implementing the original plan with fidelity,” he…
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Colorado senators review budget as Medicaid costs drive $776 million increase
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Colorado senators this week are reviewing revisions to the current state budget, which has been reduced by hundreds of millions of dollars in each round of cuts. The bottom line is that, because of Medicaid costs, the state will spend more in 2025-26 than lawmakers approved in the 2025 session. Last week, the House approved…
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Susan Blanco new Colorado Supreme Court justice
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Chief Judge Susan Blanco of Larimer and Jackson counties is the newest member of the Colorado Supreme Court, Gov. Jared Polis announced on Tuesday. “A few words come to mind: Innovation. Excellence. Creativity. Hard work. These are values we need across society,” said Polis during a news conference announcing Blanco’s appointment. Blanco, 48, became a…
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With the deadline missed, Bureau of Reclamation plans to move forward on Colorado River operations
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Feb. 14 was no Valentine for the seven states of the Colorado River, which failed to come up with an agreement by that deadline on how to manage the dwindling water resource beginning Oct. 1. The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation on Saturday announced it would move forward with a…
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Colorado policymakers scramble with prisons on track to exceed capacity
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Colorado’s prison system is on track to exceed capacity within the next year, driven by a sharp slowdown in parole releases, staffing shortages and an aging inmate population — all as lawmakers grapple with an $800 million general fund shortfall that limits options for expanding beds or spending in alternative programs. If projections hold, the…
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Hickenlooper, Crow plan to donate campaign cash from Palantir execs to immigrant rights nonprofits
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Two Democratic members of Colorado’s congressional delegation said this week that they plan to donate more than $100,000 received in campaign contributions from current and former employees of Denver-based firm Palantir Technologies to local nonprofits that assist immigrants and support civil rights. U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow both landed on a…
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Colorado Republicans set meeting to restrain state chair Brita Horn, but she says they can’t do that
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A Colorado Republican Party officer has scheduled a meeting of the party’s state central committee to consider whether to curb state GOP chair Brita Horn’s spending authority and hold a confidence vote in her leadership, but Horn said the party official who issued the formal call lacked the required legal authority, so the meeting won’t…
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National Democrats add Republican Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th CD to list of targeted GOP-held seats
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The House Democrats’ campaign arm on Tuesday added U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District to its list of targeted seats held by Republicans as the party aims to flip control of the chamber in this year’s midterm elections. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Crank’s district among an expanded roster of 44…
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President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet to resign from Colorado Senate
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A top Democrat in the Colorado General Assembly is resigning to take a new job. President Pro Tem Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet of Commerce City, who has served in the General Assembly since 2017, will become the director of the David and Laura Merage Foundation for Combating Antisemitism. Her last day is this Friday. The…
