Nick Coltrain

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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.

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A timeline of Colorado gun laws since the Aurora movie theater shooting

August 3, 2025 at 8:09 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers have adopted more than two dozen new laws regulating the sale, purchase, possession and carrying of guns since the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting. Here's a timeline.

Teddy Collins owns Spartan Defense Armory and Training in Colorado Springs and is pictured on July 24, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

More than two dozen gun laws in Colorado have reshaped firearm ownership — and added barriers

August 3, 2025 at 8:16 a.m.

"When I got here, business was great," one Colorado gun store owner said. "And now they're just trying to put up all these barriers and roadblocks and red tape."

A design rendering released by Gov. Jared Polis' office on May 22, 2025, shows plans for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway connecting the state Capitol complex and Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park. Polis announced July 22 that he was withdrawing the idea in response to the results of an online survey of Coloradans. (Courtesy of Studio Gang)

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis drops plans for Capitol pedestrian bridge after more than 82,000 people reject it

July 22, 2025 at 6:14 p.m.

According to Gov. Polis' office, 94% of the survey's 87,686 respondents rejected the pedestrian bridge idea.

State Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis addresses other senators in the Senate chambers at the Colorado State Capitol

Former Colorado state senator faces felony charge for actions in Senate ethics probe

July 22, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

A former state senator who allegedly faked at least two letters of support to defend herself in an ethics probe has been charged in a criminal case with attempting to...

Agustin Locreto-Flores, an undocumented immigrant living in Montrose, poses for a photo on his couch in February. He was detained July 2 and deported without due process, his lawyer said. (Photo courtesy of Agustin Locreto-Flores' family)

A Montrose immigrant was on his way to work. A week later 鈥� and with no apparent court appearance 鈥� he was in Mexico.

July 17, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

Augustin Locreto Flores鈥� family is wondering how his daughter, who has leukemia, will make it to her oncology appointments.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser speaks alongside U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet during the opening of the Colorado Democrats鈥� field office in Aurora, Colorado, on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Both are now running for Colorado governor in the 2026 Democratic primary. (Photo by Jintak Han/The Denver Post)

One Colorado governor candidate holds a clear cash edge; Boebert, Evans challengers rake in money

July 17, 2025 at 7:22 a.m.

Phil Weiser rode his January announcement for the governor's race to a surge in fundraising -- and he's still got a clear cash advantage over Michael Bennet, a later entrant.

State Sen. Jessie Danielson speaks in favor of the Farmworkers Bill of Rights during a news conference in front of the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

State Sen. Jessie Danielson announces run for Colorado secretary of state

July 15, 2025 at 10:37 a.m.

The two-term Democrat sponsored several pieces of voter rights legislation at the state capitol and previously was the state director of America Votes in Colorado and Minnesota.

Colorado 5th Congressional District candidate Jessica Killin. (Photo provided by Jessica Killin campaign)

Former Army officer to challenge for Colorado Springs congressional district

July 15, 2025 at 10:09 a.m.

Jessica Killin, a Democrat, will take on freshman Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank for the El Paso County district. Killin is a U.S. Army veteran, lawyer and former chief of...

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell speaks during a news conference outside the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse in Denver on June 2, 2025, before the first day of trial in a defamation case against him. Former Dominion Voting Systems executive Eric Coomer sued Lindell for defamation, tying back to claims the MyPillow founder made about fraud in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Judge fines Mike Lindell’s attorneys for filing AI-generated motion during defamation case

July 8, 2025 at 8:29 a.m.

A judge fined two attorneys for Mike Lindell on Monday for filing a motion riddled with AI-generated errors in a case that resulted in a jury finding Lindell liable for...

Pedestrian hit, killed while changing car tire on I-25

July 14, 2025 at 8:59 a.m.

A person changing a car tire on the shoulder of Interstate 25 was hit and killed by an oncoming vehicle Saturday morning.

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A timeline of Colorado gun laws since the Aurora movie theater shooting

More than two dozen gun laws in Colorado have reshaped firearm ownership — and added barriers

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis drops plans for Capitol pedestrian bridge after more than 82,000 people reject it

Former Colorado state senator faces felony charge for actions in Senate ethics probe

A Montrose immigrant was on his way to work. A week later 鈥� and with no apparent court appearance 鈥� he was in Mexico.

One Colorado governor candidate holds a clear cash edge; Boebert, Evans challengers rake in money

State Sen. Jessie Danielson announces run for Colorado secretary of state

Former Army officer to challenge for Colorado Springs congressional district

Judge fines Mike Lindell’s attorneys for filing AI-generated motion during defamation case

Pedestrian hit, killed while changing car tire on I-25