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Polis’ budget proposal faces backlash over Medicaid and Pinnacol deal
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis’ proposed state budget for 2026-27 drew sharp criticism Wednesday from the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, as lawmakers from both parties criticized plans to slow Medicaid spending growth and to rely on a deal to privatize Pinnacol Assurance....
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Grijalva to be sworn in as the House’s newest member, paving way for an Epstein files vote
Joey Cappelletti
joey.cappelletti@associatedpress.com
Updated 15 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the House returns Wednesday for the first time in months, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as its newest member, nearly seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat last...
Joey Cappelletti
Reporter
Jefferson County declares emergency over stalled SNAP funds
Sage Kelley
sage-kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Calling it a “humanitarian crisis,” Jefferson County has declared an emergency disaster as uncertainty over the federal food stamp program hangs in the air. The county issued the order on Saturday, allowing the county to create an emergency operations center...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
The Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
Geoff Mulvihill
geoff.mulvihill@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
It’s up to the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to decide when full payments will resume under the SNAP food aid program that helps 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, as some wonder how they will feed their families without...
Geoff Mulvihill
Reporter
Denver council rejects 2026 budget, but mayor’s $1.66B spending plan will still govern operations
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 15 hours ago
The Denver City Council rejected Mayor Mike Johnston’s $1.66 billion spending plan, but the proposal, as amended, will still govern operations, as the charter requires the city to have a budget in place by Nov. 12. In a split 6-6...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
No deal? Tuesday is federal deadline for Colorado River states to develop agreement framework
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
This Tuesday is the deadline set by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the seven states of the Colorado River to develop a framework for an agreement governing the river’s operations. But that agreement seems just as far away now...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Speaker Johnson says House will return to Washington for voting on shutdown deal
Mary Clare Jalonick
mary.clare.jalonick@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with...
Mary Clare Jalonick
Reporter
Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen
David A. Lieb
david.a..lieb@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 day ago
President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen. The request is the latest in a flurry of legal activity over how a...
David A. Lieb
Reporter
China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers
Chan Ho-him
chan.ho-him@associatedpress.com
Updated 1 day ago
HONG KONG (AP) — Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, a skilled Indian IT professional who has worked in both India and the U.S., has been looking for work in China. Beijing’s new K-visa program targeting science and technology workers could turn that dream...
Chan Ho-him
Reporter
Moderate Democrats, GOP reach deal to end shutdown
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of expanded health care subsidies, breaking the six-week stalemate and paving...
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STATE OF THE STATE PREVIEW | Gov. Jared Polis to focus on COVID, education, other priorities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis will give his third State of the State speech Wednesday, remarks intended to bolster efforts on pandemic relief, reduce health care costs, provide a way forward on transportation funding, and begin to set the scene for 2022, when he will run for […]