Republican state representative’s demand that Colorado’s budget bill be read aloud cost taxpayers upwards of $10K State Rep. Brandi Bradley of Littleton forced the reading of the 661-page bill in protest of the House’s handling of an ethics complaint she filed against a fellow GOP state representative. She hoped ...

Republican state representative’s demand that Colorado’s budget bill be read aloud cost taxpayers upwards of $10K coloradosun.com/2026/04/14/b... #copolitics #coleg

Colorado lawmakers stopped imposing new fees amid voters’ cost-of-living concerns. They’re now making them optional. Since 2019, Democrats have passed bills imposing new fees to pay for everything from transportation projects to waste diversion initiatives. Last year, some members of the party started saying “no mor...

Colorado lawmakers stopped imposing new fees amid voters’ cost-of-living concerns. They’re now making them optional. coloradosun.com/2026/04/14/c... #copolitics #coleg

Jared Polis says Colorado needs a new prison ASAP, even as crime has fallen. How did we get here? A parole backlog and longer sentences are causing a surge in Colorado's prison population

Jared Polis says Colorado needs a new prison ASAP, even as crime has fallen. How did we get here?
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We're hiring a politics reporter to help us out over the summer for a four-month stint leading up to the election! coloradosun.com/2026/04/10/h... #copolitics #coleg

Out of reach: Colorado's crumbling child care system Over the next several months, through grant funding from Gary Community Ventures, The Colorado Sun is taking a microscope to the state’s child care system — which one expert described as neither funct...

Find the whole child care series from @coloradosun.com here, including a guide on finding care for for new or soon-to-be parents: coloradosun.com/colorado-chi...

Almost 14,000 Colorado kids are on the waitlist for subsidized child care with program on the brink of collapse Nearly 14,000 Colorado children are waiting for government-subsidized relief, and for some that means their parents can’t afford to go to work

Colorado's program that helps families w/ low incomes afford child care is in crisis.

*13,869* eligible kids don't have a subsidized spot.

As lawmakers cut social safety net programs this year, struggling families will have to wait longer for relief. coloradosun.com/2026/04/05/c...

Lawmakers finish drafting Colorado’s budget with final round of major cuts to address roughly $1.5 billion shortfall Medicaid took the brunt of the final reductions, include a reimbursement rate cut for providers and a cap on Cover All Coloradans, which provides health care to immigrants who are children or pregnant

How Colorado lawmakers plan to cut $1.5 billion from the state budget, by the indefatigable @jesseapaul.bsky.social coloradosun.com/2026/04/01/c...

Colorado is losing 1 affordable housing unit for every 2 it builds. But the state keeps rejecting efforts to stop the bleeding. Gov. Jared Polis and state housing officials have prioritized new construction over preserving existing affordable rental housing.

Colorado is losing 1 affordable housing unit for every 2 it builds. But the state keeps rejecting efforts to stop the bleeding. by @brianeason.bsky.social
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Shannon Bird’s “no” votes on some big Democratic bills may both help and hurt her run for Congress The former state representative is taking heat in the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary for her votes on immigration bills and funding questions

Shannon Bird’s “no” votes on some big Democratic bills may both help and hurt her run for Congress coloradosun.com/2026/03/24/s... #copolitics #coleg

Colorado’s state budget shortfall grows to more than $1.5 billion, forcing legislature to make much deeper cuts The legislature’s Joint Budget Committee has already been slashing spending for weeks as it works to draft the state’s 2026-27 fiscal year budget. That includes cuts to Medicaid, which is the primary ...

Shit is hitting fan...

Colorado’s state budget shortfall grows to more than $1.5 billion, forcing legislature to make much deeper cuts coloradosun.com/2026/03/19/c... #copolitics #coleg

Governor’s office tells Colorado lawmakers the state needs to immediately open a new prison — possibly two The news was met with shock from state lawmakers, who have been reeling in recent weeks as they cut Medicaid and other state services to address a $1 billion budget shortfall

Gov. Polis’ office says CO must immediately move to open a new prison — maybe 2 — to handle projected prison pop growth.

The request comes as the legislature is cutting social services to address a $1 billion state budget shortfall. w/ @jesseapaul.bsky.social
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Colorado lawmakers reject bill that would have required police to intervene when ICE agents use excessive force Local police chiefs opposed the bill. Two Democrats voted with Republicans to reject it.

Colorado lawmakers reject bill that would have required police to intervene when ICE agents use excessive force.

Local police chiefs opposed the bill. Two Democrats voted with Republicans to reject it. w/ @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social
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How Medicaid cuts to balance Colorado's budget will affect family caregivers that rely on state assistance The legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, which drafts the state budget, voted last week to move forward with reductions to the hours family caregivers can be reimbursed for

Casey Barrett is able to provide the level of care his daughter 15yo Olivia requires bc the state reimburses them for it.

But he is worried he won’t be able to keep it up because CO lawmakers are considering major cuts to Medicaid. @lucasbradywoods.bsky.social coloradosun.com/2026/03/18/c...

Providing Medicaid to immigrants who are children or pregnant is costing Colorado 611% more than expected The state predicts that the Covering All Coloradans program will cost Colorado $104.5 million in the fiscal year that began July 1. Nonpartisan fiscal analysts estimated the cost would be $14.7 millio...

Providing Medicaid to immigrants who are children or pregnant is costing Colorado 611% more than expected coloradosun.com/2026/03/16/c... #copolitics #coleg

Delayed projects, low morale: Boston’s streets department is stalling under Wu, long a transit champion - The Boston Globe Advocates and city staff say the policy change has caused an epic bottleneck, stalling the majority of Boston’s transit and street safety projects for the past year.

The Wu train has derailed.

Great look at the Boston city hall about face on transit 👇 @bostonglobe.com

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All 66 Democrats in Colorado’s legislature sign letter urging Jared Polis not to shorten Tina Peters’ prison sentence The letter warned that clemency would be a gift to conspiracy theorists and risks undermining the safety of future elections

NEW THIS AM: All 66 Democrats in Colorado’s legislature sign letter urging Jared Polis not to shorten Tina Peters’ prison sentence coloradosun.com/2026/03/11/c... #copolitics #coleg

“They didn’t have a clue”: ICE agents struggle to answer questions about warrantless arrests in Colorado Lawyers for immigrants allege officers are violating a court order limiting how they can arrest people

"They didn't have a clue."

"Those guys were not examples of what we hope ICE officers would know and do in the field.” -U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson

ICE agents struggle to answer questions about warrantless arrests in Colorado in federal court: coloradosun.com/2026/03/11/i...

Colorado wants help picking a name for Front Range passenger train ahead of November vote to fund route The district wants to settle on a name before deciding whether to put a measure on the ballot that would increase sales taxes along the Front Range

Colorado wants help picking a name for Front Range passenger train ahead of November vote to fund route coloradosun.com/2026/03/09/c... #copolitics #coleg

Not a single Democrat in the Colorado legislature says Jared Polis should reduce Tina Peters’ sentence. He appears set to do it anyway. The Colorado Sun asked every Democrat in the legislature Wednesday whether Polis should offer Peters clemency after the governor all but said on social media Tuesday that he plans to do so

NEW: Not a single Democrat in the Colorado legislature says Jared Polis should reduce Tina Peters’ sentence. He appears set to do it anyway.

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Do you use cash advance apps like MoneyLion, EarnIn or Brigit? We want to hear from you. The Colorado Sun wants to talk to you about your experience using apps to access money before your paycheck arrives

I want to hear from you: Do you or a friend or family member apps like MoneyLion, EarnIn or Brigit? What has your experience been like? What do you want state lawmakers to know as they consider how to regulate the app companies?

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Denver mayor orders police to protect city residents from ICE Mayor Mike Johnston’s order requires local law enforcement to intervene when federal agents use potentially deadly force in the city

NEW: Denver mayor orders police to protect city residents from ICE

AI chatbots operating in Colorado would have to take steps to protect kids, prevent suicides under bipartisan bill The measure represents the legislature’s latest attempt to address artificial intelligence as the technology becomes increasingly prevalent

AI chatbots operating in Colorado would have to take steps to protect kids, prevent suicides under bipartisan bill

Hundreds came to meeting w/ Denver city council members, city & state staff tonight in Elyria-Swansea about the CoreSite data center here.

More than a moratorium, they want the center dismantled and a city-wide ban.

The company didn’t show.

Proposed tax breaks for data centers would increase taxes for poor Coloradans, analysts say Sponsors of industry-backed data center bill say they are amending it in ways that will change the fiscal projections

Industry-backed data center bill would raise taxes on the poorest Coloradans in its bid to provide tax breaks to tech companies, analysis shows.

Illinois lawmakers passed similar tax incentives in 2019 and now many appear to have buyer’s remorse.
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Will Colorado give data centers a warm embrace, or a cool reception?

ICYMI: The latest Purplish episode with @sambrasch.bsky.social, @taydolven.bsky.social & @lucasbradywoods.bsky.social looks at Colorado's different approaches to data centers. Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/0AxL... or wherever you get your podcasts #copolitics

As US Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs, Colorado companies look at implications Colorado small businesses scrambled last spring to adjust orders, reroute manufacturing and find cash to pay the higher tariffs

As US Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs, Colorado companies look at implications

Democrats would be favored to flip 3 Colorado congressional seats under new redistricting proposal The proposal, brought by an organization called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, would ask voters to temporarily override the independent redistricting process that they enshrined in the constitu...

NEW: Democrats would be favored to flip 3 Colorado congressional seats under new redistricting proposal coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/c... #copolitics #coleg

Prosecutor’s aggressive talk about Tren de Aragua has so far produced only plea deals Half of those named have avoided trial and shaved years off possible sentences

Last year, Colorado's top federal prosecutor told a bank of TV cameras this prosecution crippled Tren de Aragua in Colorado. Seven months later, that tough talk is largely unfulfilled and the office is pleading out the cases.

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New Mexico is making child care free for all working parents. Why isn’t Colorado? Even before the universal policy, New Mexico had much more generous child care assistance than Colorado

New Mexico is making child care free for all working parents. Why isn’t Colorado?

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The @coloradosun.com child care series starts this week with a story from Erica Breunlin that answers the question:

If parents are paying far more than they can afford for child care, why are so many centers on the brink of closing?

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