WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | All eyes on Ukraine
This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporters Marianne Goodland and Hannah Metzger join host Pat Poblete to discuss the response from public officials in Colorado to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Read previous coverage on our stories here:
Colorado legislature supports Ukraine, condemns Russia
Polis: Colorado to impose its own sanctions against Russia
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Colorado policymakers scramble with prisons on track to exceed capacity
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 11 hours ago
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...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Arvada City Council delays vote on public comment changes
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 14 hours ago
For those looking to share public comments with the Arvada City Council, time may be running out. On Feb. 3, the council unanimously voted to postpone a vote on the timing of public comments during regular meetings until April 21...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
Paul Pazen, a former police chief, launches bid for Denver City Council
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen announced his bid for the District 2 City Council seat to be vacated by Kevin Flynn in 2027. Flynn is term-limited. Pazen, who began his law enforcement career in 1995 with the Denver Police...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
Denver advances face covering ban for law enforcement
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
A Denver City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a proposed ordinance banning law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces during an arrest or detainment or inside a city facility. The proposed ordinance also establishes a minimum...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
CU Boulder, state launch economic research in coal-transition areas
Scott Weiser
scott-weiser@denvergazette.com
Updated 21 hours ago
Communities in northwest Colorado built on coal mining and power plants are losing hundreds of high-paying jobs and a major share of their tax revenue as operations wind down. In a yearlong effort, the University of Colorado Boulder is teaming...
Scott Weiser
Reporter
Arvada councilmember under investigation for alleged ethics violation
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 21 hours ago
A third-party investigator will look into potential ethics violations from Arvada City Councilmember Sharon Davis. Davis was excused from the dais during the council’s regular business meeting on Feb. 3. The rest of the council then approved the outside investigation...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
Aurora councilmembers discuss Regional Navigation Campus, ADA requirements
Kyla Pearce
kyla-pearce@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Aurora City Council tackled several major city topics at a Saturday winter workshop, moving forward with ADA accessibility improvements for the council chambers, addressing concerns about the Regional Navigation Campus and debating a new impact fee for businesses. In...
Kyla Pearce
Reporter
Colorado lawmakers take aim at ‘imposter’ peaches, melons and chiles
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa-ventrelli@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Do you know where your Palisade peaches come from? What about your Rocky Ford melons? Your Pueblo chiles? You might think they were grown right here in the state, especially if they have the “Colorado Proud” logo — but that’s...
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
Denver moves to codify quarterly financial updates to the City Council
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Denver City Council unanimously advanced a proposed ordinance on Tuesday that aims to codify quarterly general fund reporting to the council from the city’s Department of Finance. The council currently does not receive regular budget updates, relying instead on...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
Colorado Title Board rejects challenges to graduated income tax ballot measure
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
The state body that determines whether a ballot measure contains a single subject has rejected challenges to eight versions of the push to change Colorado’s flat rate to a graduated income tax, thereby increasing the taxes on higher income earners....
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
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City council to repeal bill after Denver auditor files lawsuit to determine its legality
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After Denver Auditor Tim O’Brien filed a lawsuit claiming City Council passed an illegal amendment on an ordinance restricting the auditor’s ability to issue subpoenas, council has filed to repeal the bill and start the […]
Colorado legislature approves privacy protection for health care workers, others
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado legislature approved legislation Friday that seeks to prevent the doxxing of health care workers and other employees. The state Senate passed House Bill 1041 in a final 23-9 vote on Friday, following the state House of Representatives’ 52-10 approval last month. The bill […]