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Special Session Day 1 recap: A high-profile resignation, heated debates and fast-tracked bills
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 months ago
Day 1 recap The Colorado General Assembly started Thursday with 33 bills and two concurrent resolutions that would go to voters. The first day ended with just 13 bills left, five in the Senate and eight in the House. The...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
What you need to know about Colorado’s hiring freeze, upcoming special session
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 months ago
The Polis administration is imposing a hiring freeze, part of the efforts to address a $1 billion deficit that the Colorado state government is facing. Here’s what we know so far. When is the hiring freeze? The hiring freeze starts...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
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The Denver Gazette
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Updated 7 months ago
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The Denver Gazette
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Rural Reckoning | Polis, lawmakers say housing, health policies benefit rural Colorado
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 months ago
Amid the tension between rural and urban leaders at the state Capitol, the governor and lawmakers have tackled housing, healthcare, food security and mental health access across Colorado’s rural communities, advocates from both sides of that divide said. They pointed...
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
DNP ~ It’s official! Broncos will build new stadium at Burnham Yard
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 months ago
The Denver Broncos will stay in Denver, building their new stadium at Burnham Yards, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced during his 2025 State of the City Address on Monday, ending speculation around a move to Lone Tree or Aurora. [quote...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
News Nuggets: Denver City Council will not meet July 7
Deborah Grigsby
deborah.smith@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 months ago
No city council meeting this week Denver City Council will not meet on Monday, July 7, but regular city council committee meetings will resume. In accordance with the Denver City Charter, City Council Committee meetings are canceled during the week...
Deborah Grigsby
Reporter
DO NOT POST Rural Colorado mulls what Medicaid cuts could mean for mental health
By TRICIA STORTZ Special to The Denver Gazette
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Updated 7 months ago
Already strained in rural Colorado, mental health clinics often serve clients facing complex challenges like depression, addiction, and trauma, all while operating with limited staff and tight budgets. For many, Medicaid is the only means of accessing care. Now, advocates...
DO NOT POST, NEEDS MORE REPORTING What’s next after defeat of ‘home rule’ in Douglas County?
Noah Festenstein
noah.festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 months ago
County officials express interest in reintroducing the home rule vote in the future.
Noah Festenstein
Reporter
Local Government Information Services system taken offline Friday to resolve online threat
greta-kerkhoff
greta.kerkhoff@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 months ago
Colorado’s Local Government Information Services system was taken offline Friday morning to resolve a server issue related to online threat activity. A spokesperson for Colorado Governors Office of Information Technology confirmed that the office had “detected high levels of traffic,...
greta-kerkhoff
Reporter
Decarbonization report: Zero-carbon power goal achievable — for a price
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 7 months ago
Trying to eliminate the last few percent of carbon emissions costs billions
Scott Weiser
Reporter
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Aurora man arrested, victim identified after shooting Sunday
An Aurora man was arrested on first-degree murder charges in connection with a fatal double shooting early Sunday morning in an Aurora parking lot. Brandon Ellis Sutton, 32, was arrested Sunday afternoon by Aurora and Denver police for allegedly shooting two men, and killing one, in a parking lot in the 15000 block of East […]
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus will hold a press conference, led by Chairman Greg Casar (D-TX) and Deputy Chairwoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), on President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office at 2:30 p.m. LIST: THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT The press conference comes a day after Casar announced his […]