Daneya Esgar
Colorado Democrats debate need for diversity in selecting their statehouse leadership
The debate among Democrats in the House and Senate reflected the heightened importance of diversity within the Democratic Party following a summer of social unrest around race and police abuse
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Pueblo flipped to Trump from Obama in 2016. How the swing county votes this year will speak volumes.
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5 new insights into Gov. Jared Polis’ coronavirus response and how COVID-19 is affecting Colorado
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Colorado is the only state without a rainy day fund. Now the coronavirus means it will pay the price.
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Colorado vowed to end the waitlist for an adult disability program by 2020. Nearly 3,000 people are still waiting.
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Sports betting won’t generate any money for Colorado’s water needs in first year, new analysis says
The Colorado Gaming Division only expects sports betting, which begins in Colorado in May, to generate between $1.5 million and $1.7 million in tax revenue in the 2020-21 fiscal year, which begins on July 1
The Democratic agenda came with a big price tag. Now Colorado budget writers worry about paying the bill.
The rising costs of Gov. Jared Polis’ full-day kindergarten program is part of an estimated $100 million in additional costs lawmakers will need to cover
Republicans are celebrating, but the extra $106 million for transportation in Colorado’s budget is far from a done deal
The budget now heads to the House, where the transportation funds will be stripped. Democrats in that chamber and Gov. Jared Polis aren’t commenting about the money’s future
Coal-fired power plants are closing early and Colorado lawmakers want to ease towns’ tough transition
House Bill 1037 would let electric companies recoup money spent to build the plants while funding economic impact grants to towns losing jobs along the way
Across Colorado, taxpayers granted Gallagher tax relief to a record number of fire protection districts
“I think this shows that things are not functioning as they were intended,” Pueblo state Rep. Daneya Esgar, a Democrats, says
