City of Northglenn to file ethics complaint against state Sen. Winter after Democrat appeared intoxicated at meeting denverpost.com/2024/05/02/fai… via Joe Rubino

New: Colorado Senate kills bill barring rent-setting algorithms as Democrats spar over company's role in amendment that watered down the bill. (Spoiler: sounds like its lobbyist wrote the change.)
denverpost.com/2024/05/01/col… via The Denver Post

Here for Amy's no-punches-held advice, esp in the last two items here.
'I think you should forgive her. I also think you should break up with her.'
denverpost.com/2024/04/30/ask… via The Denver Post

Are your coworkers walking out of meetings, sabotaging each other and talking smack about the other side’s time management on key deliverables?

You must work in the Colorado legislature. Nick Coltrain and Seth Klamann with the latest: denverpost.com/2024/05/01/col… via The Denver Post

At CU Boulder, several dozen pro-Palestinian protesters are staging a “die in.” According to organizers, they’re not doing an encampment because Boulder’s culture wouldn’t support it.

Counter protesters here as well.

Avian flu concerns sink raw milk legalization bill at Colorado legislature — by Paolo Zialcita cpr.org/2024/04/25/avi…

Inside Colorado's debate over school funding changes -- favored by Denver, but not Douglas County
Fascinating story by Nick Coltrain: denverpost.com/2024/05/01/col… via The Denver Post

New eviction filing data from Denver for April. Small year-over-year drop for March, but April filings jumped 60% compared to last year and roughly tripled April 2022’s total. Usual caveat that not all filings equal displacement + filings are often an undercount of displacement.

I'm back from a long weekend away. Come along with me and catch up on some city business, would you?

STORY: Denver inks $30 million stagehands contract for Red Rocks, other venues despite wage-theft concerns raised by union denverpost.com/2024/04/30/den…

'Taibe understands that some of that notice comes in the form of giggles. Bidets, after all, are often the butt of uncomfortable jokes. But he’s used to the cracks by now.'

Ladies and gentleman, Jonathan Shikes denverpost.com/2024/04/30/bid… via The Denver Post

Remember the transit density bill that hit a snag in committee when a key senator was withholding support? Sen. Gonzales voted yes today, allowing it to advance. Still has to get through the Senate floor. denverpost.com/2024/04/30/col… via The Denver Post

NEW: 'A big deal': What the feds' move to reclassify marijuana means for Colorado cannabis. Smart look by Tiney Ricciardi: denverpost.com/2024/04/30/col… via The Denver Post

New: Democrats agree to income tax cut in deal with Gov. Jared Polis on child tax credit denverpost.com/2024/04/30/col… via The Denver Post

About 50 to 60 tents have been set up on the lawn of the Tivoli Quad on the Auraria Campus. It is now day #6 of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. #Denver #AurariaCampus

U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say denverpost.com/2024/04/30/us-… via The Denver Post

DC is such a sad, lame town.

Jamal Murray scores another game-winner to lift Nuggets past Lakers in first-round series denverpost.com/2024/04/29/nug…

NEW: Suzanne Morphew, the missing Chaffee County woman whose remains were discovered in September in Saguache County, died by homicide and a cocktail of drugs were found in her body, according to the CBI denverpost.com/2024/04/29/suz… by Shelly Bradbury and Noelle Phillips

Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers unveil new oil and gas fee in climate deal aimed at defusing ballot war denverpost.com/2024/04/29/col… via The Denver Post

New: Northglenn Mayor Meredith Leighty proposes an ethics complaint against Sen. Sen. Faith Winter , saying her apparent intoxication at a public meeting had undermined public confidence and that she was 'disinterested, annoyed, and combative.'

Winter has said she's entered rehab.