Nick Coltrain

Politics reporter

Nick Coltrain

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.

Salvation Army Aurora Corps social service aide Todd Moore stocks the food pantry shelves in Aurora on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Coloradans scramble for help as SNAP suspension looms and food banks ‘just don’t have enough’

November 3, 2025 at 4:40 p.m.

State and local leaders in Colorado, as well as food bank operators, this week scrambled to help meet the already overwhelming demand of people without means to eat.

Amia Coleman, third from left, and other volunteers bag food for delivery at Project Angel Heart in Denver on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Project Angel Heart delivers individually crafted meals to people who are severely ill

October 26, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Project Angel Heart relies on a "ballet of chaos" as volunteers craft individual meals for severely and chronically ill Coloradans across the state.

First graders Marah Tellez, left, and Dona Shaglof have a laugh together while eating lunch at S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy in Greeley on Oct. 20, 2022. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Fate of Colorado’s universal school lunch program hangs on Props LL, MM results

October 29, 2025 at 5:37 p.m.

Hungry Free Colorado estimates the universal school meal program saved Colorado families $1,250 per child in school annually.

Gov. Jared Polis speaks at a new conference at the Governor鈥檚 Mansion in Denver on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Polis joined local leaders, advocates and members of the community to discuss how the state will help feed Coloradans who rely on SNAP benefits. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Polis urges food bank donations, seeks $10 million in state assistance as shutdown freezes SNAP benefits

October 23, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

More than 600,000 low-income Coloradans, half of whom are children, rely on SNAP benefits every month.

Coloradans still don’t know what they’ll pay for marketplace insurance as open enrollment nears

October 23, 2025 at 7:29 a.m.

Colorado insurance commissioner Michael warns premiums could rise 160% next year, with the hardest-hit households facing a $22,000 increase in their annual costs to maintain coverage.

82-year-old woman dies in Brighton motorcycle crash on I-76

October 18, 2025 at 12:39 p.m.

A motorcyclist died Thursday after hitting the center barrier on Interstate 76 near Eagle Boulevard on Thursday afternoon.

Volunteers Rachel Bonoan, left, and Hunter Figueroa, right, help assemble ready-to-eat meals at Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)

Coloradans to lose SNAP benefits Nov. 1 if shutdown continues, Polis warns

October 17, 2025 at 1:56 p.m.

Half of Colorado's 615,000 SNAP beneficiaries are children.

Dollar General to pay $400K for overcharging at the register in Colorado

October 17, 2025 at 7:10 a.m.

Discount retailer Dollar General will pay a $400,000 fine after Colorado inspectors found the chain repeatedly charged more for items at checkout than their listed shelf price.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, right, shares a laugh with GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain and fellow GOP leaders in the speaker鈥檚 conference room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2025. Boebert was at the Capitol that day to discuss proposed cryptocurrency legislation. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Democrats again raise big bucks in hopes of unseating Lauren Boebert from Congress; Gabe Evans holds his own in CD8

October 17, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Democrats again put big dollars behind candidates looking to unseat U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, new quarterly fundraising reports show, even as she now represents one of Colorado's reddest districts.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, seen in Denver on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. He is leading in fundraising in the Democratic race for governor against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Phil Weiser keeps cash advantage in Colorado governor’s race — but big PAC donors boost Michael Bennet

October 16, 2025 at 5:28 p.m.

Attorney General Phil Weiser continues to hold a significant, albeit still early, cash advantage over U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in their Democratic primary race for governor.

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Coloradans scramble for help as SNAP suspension looms and food banks ‘just don’t have enough’

Fate of Colorado’s universal school lunch program hangs on Props LL, MM results

Polis urges food bank donations, seeks $10 million in state assistance as shutdown freezes SNAP benefits

Coloradans still don’t know what they’ll pay for marketplace insurance as open enrollment nears

82-year-old woman dies in Brighton motorcycle crash on I-76

Coloradans to lose SNAP benefits Nov. 1 if shutdown continues, Polis warns

Dollar General to pay $400K for overcharging at the register in Colorado

Democrats again raise big bucks in hopes of unseating Lauren Boebert from Congress; Gabe Evans holds his own in CD8

Phil Weiser keeps cash advantage in Colorado governor’s race — but big PAC donors boost Michael Bennet