Author: Pat Poblete
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Lawmakers approve bills restoring PERA cut, addressing police and fire benefits
A panel of lawmakers charged with crafting legislation governing pensions for police, firefighters and state employees on Tuesday unanimously approved a trio of bills ahead of the coming legislative session. The first bill of the trio to be approved by the Pension Review Commission seeks to combine a pair of retirement plans administered by the Fire and Police Pension Association. The FPPA in 2020 convened a…
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Auditors: State wins high marks on pair of pandemic programs
A pair of pandemic-related programs stood up near the onset of COVID-19 won high marks after being put under the microscope by the Colorado Office of the State Auditor. Among the reports OSA presented to the Legislative Audit Committee on Monday was an investigation of the Property Owner Preservation Program, which was authorized by House…
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Tiitone honored for bill on agency rulemaking search engine
A group made up of some of Colorado’s top business minds is honoring state Rep. Brianna Titone for her legislative work earlier this year. Colorado Concern, a CEO-based organization that describes itself as “devoted to investing in and promoting a pro-business environment through the political process,” presented its 2021 In the Arena Leadership Award to…
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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | GOP Senate field grows as Ganahl, Polis stumble
This week on Colorado Politicking, legislative reporter Pat Poblete and political correspondent Ernest Luning provide the latest updates from the campaign trail, touching on the expanding Republican field seeking to unseat U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and the latest slip-up from Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl. Meanwhile, chief legislative reporter Marianne Goodland dove in to her reporting on…
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Denver’s first female postmaster wins out-of-state promotion
After a glitzy Capitol swearing-in ceremony in July featuring some of the Colorado’s most prominent Democrats, Denver’s first female postmaster has moved on after being promoted after less than three months officially on the job. Lora McLucas will retain the title of Denver postmaster for the time being but has moved to Maryland after accepting…
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Panel approves bills from youth committee on mental health, foster care access to higher education
A trio of bills brought forward by high school students charged with developing legislative recommendations are poised to be introduced in March. A legislative committee that oversees the youth panel unanimously voted to adopt all three Thursday. The hour-and-a-half meeting of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee marked the culmination of work by students…
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Colorado’s 43rd state park, Sweetwater Lake, will be first-of-its-kind state-federal partnership
Colorado is poised to christen its 43rd state park, with the recently acquired land in northeastern Garfield County set to boast a feature none of its fellow public lands in Colorado can claim. Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday announced the federally owned land around Sweetwater Lake will not only become the latest state park, but…
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Report: Two-thirds of Coloradans eligible for Child Tax Credit would lose access under Manchin-backed cap proposal
The number of Colorado parents eligible to receive the federal Child Tax Credit could be cut by nearly 70% if congressional Democrats and the Biden administration cave to the demands of one of their Democratic colleagues, according to a new report. The vast federal program – which sends monthly payments to parents of children 17…
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Weiser joins coalition of Democratic AGs urging Supreme Court stop Texas abortion ban
Attorney General Phil Weiser is joining a coalition of Democratic AGs urging the federal Supreme Court to put a halt to what they describe as an “unconstitutional” ban on abortion approved by Texas state lawmakers. In an amicus brief submitted on Monday to the high court, the coalition led by Massachusetts AG Maura Healey took…
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Neguse, Crow urge congressional leaders to preserve gun violence prevention funding
As lawmakers in Washington work to find compromise on the top line number for a legislative package that contains much of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, Rep. Joe Neguse is calling on Democratic leaders to hold the line on gun violence prevention funding. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority…