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

Important work from @sethklamann.bsky.social: With no options left, a Venezuelan family living in Colorado walks into ICE custody, seeking to go back home www.denverpost.com/2026/05/24/c...

Age-old rule in journalism is to always get the dog's name. But especially when they shoot someone.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee runs Tuesday through Thursday as kids participate in three rounds per day until they’re knocked out of the bee.

Heck yeah: Denver’s airport is gonna do the underground walkway to concourses. It’s been studying alternatives/backup to the concourse train for years now, and today DIA unveils the plan to build out the tunnel in the next two years or so. www.denverpost.com/2026/05/26/d...

With no options left, a Venezuelan family living in Colorado walks into ICE custody, seeking to go back home

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

I asked Gov. Jared Polis tonight if his decision to commute Tina Peters' sentence means he's done with politics since his actions were akin to political suicide. “I wouldn't go that far," the governor said. "I think this will be remembered fondly." coloradosun.com/2026/05/19/j...

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:

This is some great reporting by @jessicaseaman.bsky.social, who’s been ahead on the Cherry Creek story for months, with a deep story they puts its leadership scandal in good context while uncovering new details:

Yep. Heard this particularly after the debate, when both failed to do much to differentiate themselves or provide some firm indication of how they would be different from Polis, for whom progressives have little love.

Gov. Polis did something that kicked up a hornet’s nest within his own party yesterday, and could have big political fallout. Read about why he says he did it, and the blowback he’s getting, in this story led by @sethklamann.bsky.social and @coltrain.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/15/t...

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...

🚨Gov. Polis is commuting Tina Peters’ sentence, making her eligible for parole on June 1 — ~30 months earlier than her original sentence. Polis gives a huge break to a election-conspiracist and ally of Donald Trump, before a judge has a chance to resentence her: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/15/t...

WATCH: Phil Weiser, Michael Bennet debate in event co-sponsored by The Denver Post. Starts now: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/07/c... via @denverpost.com

Lotta news in legeworld today: Colorado lawmakers launch bid to undercut 'irresponsible' road funding mandate in Initiative 175 www.denverpost.com/2026/05/01/l... via @coltrain.bsky.social

Denver’s Asia Center may face $40M redevelopment, sparking community backlash

National Democrats will visit Denver next week as the race to host the party’s next presidential convention heats up. “The goal is to make sure (the DNC delegation) … can feel the energy and excitement that a delegate might feel in 2028,” said Shad Murib, the chair of the state Democratic Party.

Did you receive a notice that the Colorado unemployment office overpaid you?

NEW: Federal judge rejects Colorado GOP’s effort to block unaffiliated voters from participating in party’s 2026 primaries coloradosun.com/2026/04/28/u... #copolitics

Would you stay out until 4 a.m. if Denver adjusted its nightlife rules?

Highly recommend this from Lizzy about a Colorado teacher and her husband, who has been detained in Aurora’s immigrant detention center for nearly 15 months:

After decades of Indigenous pushback, Colorado's Westernaires youth horsemanship organization will end all portrayals of Native American culture, including the group's reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn and its Indian dancing program // Story by @lizzy-hernandez.bsky.social

Lime and Bird are out, Veo is in. Here’s what Denver scooter riders need to know about the city’s new contract.

Below-average snowfall and above-normal temperatures was bad for Colorado’s ski industry. A report to investors released by Vail Resorts on Thursday gives clues to just how bad it was.

Sean Murray, the district attorney in Colorado's Sixth Judicial District, is one of just a few prosecutors across the country who have pursued criminal charges against federal agents for their actions during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Some good news: New research from Harvard Medical School found youth suicides were 11 percent lower than expected after the launch of the 988 hotline in 2022. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/s...

Colorado lawmakers are again trying to regulate the use of new price-setting technology, this time taking aim at algorithms that crunch mountains of individualized data on customers to adjust how much each person pays for groceries, hotel stays and other items.

School parent group removes now-former ProgressNow leader as treasurer after $70,000 in unapproved withdrawals www.denverpost.com/2026/04/22/e... via @denverpost.com

An outside firm is investigating workplace conditions within the Colorado Department of Human Services amid high leadership turnover, a cascade of formal complaints and nearly $3 million in settlements with departing staff since Gov. Jared Polis took office, @samtabachnik.bsky.social reports

As a dancer, I look for multiple outlets where I can move in different spaces and develop a bond with my fellow classmates. At the Moyo Center in Denver, I found ways to approach it without the Western gaze. And the classes are free! For @denverpost.com (gift) www.denverpost.com/2026/04/20/d...

The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded free-preschool program over their admission policies. The state says religious schools are welcome to participate, but must follow nondiscrimination laws

Critics question feds’ plans for future of Colorado River: In years of severe drought, ‘the system is failing’

Routed my long run early Saturday evening through Highland, past Empower Field and then up through LoDo. Hell of a jubilant sports town vibe, with Messi jerseys everywhere as fans walked north, and then Nuggets fans celebrating a win and Dodgers fans streaming toward Coors Field.

State budget passes Colorado Senate and nears final decision point, with committee weighing changes

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

The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. We are tracking the increase in these cases:

Related: U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette is up with a new ad today, reintroducing herself to Denver voters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xioW...

“The current wolf compensation program is so broad that it now covers claims beyond its intended purpose of reimbursing livestock owners for actual, verified wolf-caused losses,” a petition says.

In the ~five days since we wrote this story, there have been ~30 more habeas petitions filed in federal court by immigrant detainees. That’s more than double the total filed in the *entirety of 2024.*

Want to try something new? Think horseshoes, bocce ball, futsal, axe throwing … and yes, curling.

“Now those same decision makers are saying Colorado is not even on our short list, and if you’re in Colorado, you should be investing your money elsewhere.” www.denverpost.com/2026/04/13/c...

A closer look at Colorado’s proposed budget cuts, from a dental fund to financial aid to health provider fees

Lost sleep for Colorado lawmakers as they reckon with budget cuts for disabled people, immigrant children

Conservative pastor Rep. Scott Bottoms wins top billing for governor on Colorado Republican primary ballot

Christy Peterson is the Republican candidate for Congress in solid-blue Denver denverite.com/2026/04/09/d... #copolitics

A nice warm and fuzzy politics story: Colorado Springs’ mayor has a new chief of staff. It's the guy he trounced in the election -- Wayne Williams, Colorado's Republican former secretary of state. coloradosun.com/2026/04/09/y...

New: A young Democrat stunned Rep. Diana DeGette in a party vote. Does Melat Kiros have a real shot in the primary? “This has nothing to do with me and everything to do with the fact that Denver Democrats want a fighter,” she tells @elliottwenzler.bsky.social. www.denverpost.com/2026/04/09/m...

Sen. Michael Bennet backed out of a gubernatorial forum hosted by Colorado Muslims because he didn’t want questions about the war in the Gaza Strip, organizers said. Bennet’s campaign disputed the characterization on Tuesday. @sethklamann.bsky.social reports: www.denverpost.com/2026/04/08/m...

“Because this error was discovered by a reporter and it was confirmed by legislators, all using the criminal justice open records act, it would seem mind-boggling to now close off that ability."