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Jesse Paul
Jesse Paul is a former Denver Post reporter. He left in 2018.
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The Spot newsletter: An inferno in a Colorado congressional race, a pee problem in Denver, a new Colorado Supreme Court justice and who is showing the money
Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post's politics team captures what's happening this week -- from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the...

Hickenlooper signs bill reauthorizing Colorado Civil Rights Commission, capping its down-to-the-wire passage
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday capped what had been months of partisan clashing and down-to-the-wire negotiations on the panel's future.

Aurora City Council will choose city’s next mayor after Steve Hogan’s death
The Aurora City Council is responsible for choosing who will replace Mayor Steve Hogan after his recent death following a battle with cancer.

Phil Weiser launches high-dollar TV ad buy in Democratic primary for Colorado attorney general, hoping to combat Joe Salazar’s name ID
While meeting with potential voters at a Highlands Ranch senior living community last week, Democrat Phil Weiser cracked a joke showing just how concerned he is about battling the name...

Who is running for Colorado treasurer in 2018?: A list and look at the candidates
With Colorado's term-limited, Republican Treasurer leaving office (and running for governor), there's a wide open race to replace him.

Colorado coalition seeking sales tax hike to pay for transportation needs will begin collecting signatures to get on ballot
A coalition of Colorado business groups on Friday announced they will collect signatures to try and ask voters in November for a 0.62 percent sales tax increase to raise money...

A look at Hickenlooper’s choices: Judges from Aurora theater shooting trial, Dynel Lane case among three finalists for Colorado Supreme Court seat
The Denver Post reviewed the application packets of the three finalist -- Carlos Samour Jr., Maria Berkenkotter and Karen Brody -- to get a better idea of their prior experience...

The Spot newsletter: Remembering Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan, Tom Steyer brings his impeachment message to Denver and more RTD train drama
Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post's politics team captures what's happening this week -- from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the...

CDOT releases $550 million plan for westbound I-70 at Floyd Hill — but it doesn’t have the funds to begin work
Colorado transportation officials on Tuesday released plans costing up to $550 million to improve the westbound Interstate 70 bottleneck at Floyd Hill by adding an additional lane and even building...

Hickenlooper appoints Dan Baer as executive director Colorado Department of Higher Education
Dan Baer, a former diplomat who was briefly running last year as a Democrat for a Colorado congressional seat, was appointed Tuesday to be the next leader of the state's...