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Colorado has this strong Republican bench considering a run to replace Polis
How likely is Colorado to flip from a Democrat to GOP governor when Jared Polis is mercifully term-limited and can’t run for reelection this cycle? According to political prognosticators of such things over at RRH Elections, Colorado ranks 19 out of 38 races likely to...
Peak Politics fact checks Polis’ State of State address cause no one else will
Gov. Polis delivered a disturbingly disingenuous State of the State address Thursday when it came to immigration including, some flat-out whoppers. Like his opening line claiming that “In Colorado, we have zero tolerance for those who commit violent crimes whether...
Oh look, another vacancy committee has replaced an elected Colorado lawmaker
Yet another vacancy committee of political party insiders has replaced Coloradans's votes and selected the third new state senator to serve in the legislative session that began (checks calendar) this week. For those keeping score, that brings the total number of...
Colorado Democrats vote in lockstep against Laken Riley Act
Colorado Democrats voted in lockstep against the Laken Riley Act to detain illegal aliens who commit theft-related crimes and allow states to sue the feds on behalf of their citizens for not enforcing border laws. The bill passed the House on a 264-159 vote, with 48...
Denver mayor’s spending of $155 million is growing, not reducing homelessness
Build it and they will come. That’s what Peak Politics predicted when Denver Mayor Johnston pledged to spend a now estimated $155 million to establish a homelessness infrastructure of social workers and free temporary housing with benefits. Meanwhile, none of those...
Dems try bogus tactic to stall Trump’s energy nominee from Colorado, but fail
Democrats are using bogus stall tactics to try and slow walk President-elect Trump’s top cabinet nominees through the confirmation process, but Republican Senators aren’t falling for it. The Energy and Natural Resources Committee is set to begin hearings on Wednesday...
Stop the presses! Biden signs Boebert bill into law for Mesa County
President Biden signed a bill into law this week sponsored by Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert ordering the sale of 31 acres of federal land in Clifton to Mesa County for economic development purposes. Not to take anything away from Boebert's accomplishment, but...
Coffman demands Johnston ‘tell the truth’ about migrant dumping on Denver’s neighbors
The mayors of Aurora and Denver are in a fascinating public feud over the Sanctuary City’s dumping of illegal migrants on its neighbor without warning that welfare and emergency services might be warranted. And in this case, both certainly have been in great demand....
Far left Democrat replaces beloved Colo state Senator through vacancy committee racket
Radical progressives succeeded in getting one of their own chosen to fill the term of a popular Arapahoe County state senator who resigned right after she was reelected in November. That’s how Democracy is practiced nowadays by Colorado Democrats; through the bait and...
Democrat running to replace Griswold cut from the same political cloth
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold blessedly is term-limited; that’s the good news. The bad news is another Democrat of the same political mold announced her candidacy Monday to run for the seat in the 2026 election — Amanda Gonzalez, the current clerk and...