Last week, Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation appropriating additional funds for public school districts facing an influx of migrant students. Colorado Public Radio reports: The Colorado Department of Education will distribute approximately $24 million from the state education fund to school districts and charter schools that recently enrolled new immigrant students. A bipartisan group of ..read more

In another edition of our long running series, “At Least They’re Not Your Legislator,” we take you to South Dakota, where… [Holy Christ, this is a real story?] …South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, who may well end up as Donald Trump’s running mate, is a LITERAL PUPPY KILLER. As The Washington Post reports: South ..read more

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“We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue that which is achieved without either.” –Niccolo Machiavelli ..read more

Yesterday the Colorado House passed House Bill 24-1095, legislation to increase penalties on employers who violate child labor law. From a House Democratic majority press release: “Over the years, Colorado has made important progress to improve child labor laws – but we must ensure violators are held accountable for their actions,” said Rep. Sheila Lieder ..read more

We’ve gone through the four big Congressional Primary races that will be decided on June 25 (CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, and CO-08). Now it’s time to hear from you. Readers of Colorado Pols have traditionally been weirdly accurate at predicting the outcomes of big races in Colorado, and we’re asking you to do it again. We’ll ..read more

As the Washington Post’s Yvonne Wingett Sanchez reports, a grand jury in our neighboring state of Arizona has returned felony indictments against a number of members of former President Donald Trump’s “Elite Strike Force” legal team, which plotted the overturning of the 2020 elections in multiple states including in Georgia where felony convictions in a ..read more

“He who angers you conquers you.” –Elizabeth Kenny ..read more

Colorado will have four major Congressional Primary races in June (CO-03, CO-04, CO-05, and CO-08). Now that the assembly and petition processes for ballot access are complete, it’s time to assess how each of these three races will look on June 25th… Click below for our breakdowns of other Congressional Primary races in 2024: CO-03 ..read more

“Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess.” –Charles Dickens ..read more