Jason Mikesell, Republican candidate for Colorado governor
Jason Mikesell joins a crowded field of Republican candidates for governor. With Gov. Jared Polis being term-limited, Colorado will elect a new leader in 2026.
Mikesell is a veteran law enforcement leader and the elected Sheriff of Teller County, bringing over two decades of public safety experience. A third-generation Colorado native, Mikesell began his career as a peace officer in Park County and rose through the ranks in Teller County, serving on SWAT teams and leading detention and operations units before being appointed sheriff by county commissioners and subsequently elected to two terms.
Colorado bill seeks to limit surveillance tech to ‘lawful’ public safety purposes
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 5 hours ago
A Republican legislator is pushing legislation on surveillance technology that, she said, is designed to achieve a balance between aiding law enforcement and protecting people’s private rights. Her proposal is drawing support from both sides of the ideological aisle, though...
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
Democrats want to decouple Colorado from federal tax breaks
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 7 hours ago
Democratic members of Colorado’s House and Senate on Tuesday announced the introduction of a slew of bills that would reduce corporate tax deductions and sever Colorado’s tax regime from recent federal changes to the tax code. The federal tax changes...
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
Colorado title board OKs language of ballot measure to privatize Pinnacol Assurance
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 9 hours ago
The state’s title board on Wednesday unanimously voted to approve the wording of a ballot measure that would allow Pinnacol Assurance, the state’s workers’ compensation insurance provider of last resort, to privatize. Behind ballot measure No. 218 is Colorado Succeeds,...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
National redistricting fight reaches Colorado with ballot measures targeting GOP-held congressional districts
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
A Democratic-aligned group backed by the House Majority PAC filed four versions of a 2026 ballot measure Tuesday that would temporarily suspend Colorado’s independent congressional redistricting commission and redraw the state’s map in an effort to flip three Republican-held U.S....
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Colorado Senate presses transportation director to increase funding for Morgan County roads
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa-ventrelli@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
A coalition of state Senators approved a resolution drafted by the Morgan County Board of Commissioners urging the Colorado Department of Transportation to invest more money into fixing roads. Some 70% of Morgan County’s roads have been labeled by the...
Marissa Ventrelli
Reporter
Ballot measure seeks to enshrine ‘right to know’ government affairs in Colorado Constitution
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
A ballot measure filed Friday would enshrine people’s “fundamental right to know” the affairs of governments, thereby overturning a 2024 law that, critics said, now allows lawmakers to shield their activities from the public. Supported by by groups that aren’t...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
With the deadline missed, Bureau of Reclamation plans to move forward on Colorado River operations
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Feb. 14 was no Valentine for the seven states of the Colorado River, which failed to come up with an agreement by that deadline on how to manage the dwindling water resource beginning Oct. 1. The U.S. Department of the...
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
Law enforcement officers shouldn’t wear masks | Jon Caldara
Jon Caldara
jon-caldara@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 days ago
Should police wear masks? Denver’s City Council thinks no — and is even trying to outlaw it for federal agents operating in the city (because if there’s one thing municipal governments do well, it’s bossing around Washington). Like so many...
Jon Caldara
Reporter
Ken Salazar donates archives to Borderlands project, hoping history helps unify country
Vince Bzdek
vince-bzdek@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
About the same time the Pilgrims were setting up shop 400 years ago in Plymouth, Ken Salazar’s family was scratching out a toehold in what is now New Mexico, helping to establish the city of Santa Fe. The Salazars had...
Vince Bzdek
Reporter
A day in the life of the Capitol: Capitol M | Week of Feb. 14, 2026
Marianne Goodland
marianne-goodland@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 days ago
The lighter side of the Capitol, usually. If you were walking around the Capitol on Feb. 12, there was plenty to see and to be amused (or delighted) by. Let’s start with the high school kids from Greeley’s District 6....
Marianne Goodland
Reporter
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A new year means new laws in Colorado, covering everything from health insurance and gun shows to “junk fees” and protections for wild bison. Here’s a list of laws passed during the 2025 legislative session that will go into effect on Jan. 1. House Bill 1002: Medical necessity determination insurance coverageThis law codifies and clarifies […]
Federal judge rules Trump administration can share illegal immigrants’ Medicaid data with ICE
The Trump administration can continue its practice of sharing the biographical, location, and contact information of illegal immigrants between federal agencies early in the new year, a federal judge ruled on Monday. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, of the Northern District of California, issued the preliminary injunction order […]