Nick Coltrain covers state politics for the Denver Post. He joined the news organization in 2022 after covering the Iowa caucus and COVID-19 for the Des Moines Register and all things for the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
"Coloradans hit by the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires have shown incredible strength, but recovering from big disasters requires federal help," Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement.
Voters will decide whether to raise income taxes on the highest-earning Coloradans this November, the secretary of state’s office said Tuesday, all but setting the ballot for the general election.
"This is a terrible disaster,” U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd said. “Families have been impacted by not only the wildfire, but the flooding. The scope and nature of this disaster is...
The Rocky Mountain Coaster at Copper Mountain closed earlier this month after a woman allegedly became tangled in her seatbelt and dragged along the tracks.
A legislative package that's part of the agreement will hinge on the the Democratic dealmakers, including governor candidate Phil Weiser, winning election in November.