Republican state Senate candidate arrested in Florida on felony child neglect charge Frederick Alfred Jr., a 38-year-old who lives in Commerce City, is running to represent state Senate District 21 north of Denver

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A Colorado bill takes aim at Flock cameras, police surveillance technology. Here’s what’s in it. Senate Bill 70 aims to regulate how government officials access and use data collected by automatic license plate readers

A Colorado bill takes aim at Flock cameras, police surveillance technology. Here’s what’s in it. coloradosun.com/2026/04/21/s... #copolitics #coleg via @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social

Colorado GOP asks judge for emergency order blocking unaffiliated voters from casting ballots in the party’s 2026 primaries The request piggybacks off a ruling late last month that the requirement in Colorado law that 75% of the party’s central committee must support opting out of the primaries before it can happen “consti...

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In new affordability push, Colorado Democrats look to shrink the single-family home The state House earlier this year passed two bills designed to make it easier to build houses on smaller lots

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Effort to bridge divide between moderate, liberal Democrats in the Colorado legislature falls apart A transparency bill sponsored by Opportunity Caucus leaders and progressives has stalled. In its place, a new bill, sponsored only by more progressive Democrats, was introduced Friday

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Campus health centers in Colorado may soon be required to provide abortion medication The abortion medication included in the bill consists of two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, taken over the course of one to two days

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Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program The court agreed on Monday to take up the appeal from St. Mary Catholic Parish, which is supported by the Republican Trump administration.

Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program

Effort to bridge divide between moderate, liberal Democrats in the Colorado legislature falls apart A transparency bill sponsored by Opportunity Caucus leaders and progressives has stalled. In its place, a new bill, sponsored only by more progressive Democrats, was introduced Friday

Effort to bridge divide between moderate, liberal Democrats in the Colorado legislature falls apart coloradosun.com/2026/04/18/c... #copolitics #coleg

Colorado legislature votes to strip farmworkers of some overtime wage protections Senate Bill 121, which Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign into law, would bump up the overtime threshold to 56 hours for all farmworkers, regardless of the season and type of work

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Inbox: Jeff Hurd, Wanda James qualify for primary ballot after signature review #copolitics

Democrat Trisha Calvarese burned through $700K-plus in the first three months of the year in her failed attempt at a rematch with U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert. (Calvarese dropped out of the race when it became clear she wouldn't make the ballot). #copolitics

Pretty paltry numbers from Democrat Evan Munsing

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 ...

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Gabe Evans with some eye-popping campaign finance numbers as three Democrats battle it out to face him in November. #copolitics

Inbox: Hetal Doshi, Michael Dougherty qualify for state primary ballot upon signature review. #copolitics

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 ...

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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? coloradosun.com/2026/04/13/j... #copolitics #coleg

To be clear: Yes, Democrats control the calendar and chose to work today despite the state assembly. But that *would not have happened* if Rep. Bradley hadn't forced the long bill to be read at length.

House adjourns until Monday

Now heads to the Senate for more debate

Budget passes the house on final reading. 43-19. Rep. Bradley didn't ask for it to be read at length again today. #copolitics #coleg

Checking in on the GOP state assembly in Pueblo. It hasn't started (was supposed to begin at 9) because this is the line to get in and get credentialed #copolitics

For those keeping tabs, the House is working today because Rep. Brandi Bradley had the budget bill read at length, which took about 15 hours. GOP lawmakers would otherwise be at state assembly in Pueblo today. #copolitics #coleg

The Colorado House is taking final votes today on budget related bills. All but three Republican reps are here.

- Rep. Scott Bottoms (running for gov) marked absent
- Rep. Matt Soper (running for county commissioner) marked absent
- Rep. Dan Woog (excused)

#copolitics

A third of Colorado voters have still never heard of Phil Weiser, poll shows coloradosun.com/2026/04/11/p... #copolitics

It's over! Budget debate resumes tomorrow

Democrats are now limiting debate to one hour

The bill has finally been read at length... House is still going tonight. Probably going to try to finish second reading and then come back tomorrow for thirds. #copolitics #coleg

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