Julie Gonzales
Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published
Spring Café linked refugees with state lawmakers. A shortage of immigrants means the Denver coffee shop will close.
Spring Café's operators say they can’t find new refugee arrivals to fill jobs at the coffee shop, citing a decrease in people resettling in Colorado under the Trump administration
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Colorado’s 2019 legislative session was a doozy, from Democrats’ growing pains to a blabbermouth GOP strategy
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
An effort to ensure Colorado police and sheriffs aren’t carrying out federal immigration law has drawn Polis’ concerns
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado death penalty repeal effort is yanked, with Democratic votes in question
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
It’s the Year of the Renter at the Colorado statehouse, from rent control to less stringent eviction timelines
By Jennifer Brown Growth Primary category in which blog post is published
Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado lawmakers will consider whether to repeal the death penalty again, as factors align for passage
The Colorado legislature has debated getting rid of capital punishment four times since 2000. The bill being brought this year wouldn’t send the question to voters, as proponents of lethal injection want.
Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Jared Polis injected himself into Denver teachers’ strike. Now he needs a way out.
The new governor must decide whether to intervene and prevent a teacher walkout, a decision with major political implications
Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Leroy Garcia’s opening remarks are notable for what he didn’t mention. Here’s the Colorado Senate president’s speech, annotated.
Context for Leroy Garcia's opening day speech at the Colorado legislature, with annotations from The Colorado Sun highlighting what’s important and explaining what it all means
