Well, if you skipped it - Polis' first State of the State was yesterday. He laid out a lot of expensive goals. We'll see what kinds of mechanisms they try to use to pay for it. What's going on in DPS? We're hearing they could be headed to a teacher strike. This piece is from a

Today Jared Polis will give his first State of the State address today. We'll be watching. Word on the street is that Ken Buck will run for GOP state chair.  Jared Polis names more cabinet members. 

Yesterday was Jared Polis' inauguration - watch the speech here. Peak noticed there was something missing in the speech, though, Cronin and Loevy discuss the voter's disconnect between the candidates and the ballot measures.

A whistleblower claims there is millions of dollars worth of waste and mismanagement at the state level, but the Colorado Department of Revenue won't release records that can substantiate the claim to Denver 7.  Today marks the start of the first full week of the legislative session, and House Democrats have laid out some pretty specific priorities.Rep.

Hi Friends! Today, the legislative session starts. This is going to be a tough year for conservatives. Democrats control both chambers of the legislature and the Governor's office. What can we do about it? Hold them accountable for their actions.  This morning we broke down the start of the legislative session on 9 News. At

Congratulations to Rep. Bob Rankin for his appointment to the Senate.The minimum wage is increasing in Colorado, but it may rise even faster in some municipalities. The legislative session starts officially tomorrow, and it's going to be a doozy.  

A Denver City Council employee has been caught cheating the affordable housing rules in Denver. Overall, the affordable housing program has been pretty disastrous - but shouldn't this guy know better?At first Ed Perlmutter promised not to support Nancy Pelosi for speaker, but he's justifying going back on his word because he helped to negotiate self-imposed,

Good morning, everyone! I hope you had a fabulous Christmas break. The countdown starts for the legislative session, though most things will stay relatively quiet until after the New Year. In the meantime . . . Governor Hickenlooper and Senator Bennet are running neck and neck for President (although it seems like Hickenlooper is taking

Denverite has a really cool (and somewhat frustrating, if you live in the metro area) heat map showing how surrounding counties are basically underwriting arts and culture for mostly Downtown Denver. It looks especially bad for Adams.Denver is taking a chill pill on the new red light cameras.Mortenson says it did nothing wrong in the convention

Senator Randy Baumgardner has announced his resignation effective January 21. It was going to be a tough session - now his replacement will be filled by a vacancy committee. Well, it only took over $160k for DPS to find their new superintendent . . . who was already in the office. Ryan Frazier eyes the Aurora Mayor race.