WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Fentanyl, abortion and more from a busy legislative session
This week on Colorado Politicking, managing editor Luige Del Puerto and reporters Marianne Goodland, Hannah Metzger, Seth Klamann join host Pat Poblete for a special end-of-session episode recapping everything that happened during the Colorado General Assembly’s 2022 legislative session.
Read previous coverage on our stories here:
2022 SESSION: Democrats secure legislative agenda – but not without hang-ups
2022 SESSION: CONFRONTING CRISES | Actions of the 2022 General Assembly
2022 SESSION: Quotes that told the story
2022 SESSION: Capitol M: Bon voyage and best wishes to the dozens who won’t be back in 2023
2022 SESSION: Who’s got the juice?
2022 SESSION: The images that define the Colorado General Assembly
2022 SESSION: Quirkiest Moments
2022 SESSION: The most and least successful Colorado lawmakers
2022 SESSION: Majority pushes sweeping agenda, minority sees limited success
2022 SESSION: Judicial branch sees passage of priorities in legislative session
2022 SESSION: Legislators wrap up work after tackling fentanyl, passing largest budget in history
To see previous episodes, click here.
Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done
Wire Services
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Updated 4 hours ago
The Denver Gazette wire services ORLANDO, Fla. — The next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how it will be done and who will be counted. Allies of President Donald Trump...
Wire Services
Reporter
1 arrested after shots fired during Denver traffic stop, shelter-in-place lifted
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Denver Police have taken an adult male into custody after shots were fired at officers during an unrelated traffic stop late Saturday night in the Capitol Hill area near East 13th Avenue and North Logan Street. One bystander suffered a minor...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
Aurora City Council Q&A: decorum on the dais
Kyla Pearce
kyla-pearce@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
In November’s election, Aurora voters flipped what was previously a seven-to-three conservative majority on the City Council to a six-to-four progressive majority. With the significant shift of the council’s political leaning could come policy changes and reversals. The Denver Gazette...
Kyla Pearce
Reporter
EPA rejects Colorado’s plan to tie coal plant shutdowns to cleaner skies
Scott Weiser
scott-weiser@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
Federal air quality regulators on Friday rejected Colorado’s latest haze-reduction plan, saying the state wrongly tried to force coal-fired power plants to close early as part of efforts to clear up views in national parks and wilderness areas. The U.S....
Scott Weiser
Reporter
Denver City Council to revisit vote on emergency shelter funding
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
The Denver City Council will have a light agenda on Monday. Meetings will continue in the Parr-Weidner Community Room while renovations progress in the council chambers. Returning to the council from the Community Planning and Housing Committee is a resolution...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
Denver Auditor: Office of Social Equity and Innovation risks mismanaging or losing taxpayer money
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Denver’s Office of Social Equity and Innovation has yet to implement half of the 14 recommendations made by auditors in 2024, leaving the city and the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum Program at risk of misusing small-dollar funds. A follow-up report...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
New Aurora councilmembers to host meetings about creating civilian oversight of police
Kyla Pearce
kyla-pearce@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Two of Aurora’s new councilmembers plan to hold listening sessions with community members to talk about establishing an independent civilian oversight committee for Aurora police. Gianina Horton and Amy Wiles, who were both elected to the Aurora City Council in...
Kyla Pearce
Reporter
House rejects effort to override presidential veto for Colorado Water Project
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a Colorado-led effort to override a Dec. 30 presidential veto of a measure that would have helped finance the Arkansas Valley conduit. The measure, known as H.R. 131 and sponsored by U.S....
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Denver may revise animal bite penalties to consider criminal intent
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
Denver pet owners are responsible for bites and injuries caused by their animals, facing both civil penalties and criminal charges of up to $999 and 300 days in jail. However, some city officials have suggested that the city consider revisions...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
Douglas County commissioners ponder revisiting ‘home rule’ proposal after last year’s failure
Noah Festenstein
noah-festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
The future of Douglas County chasing “home rule” status may not be in the hands of commissioners, but instead by residents who are considering placing the issue back on the ballot, according to one commissioner. Last March, Douglas County commissioners...
Noah Festenstein
Reporter
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2022 SESSION: CONFRONTING CRISES | Actions of the 2022 General Assembly
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 2022 offered legislators the first real opportunity to set an ambitious agenda after two years of limping through the global pandemic, but Colorado’s emergence out of the COVID-19 crisis also unleashed a torrent of challenges. There were many familiar problems, such as housing, behavioral health […]