Gov. Jared Polis, fresh off being censured by the Colorado Democratic Party for letting Tina Peters out of prison early, showed up today to a private, internal party call like this #copolitics

"The loss of a primary source of income, coupled with the federal government’s efforts to keep many immigrants indefinitely detained, has spurred families like Cecilia’s — and detainees like her husband — to stop fighting and leave the country." // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

Colorado Democrats officially censure Gov. Jared Polis for Tina Peters clemency www.denverpost.com/2026/05/20/d... via @coltrain.bsky.social

Tina Peters’ lawyer told us today that she wasn’t expressing contrition for her crimes and that she was unjustly targeted by a “globalist judge” in a “captured state,” as VP Vance said Peters should qualify for a share of the DOJ’s new $1.77 billion settlement fund:

New: A wave of elected officials, primarily from Polis’ party, castigated the governor for reducing Peters’ sentence. The county clerks association said that the move would define Polis’ legacy. With @coltrain.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/15/t...

Important note. This year, Polis asked the legislature — which was in the midst of cutting $1.5 billion — for tens of millions to build a new prison. He’s also refused to release 11 inmates who’ve completed their release programs and are only waiting on Polis to free them. bsky.app/profile/burn...

Polis halves Tina Peters' sentence, cites free speech protection as justification. The decisions happens after months of public and private pleading for him to at least let the legal process finish playing out.

Cool to see @denverpost.com cited in @merriam-webster.com’s Word of the Day! @samtabachnik.bsky.social @sethklamann.bsky.social

State lawmakers are adding themselves and many other government officials in Colorado to the list of “protected persons” who, for safety reasons, can get their home addresses and other personal information removed from public records posted on the internet.

"The 30% of families that were lifted out of poverty because of Colorado’s most aggressive anti-poverty tax credits are now going to be plunged back into poverty,” bill sponsor Rep. Lorena Garcia said. “I wonder if the governor feels good about that.” Gift link

Here are Colorado Matters’ in-depth interviews with Democratic gubernatorial candidates Phil Weiser & Michael Bennet. Listen or read the full transcripts: Bennet: www.cpr.org/2026/05/13/m... Weiser: www.cpr.org/2026/05/13/p... Produced by @tomhesse.bsky.social

A federal judge in Colorado sanctioned Mike Lindell's lawyer for the second time in the same case because he based his argument around a 10th Circuit case that doesn't exist. Judge Nina Wang strongly suspected AI was a factor in the faulty citation: www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/08/m...

A governor Michael Bennet won't promise to tell primary voters who he'd pick to replace himself in the senate, and other news from the first primetime gubernatorial debate (gift link) www.denverpost.com/2026/05/07/c...

Gov. Jared Polis is pursuing legislation to allow state agencies to invest public money in privately managed investment funds, instead of investing through the Colorado treasurer — and it’s relying on what one lawmaker called a “super-secret memo” for legal backing // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social

An outside firm is investigating workplace conditions within the Colorado Department of Human Services amid high turnover in its leadership team, a cascade of formal complaints and millions of dollars in settlements with departing staff. www.denverpost.com/2026/04/20/c...

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans builds big war chest as Democrats duke it out in suburban swing district

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 has seen an explosion of habeas cases: In the first 100 days of 2026, more than 370 detained immigrants have asked judges to grant bail hearings or release them — up from 104 in 2025 and just 12 in 2024 // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social and @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social

Major breaking news from @denverpost.com: #Broncos owners Greg Penner and Carrie Walton-Penner are acquiring a 40% stake in the Rockies. They become the largest minority shareholder and a forceful new partner for owner Dick Monfort. A seismic move. More: www.denverpost.com/2026/04/10/b...

Well folks, it’s happening. The 661-page budget bill is being read aloud, line by line, by a computer program named Eric. Assuming the motion isn’t pulled, this will go on for ~15 hours, and Rep. Bradley (who moved for the bill to be read) can’t leave the chamber except for brief bathroom breaks.

Buckle up for a wild one. April Morganroth was fired from a Colorado newspaper for making up quotes. Then she changed her name, moved states, and got back in the journalism game. Now she's facing decades in prison. www.denverpost.com/2026/04/08/a...

Help us out: Let us know what you'd like the D gov candidates to talk about. We're hosting 2 debates, and this is for the first one with the Ds. (Waiting to schedule the R debate until after GOP's state assembly.) *Please let us know through the form at the link! www.denverpost.com/2026/04/03/c...

Gov. Polis & state officials are weighing whether to comply with a new ICE subpoena as he also tries to end a lawsuit that stopped him from complying with a similar request + as he implements a policy blocking subpoena discussions from ever being released: www.denverpost.com/2026/04/02/j...

New: In a win for the GOP, a federal judge rules that Colorado makes it too hard to opt out of the state’s semi-open primary system. The ruling doesn’t set a new threshold, but it’s a boost to conservatives who want to keep unaffiliated voters from their primaries. www.denverpost.com/2026/04/01/j...

Breaking: A federal judge has dismissed a Trump admin lawsuit against Denver, the state of Colorado, and various elected officials that challenged “sanctuary laws” that limited federal immigration cooperation. www.denverpost.com/2026/03/31/c...

SCOTUS sides 8-1 with a therapist who argued Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violated the First Amendment: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Kim Bimestefer, head of the agency that oversees Colorado Medicaid, is resigning, days after lawmakers told Gov. Jared Polis’ staff that they planned to hold a vote of no confidence in her and call for her removal. Twenty-eight of the Senate’s 35 members signed on. www.denverpost.com/2026/03/30/c...

GOP President Donald Trump -- after endorsing #CO03 Rep. Jeff Hurd, and withdrawing the endorsement after his tariff vote and endorsing Hurd's primary challenger Hope Scheppelman -- met with Scheppelman and decides to re-endorse Hurd. #copolitics

ICE agents who left ‘death cards’ in immigrants’ cars removed from field duty, senior official testifies

In mid-January, a fight at a trustees meeting collapsed town of Hartman’s government. It was the culmination of years of infighting, but now the town’s water supply is near collapse, with no government empowered to fix it. From @samtabachnik.bsky.social and me: www.denverpost.com/2026/03/08/h...

Wild story from @sethklamann.bsky.social and @samtabachnik.bsky.social about a tiny town in remote southwest Colorado where the local government collapsed in acrimony and the state is scrambling to fix its water supply. “Yelling has been a factor in Hartman since God was a boy,” an ex-trustee says

Gov. Polis dropping some preemptive justification for his (very likely) intervention re: Tina Peters’ prison sentence:

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston signed an executive order today that requires Denver police to intervene and detain ICE agents if they see them using excessive force on demonstrators. It also bans federal agents from using city-owned property for operations // Story by @elliottwenzler.bsky.social

Colorado lawmakers concerned about rising gambling addiction and betting scandals in pro sports filed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit sports betting apps from offering prop bets on individual athletes’ performances // Story by @thenoellephillips.bsky.social

Flawed analysis caused Colorado Medicaid program’s costs to surge and made it ‘attractive’ to fraud trib.al/kOhOASu

They just said 90-year-old Tenley Albright, who competed for the U.S. in Cortina in 1956, is in attendance. Here's what Albright's gold medal winning performance that year looked like.

🧵In a 3-part series, @denverpost.com's Elise Schmelzer explores the impact of climate change on the world-renowned ski industry that brings billions of dollars to Colorado

Another Colorado name has surfaced in the Epstein files. www.denverpost.com/2026/02/12/c...

Pres Trump says he did not invite CO Gov Polis to NGA dinner and working meeting at WH over Tina Peter. Polis was the Chair of the NGA 2024-2025. #copolitics

Last year, a Democratic lawmaker readying a congressional run voted against a bill limiting state cooperation with ICE. This morning, the candidate, Shannon Bird, put out a plan to “hold ICE accountable.” On the shifting dynamics of Democrats’ immigration politics: www.denverpost.com/2026/02/08/c...

President Donald Trump "personally blocked" Colorado Gov. Jared Polis from receiving an invite to a White House dinner for the nations governors, per NYT www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u... #copolitics #coleg

The murder of the Washington Post is devastating for journalism and for Americans’ ability to chronicle and understand our own society. Another case study of what happens when invaluable civic institutions fall into the hands of fundamentally uncivic billionaires.

Let’s remember Lummis owns $$$ worth of BTC. Of freakin’ course she wants the government to buy.

“In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”

Update: In a new statement - sent 12 hrs after publication - Gov. Polis' spokeswoman said the office is "taking this very seriously and (is) demanding that HCPF ensure it never happens again." "We are taking actions like requesting future audits ... and are working to ensure full transparency."

A jury found former Colorado state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis guilty today of 3 counts of forgery and 1 charge of attempting to influence a public servant, all felonies that stemmed from allegations that the Longmont Democrat mistreated aides while in office // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social

In Colorado, ICE accused of leaving “death cards” in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars. Via @sethklamann.bsky.social www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...

Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Protests are happening right now in Hudson over federal plans to reopen a shuttered prison for ICE detention. www.denverpost.com/2026/01/21/h...

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.