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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Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for looser regulations for the U.S. financial system
Fatima Hussein
fatima.hussein@associatedpress.com
Updated 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is proposing to overhaul a regulatory panel that monitors the nation’s financial stability, by advocating for looser regulations. The Financial Stability Oversight Council, a U.S. body created in the wake of the...
Fatima Hussein
Reporter
Colorado legislators review wolf program as funding challenges persist
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Wolves took center stage during a Tuesday review by Colorado legislators of the budget proposal from the Department of Natural Resources, which includes the division that manages the reintroduction program. The Joint Budget Committee reviewed the budget proposal for 2026-27...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
Aamer Madhani
aamer.madhani@associatedpress.com
Updated 22 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. It’s the Trump administration’s latest push to...
Aamer Madhani
Reporter
Federal Reserve cuts key rate but signals higher bar for future reductions
Christopher Rugaber
christopher.rugaber@associatedpress.com
Updated 22 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row Wednesday but signaled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Donald...
Christopher Rugaber
Reporter
Adams County officials call for resignation of county treasurer after ‘inappropriate behavior’
Kyla Pearce
kyla-pearce@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Adams County Commissioners requested the resignation of the county’s treasurer after multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior toward staff members. Treasurer Alex Villagran has declined to step down. An independent investigation by Employment Matters LLC Flynn Investigations Group found multiple allegations...
Kyla Pearce
Reporter
Westminster swears in new mayor, searches for council replacement
Sage Kelley
sage-kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
The city of Westminster has a new mayor and an empty seat on the City Council where she used to preside. The city swore in two-year Councilmember Claire Carmelia as the city’s new mayor on Dec. 1 — along with new...
Sage Kelley
Reporter
RTD’s changes to disability transport faces legal challenge
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
A legal battle over access to public transportation for those with disabilities is again brewing in the very town where it and “The Gang of 19” made national headlines almost 50 years ago. Members of the Atlantis ADAPT community and...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
Trump says he’s fixing affordability problems. He’ll test out that message at a rally
Josh Boak
josh.boak@associatedpress.com
Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will road-test his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — shifting an argument made in Oval Office appearances and social media posts to a campaign-style...
Josh Boak
Reporter
Colorado vacancy panels face challenge: Replacing senator and representative from the same area
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Two vacancy committees that will convene in the next month or so will have an interesting challenge: Picking a new state senator and state representative who will represent the same geographic area. The vacancy election for Senate District 25, represented...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Denver approves $30M shelter contract with Urban Alchemy
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
With a 9-4 vote, Denver City Council members approved a new $30 million, three-year contract with Urban Alchemy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, to run The Aspen, a former DoubleTree Hotel that has been turned into a homeless shelter. More than...
Deborah Grigsby
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 […]