Author: Pat Poblete
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Colorado House approves property tax exemption for child care centers
The Colorado House of Representatives on Friday approved along broad bipartisan lines a bill seeking to exempt nonprofit child care centers from paying property taxes. House Bill 1006 aims to modify current law that allows property owned and operated by nonprofit child care centers to be exempt from property taxes. The bill removes the ownership…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Judge rules Dave Williams can’t appear on primary ballot with anti-Biden nickname
This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Ernest Luning and Marianne Goodland discuss as judge in Denver ruling Republican congressional candidate and state lawmaker Dave Williams can’t include a phrase meant to express contempt for President Joe Biden along with his name on primary ballots. Read previous coverage on our stories here: Judge rules Lamborn challenger Dave…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Judge rules Dave Williams can’t appear on primary ballot with anti-Biden nickname
This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Ernest Luning and Marianne Goodland discuss as judge in Denver ruling Republican congressional candidate and state lawmaker Dave Williams can’t include a phrase meant to express contempt for President Joe Biden along with his name on primary ballots. Read previous coverage on our stories here: Judge rules Lamborn challenger Dave…
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Colorado Springs-area high school athletes sign letters of intent
With the end of the school year nearing, high school athletes are making their college decisions. Here is a list of seniors who have recently signed their letters of intent to play at the next level: Discovery Canyon Anna Sukle, Soccer, Bethel Ella Kuenzli, Soccer, Carroll College Victoria Sanders, Diving, Oakland University Emma Lindsey, XC/Track,…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Jury find DaVita, Kent Thiry not guilty
This week on Colorado Politicking, reporter Michael Karlik and host Pat Poblete discuss a jury finding DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, did not conspire to illegally restrict competition for DaVita’s employees. Read previous coverage on our stories here: Not guilty: Jury acquits DaVita, Kent Thiry of corporate conspiracy charges DaVita case heads…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Lawmakers focus on fentanyl
This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Marianne Goodland and Seth Klamann join host Pat Poblete unpack the House Judiciary Committee’s two-day hearing on a bill that among other things lowers felony threshold for fentanyl possession. Read previous coverage on our stories here: Reaction to passage of fentanyl bill is mixed: Some praise, others decry measure…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Previewing a groundbreaking white-collar trial in Denver
This week on Colorado Politicking, reporters Michael Karlik and Ernest Luning join host Pat Poblete to preview the upcoming three-week criminal trial of Denver-based DaVita, Inc. and its former leader, Kent Thiry, which will begin on Monday morning. Read previous coverage on our stories here: Parties argue over mundane, salacious issues as DaVita trial looms ‘Keep…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Colorado legislative session hits halfway mark
This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporters Marianne Goodland and Hannah Metzger join host Pat Poblete to discuss the Colorado General Assembly reaching the halfway mark in the 2022 legislative session. Read previous coverage on our stories here: Halfway through the 2022 session: What’s left for the Colorado legislature to do? Flavored tobacco ban advances…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Everything you need to know about Tina Peters
This week on Colorado Politicking, political correspondent Ernest Luning and host Pat Poblete dive into the news that Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy, Belinda Knisley, turned themselves in to authorities Wednesday hours after prosecutors released a 13-count grand jury indictment against the pair. Read previous coverage on our stories here: Tina Peters…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | All eyes on Ukraine
This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporters Marianne Goodland and Hannah Metzger join host Pat Poblete to discuss the response from public officials in Colorado to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read previous coverage on our stories here: To see previous episodes, click here.