Jesse Aaron Paul
@jesseapaul.bsky.social
Colorado Sun political reporter/editor/cofounder. Searching for the strangest datelines and best ski lines. coloradosun.com
Interesting text from my mom...
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Interesting text from my mom...
Colorado State University named a finalist to be the system’s next chancellor. To some, the search was a sham. coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/c...
Colorado State University named a finalist to be the system’s next chancellor. To some, the search was a sham.
Colorado State University faculty and staff say the university didn't seek input before naming Rico Munn the sole finalist for chancellor.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Colorado State University named a finalist to be the system’s next chancellor. To some, the search was a sham. coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/c...
The proposal would give Dems a 7-1 congressional map in Colorado. Unlike the other groups working on redistricting in Colorado this year, this new one appears to have deep pockets. #copolitics #coleg
NEW: Democrats would be favored to flip 3 Colorado congressional seats under new redistricting proposal coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/c... #copolitics #coleg
Democrats would be favored to flip 3 Colorado congressional seats under new redistricting proposal
The proposal, brought by an organization called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, would ask voters to temporarily override the independent redistricting process that they enshrined in the constitu...
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February 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The proposal would give Dems a 7-1 congressional map in Colorado. Unlike the other groups working on redistricting in Colorado this year, this new one appears to have deep pockets. #copolitics #coleg
Turnout for state Rep. Scott Bottoms news conference on his bill to ban gender-affirming surgery for children and his claims (made without evidence) that there are pedophile rings at the Colorado Capitol. Bottoms is running for governor and has declared himself the front runner. #copolitics #coleg
February 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Turnout for state Rep. Scott Bottoms news conference on his bill to ban gender-affirming surgery for children and his claims (made without evidence) that there are pedophile rings at the Colorado Capitol. Bottoms is running for governor and has declared himself the front runner. #copolitics #coleg
NEW: Democrats would be favored to flip 3 Colorado congressional seats under new redistricting proposal coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/c... #copolitics #coleg
Democrats would be favored to flip 3 Colorado congressional seats under new redistricting proposal
The proposal, brought by an organization called Coloradans for a Level Playing Field, would ask voters to temporarily override the independent redistricting process that they enshrined in the constitu...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
NEW: Democrats would be favored to flip 3 Colorado congressional seats under new redistricting proposal coloradosun.com/2026/02/18/c... #copolitics #coleg
Jared Polis taps Judge Susan Blanco to serve on Colorado Supreme Court coloradosun.com/2026/02/17/s... #copolitics #coleg
Jared Polis taps Judge Susan Blanco to serve on Colorado Supreme Court
Blanco beat out two other finalists — District Judge Christopher Zenisek and Solicitor General Andrea Wang — for the vacancy, by the resignation of Justice Melissa Hart in December
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February 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Jared Polis taps Judge Susan Blanco to serve on Colorado Supreme Court coloradosun.com/2026/02/17/s... #copolitics #coleg
NEW: Democrats aim to roll back business tax breaks to fund new per-child benefit for lower-income Colorado families coloradosun.com/2026/02/17/f... #copolitics #coleg
Democrats aim to roll back business tax breaks to fund new per-child benefit for lower-income Colorado families
Many of the business tax breaks targeted under the plan were created or expanded by Republicans in Congress through their One Big Beautiful Bill Act
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February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
NEW: Democrats aim to roll back business tax breaks to fund new per-child benefit for lower-income Colorado families coloradosun.com/2026/02/17/f... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado ski resorts must really be suffering if they're trying to put this much lipstick on a pig! It's pretty bad out there, folks. Skiable, but like December conditions (in a good year)
February 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Colorado ski resorts must really be suffering if they're trying to put this much lipstick on a pig! It's pretty bad out there, folks. Skiable, but like December conditions (in a good year)
NEW: Colorado would become first state to remove all criminal penalties for prostitution under bill brought by group of Democrats coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado would become first state to remove all criminal penalties for prostitution under bill brought by group of Democrats
While prostitution is legal in Nevada at licensed brothels in certain counties, and Maine decriminalized the selling of sexual services, no state has fully removed the criminal penalties for prostitut...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
NEW: Colorado would become first state to remove all criminal penalties for prostitution under bill brought by group of Democrats coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado Capitol caucuses would have to disclose their donors, spending under Democratic unity bill coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado Capitol caucuses would have to disclose their donors, spending under Democratic unity bill
The proposal, backed by top members of the Opportunity Caucus, comes after the group faced criticism for not disclosing who paid for their Vail retreat with lobbyists last year
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February 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Colorado Capitol caucuses would have to disclose their donors, spending under Democratic unity bill coloradosun.com/2026/02/13/c... #copolitics #coleg
Kyle's a real pro. I was standing there when the interview started. He was calm and respectful in a tense situation. Colorado is lucky to have him.
NEW: State Rep Scott Bottoms (R) claims, without offering evidence, that there are pedophile rings involving elected officials at Colorado's Capitol.
When the GOP candidate for Governor wouldn't agree to a scheduled interview, we met him for an unscheduled interview.
When the GOP candidate for Governor wouldn't agree to a scheduled interview, we met him for an unscheduled interview.
February 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Kyle's a real pro. I was standing there when the interview started. He was calm and respectful in a tense situation. Colorado is lucky to have him.
Colorado community rallies behind family after 7-year-old boy attacked, killed by dog coloradosun.com/2026/02/11/b... via @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social
Gunnison Valley community rallies behind family after 7-year-old boy attacked, killed by dog
The Feb. 4 attack has left a tight-knit Western Slope community reeling. Police remain tight-lipped as the investigation continues.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Colorado community rallies behind family after 7-year-old boy attacked, killed by dog coloradosun.com/2026/02/11/b... via @oliviaprentzel.bsky.social
Colorado law prohibits candidates from running for two elected offices at the same time. Sort of. coloradosun.com/2026/02/11/c... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado law prohibits candidates from running for two elected offices at the same time. Sort of.
Candidates sometimes simultaneously maintain campaign accounts for state and federal office, or state and municipal office, when their pursuit of those jobs overlaps. Technically, they are running for...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Colorado law prohibits candidates from running for two elected offices at the same time. Sort of. coloradosun.com/2026/02/11/c... #copolitics #coleg
NEW: A top Democrat in the Colorado Senate is resigning to take nonprofit job, citing legislative pay coloradosun.com/2026/02/10/d... #copolitics #coleg
A top Democrat in the Colorado Senate is resigning to take nonprofit job, citing legislative pay
Senate President Pro Tempore Dafna Michaelson Jenet of Commerce City, who spent nearly a decade at the Capitol fighting for sexual assault survivors and to improve mental health care, said serving in ...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
NEW: A top Democrat in the Colorado Senate is resigning to take nonprofit job, citing legislative pay coloradosun.com/2026/02/10/d... #copolitics #coleg
NEW: National Democrats see a path to winning Colorado Springs’ congressional seat for first time ever coloradosun.com/2026/02/10/5... #copolitics
National Democrats see a path to winning Colorado Springs’ congressional seat for first time ever
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced that the 5th Congressional District is now on its list of “districts in play.” The designation may eventually come with money.
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February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
NEW: National Democrats see a path to winning Colorado Springs’ congressional seat for first time ever coloradosun.com/2026/02/10/5... #copolitics
Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at her fourth Olympics hardly burdened by the ghosts of Beijing coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/m...
Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at her fourth Olympics hardly burdened by the ghosts of Beijing
Shiffrin left China without a medal, crashing out in three races and failing to reach the podium in three othersv
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February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at her fourth Olympics hardly burdened by the ghosts of Beijing coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/m...
Some Democrats want to impose new fees on beer, wine and spirits to fund Colorado addiction services coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/a... #copolitics #coleg
Some Democrats want to impose new fees on beer, wine and spirits to fund Colorado addiction services
The fees would be $0.26 per bottle of spirits, $0.05 per bottle of wine and about $0.03 per six-pack of beer. Small breweries would be exempt.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Some Democrats want to impose new fees on beer, wine and spirits to fund Colorado addiction services coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/a... #copolitics #coleg
Jason Crow and John Hickenlooper say they will each donate tens of thousands of campaign dollars to immigrant rights groups to offset Palantir-linked donations they've received.
Announcements came after questions from
@taydolven.bsky.social
: coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/h... #copolitics
Announcements came after questions from
@taydolven.bsky.social
: coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/h... #copolitics
Jason Crow, John Hickenlooper will each donate to immigrant rights groups to offset donations linked to Palantir
Jason Crow and John Hickenlooper's donation announcements came after inquiries from The Colorado Sun last week and as criticism of Denver-based Palantir grows
coloradosun.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Jason Crow and John Hickenlooper say they will each donate tens of thousands of campaign dollars to immigrant rights groups to offset Palantir-linked donations they've received.
Announcements came after questions from
@taydolven.bsky.social
: coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/h... #copolitics
Announcements came after questions from
@taydolven.bsky.social
: coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/h... #copolitics
Colorado GOP enters peak of campaign season facing big financial and leadership problems coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/c... #copolitics
Colorado GOP enters peak of campaign season facing big financial and leadership problems
Vice Chairman Richard Holtorf announced his resignation — the second vice chair to leave the job in less than a year. The party’s finances are so bad it had to take out a bank loan.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Colorado GOP enters peak of campaign season facing big financial and leadership problems coloradosun.com/2026/02/09/c... #copolitics
President Donald Trump "personally blocked" Colorado Gov. Jared Polis from receiving an invite to a White House dinner for the nations governors, per NYT
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u... #copolitics #coleg
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u... #copolitics #coleg
Trump Is Hosting Governors at the White House, but Only Republicans
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February 7, 2026 at 2:41 PM
President Donald Trump "personally blocked" Colorado Gov. Jared Polis from receiving an invite to a White House dinner for the nations governors, per NYT
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u... #copolitics #coleg
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u... #copolitics #coleg
Michael Bennet on Phil Weiser's endorsements in today's edition of The Unaffiliated newsletter.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Michael Bennet on Phil Weiser's endorsements in today's edition of The Unaffiliated newsletter.
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Authorities reveal where Evergreen High School shooter got handgun he used in attack coloradosun.com/2026/02/04/e...
Authorities reveal where Evergreen High School shooter got handgun he used in attack
The 16-year-old gunman used an old revolver his family said was kept in a locked gun safe. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said no charges will be filed.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Authorities reveal where Evergreen High School shooter got handgun he used in attack coloradosun.com/2026/02/04/e...
Buc-ee’s withdraws application to build second Colorado location coloradosun.com/2026/02/04/b...
Buc-ee’s withdraws application to build second Colorado location
The Texas-chain withdrew its application to build a supersized travel center in Palmer Lake north of Colorado Springs.
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February 4, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Buc-ee’s withdraws application to build second Colorado location coloradosun.com/2026/02/04/b...
Colorado is sending at least 34 athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, more than any other state coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/c...
Colorado is sending at least 34 athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, more than any other state
The skiingest state in the U.S. is sending 29 skiers and snowboarders, two figure skaters and a bobsledder to the 25th Winter Olympics
coloradosun.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Colorado is sending at least 34 athletes to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, more than any other state coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/c...
Voters are still asking Michael Bennet why he wants to leave the Senate to become Colorado’s governor coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/m... #copolitics #coleg
Voters are still asking Michael Bennet why he wants to leave the Senate to become Colorado’s governor
The Democrat says it’s natural for voters to ask, but that he thinks people feel good about his explanation — which is that as governor he can both fight Donald Trump and chart a new path forward for ...
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February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Voters are still asking Michael Bennet why he wants to leave the Senate to become Colorado’s governor coloradosun.com/2026/02/03/m... #copolitics #coleg