Senior editor for public affairs @DenverPost. Into politics, cities, transportation and running. Also: https://xitter.cf/t.co/MPkn5GmiaS, https://xitter.cf/t.co/sH9JXxLVFL.
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Democrat Jeff Bridges wants to tackle affordability issues by rethinking how the office handles state investments. Republican Kevin Grantham says the idea opens the state up to unnecessary risk. denverpost.com/2026/10/26/co…
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“Has Tina Peters shown that she's taken responsibility for what she did?” 60 Minutes’ Bill Whitaker asks Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who commuted her sentence.
“I hope that she understands that what she did was wrong,” Polis responds. Since her release, she is back on the election denial circuit. cbsn.ws/3WudOsq
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It was disappointing that @60Minutes, with all its resources and expertise, broke zero new ground on the Tina Peters story. The report was just a repetition of what local journalists reported long ago.
“Show me the evidence that the paper ballot results differed from the computerized results,” 60 Minutes’ Bill Whitaker asks Tina Peters, the former Colorado election official who served time for her role in a voting machine breach.
“My place is not to show, you know, pick out different things and what-- what could have happened,” Peters says. “I was authorized to protect the election records according to 52USC.70201.” cbsn.ws/3W6ZKFb
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This is a beautiful interview and such an encapsulation of what heroism is. It’s not Rambo antics. It’s a man choosing to do the necessary and unfathomable, and being honest about the enormous cost.
Bend, Oregon man who shot and killed a shooter at his daughters' school speaks out, praises female teacher for fighting the shooter, allowing him to have a clear shot.
Kaylub Giamanco says he is haunted by the sound of children pleading for their lives.
He also praised the teacher for grabbing the gunman's weapon, allowing him to take a shot at the shooter.
"I want to recognize [the teacher]. She gave me the opportunity to make my shot without losing my life..."
"I swung the door open, and I stepped in, and I fired, and they dropped to the ground... I looked down at the gunman, and he was scrambling for his weapon. And I looked at him, and I shot him 2 more times..."
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Denver says it will soon penalize scooter provider Veo if it doesn’t enforce sidewalk-riding ban denverpost.com/2026/10/22/de…
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The emails reveal the conflict within Colorado Springs’ Academy District 20 between a coach who chose to take a stand and administrators who appear to have sought to keep that quiet. denverpost.com/2026/10/23/ai…
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Colorado could soon become the 28th state to prohibit transgender athletes from playing on school sports teams that match their gender identities as conservative groups push to implement such bans across the US. denverpost.com/2026/10/23/co…
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In June, U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper came closer to slipping beneath an anti-establishment tide than many in the state’s political class had expected. But the November election is a different story. denverpost.com/2026/10/23/co…
Dem-favoring shifts in both CD8 (to leans D, from toss-up) and CD4 (to likely R from solid R, moving two categories). Cook is catching up to some models that had seen Boebert as more vulnerable. Cook now views Hurd as the safest CO Republican House member.
New @CookPolitical: 19 more House ratings move in Dems' direction, including six seats from Toss Up to Lean D. Full analysis by @ercovey: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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UPDATE: DOJ mistakenly sent notification to Douglas County about plans for election monitoring, according to an email DOJ sent to Colorado’s top elections office.
DOJ now says it only has plans to monitor in Adams County on Election Day.
NEW: DOJ officials will monitor at least 2 metro Denver counties where hotly contested congressional races are playing out. Election monitoring is routine but has raised new concerns this cycle. More here:
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Want to see Colorado's turnout so far? The state just started daily data updates on ballot returns. We have a dashboard crunching those numbers here: denverpost.com/2026/10/21/co…
Voter turnout is soaring compared with the last midterm election in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day. denverpost.com/2026/10/21/el…
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Times Investigation: More than 3,000 people lived in these public housing towers in Venezuela. When quakes hit, they crashed to the ground in seconds. We wanted to know why. nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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Oh this story is delicious. Some choice parts for you:
The internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isn’t free, and people can be really mean. buff.ly/5cLtnha
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Total fundraising to influence ballot questions includes nearly $9 million to support Proposition NN, a state education funding ballot measure, and more than $6.5 million to oppose Amendment 87. denverpost.com/2026/10/21/am…
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The race for Colorado attorney general is coming down to a fiery clash over experience and the future of the state’s aggressive litigation against the Trump administration. My look at the race here:
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The announcement, which comes in the final weeks of the election, could shake up a crowded race in which candidates have struggled to distinguish themselves. denverpost.com/2026/10/19/sa…
