Nick Coltrain

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

New Denver order takes aim at ICE activity — ordering police to protect protesters, possibly by detaining agents “My first job is to run this city,” Mayor Mike Johnston said. “But in today’s America, that means answering questions from our residents about what happens if ice troops des…

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

Bill would ban prop bets on sports apps in Colorado as lawmakers seek to curb gambling addictions Colorado lawmakers who are concerned about rising gambling addiction and betting scandals in professional sports filed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit sports betting apps from offering proposi…

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 “We literally alerted them, and they did nothing until about two years later,” said Kelly Milan, the founder of the Colorado Transportation Alliance, about HCPF’s high rates used …

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.

Endangered Snowpack: How climate change will affect Colorado skiing Colorado’s iconic alpine ski resorts are used to wild changes in weather — from massive blizzards to snow droughts. But how will they handle the long-term warming trends expected from c…

🧵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

Denver developer behind Union Station project identified in Epstein files Chad McWhinney, who founded the real estate company McWhinney — recently renamed Realberry — 35 years ago, is the subject of a single email exchange between an unknown person and Jeffrey Epstein.…

Another Colorado name has surfaced in the Epstein files.
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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

Colorado Democrats ramp up anti-ICE strategy after raids, killings: ‘The community’s been calling for it’ “The biggest change I’ve seen is they’re actually talking about (immigration), and they’re not scared,” an activist said of federal and state lawmakers. “It&#821…

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...

Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans

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.

Journalists Georgia Fort, Don Lemon among 4 arrested over protest during St. Paul church service The arrests are tied to a demonstration at a church that has a pastor who is also an ICE official.

“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."

Jury finds former Colorado senator guilty of four felonies for faked letters of support in probe The falsely attributed letters drew the attention of the Denver District Attorney’s Office, which brought the felony charges against Jaquez Lewis.

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

ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars Immigration agents operating near Vail left branded ace of spades playing cards in cars left behind after immigrants’ arrests this week, an advocacy group alleged. ICE is investigating.

In Colorado, ICE accused of leaving “death cards” in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars. Via @sethklamann.bsky.social

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Live: Man shot by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.

Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says
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Protesters decry new immigration detention facility in northern Colorado: ‘ICE is trying to do this in secret’ The ACLU of Colorado sued ICE multiple times last year, forcing the agency to turn over documents that revealed plans for additional detention centers in the state.

Protests are happening right now in Hudson over federal plans to reopen a shuttered prison for ICE detention.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

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

Tina Peters grabs, shoves fellow inmate in brief scuffle, video shows The Denver Post obtained the video footage Monday night.

New: Tina Peters was involved in a brief scuffle with a fellow inmate Sunday night, and video shows Peter grabbing and shoving the other woman as the other inmate tries to move a cart out of the way of closet door: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/19/c...

Gov. Jared Polis stops releasing prisoners who’ve spent decades behind bars for youthful crime Colorado’s governor has not approved any of the program’s graduates for early release since 2023 — an about-face from the prior three years.

Gov. Jared Polis unilaterally stalled a specialized prison program aimed at rehabilitating and releasing people who have served decades for crimes committed as juveniles and young adults, @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury reports. After 2023, Polis stopped signing off on the early releases.

so former Rep. Doug Lamborn converted his campaign account to a PAC recently. Promoting American Values filed its year-end report and $7,500 of $8,245 spent went to the company owned by Lamborn's wife. #copolitics

NEW: A family member confirms to 9NEWS that Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis today, was originally from the Colorado Springs area.

How CU Boulder’s student news site got taken over by AI slop The imposter site is confusing readers with articles that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence and is siphoning pageviews from real student reporting, the CUI’s journalists say.

Kind of a wild story here.

A mystery person took control of CU Boulder's student news outlet & turned it into AI slop.

The students made a new website & lawyered up. But, it turns out, AI is a hard beast to fight.

www.denverpost.com/2026/01/05/c... via @denverpost.com

Colorado prison backlogs for sex offender rehabilitation lead to missed parole dates, others getting out without treatment “What it’s intended to do is to lock up the most dangerous sexual offenders until they are safe to rejoin society,” a state oversight board member says. “That is not how it works …

Colorado requires many sex offenders to complete treatment before leaving prison. But a chronic shortage of providers means hundreds have languished past their initial parole date, while nearly 2,000 more - sex offenders under a different sentence - were released with no treatment: trib.al/LubH0ty

CFOIC’s 2025 year in review: press freedom battles, a vetoed records bill, a ‘private’ judicial system, auto-deleted Signal texts and a $25.4 million CORA request - Colorado Freedom of Information Coa... Coloradans fought for press freedom and freedom of information in 2025 in settings as small as the Eastern Plains town of Bennett and as big as the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

CFOIC's year in review: Coloradans fought for press freedom and freedom of information in 2025 in settings as small as the Eastern Plains town of Bennett and as big as the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

Immigration judge weighs release of activist Jeanette Vizguerra after ICE sought to block media’s court access An immigration judge will decide in the coming days whether to temporarily release immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra after a Friday bail hearing.

"Proceedings were delayed Friday morning after personnel at the detention center, which is privately run by the Geo Group, told reporters and supporters that they couldn’t enter the courtroom." // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

State Sen. Faith Winter legally drunk at time of fatal crash, investigators find State Sen. Faith Winter was intoxicated and at fault for the November car accident in which she was killed, Arapahoe County investigators said Friday.

Colorado state Sen. Faith Winter was legally intoxicated and at fault for the November car accident in which she was killed, Arapahoe County investigators said Friday // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social

Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR U.S. lawmakers representing Colorado called the planned NCAR closure “deeply dangerous” and “blatantly retaliatory.”

U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat who represents Boulder, called the move to close NCAR “a deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration.” // Story by @laurenpenington.bsky.social

ADVISORY NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COURT RULES/PROCEDURES: re: 1 Complaint, 2 MOTION to Compel Production of Documents Demanded Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1960 filed by attorney Brittany E. Bennett. The s/signature did not match the filer name on the account for which the login and password are registered. DO NOT REFILE THE DOCUMENT. Action to take - future documents must be filed pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 5.1(a) and 4.3(c) of the Electronic Case Filing Procedures (Civil cases). (Text Only Entry) (echa, ) (Entered: 12/11/2025) ADVISORY NOTICE. Attorney Brittany E. Bennett attempted to enter an appearance in this case by filing a pleading with a digital signature, ECF 5. D.C.COLO.LAttyR 5(a)(5) requires that an attorney be a member of the bar of this Court to enter a valid appearance as counsel of record. Counsel does not appear on the Attorney Roll of this Court because Counsel has not been admitted to practice in the District of Colorado; therefore, the purported entry of appearance by counsel cannot be recognized. Upon admission to the bar of this Court, counsel may then file a Notice of Entry of Appearance in this case. (Text Only Entry) (adubo) (Entered: 12/11/2025)

Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but the Justice Department attorney who just filed the lawsuit against Colorado seeking voter records apparently didn't understand the district court's relevant rules for doing so: