Jesse Aaron Paul
@jesseapaul.bsky.social
Colorado Sun political reporter/editor/cofounder. Searching for the strangest datelines and best ski lines. coloradosun.com
Colorado’s governor hopes hail warning and speed cameras will bring down car insurance rates coloradosun.com/2025/11/10/c... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado's governor hopes hail warning and speed cameras will bring down car insurance rates
According to figures from the company Bankrate, which provides rate quotes for insurance shoppers, Colorado’s average annual premium for full auto coverage is $3,233
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November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Colorado’s governor hopes hail warning and speed cameras will bring down car insurance rates coloradosun.com/2025/11/10/c... #copolitics #coleg
Voters in some Colorado communities begin to chafe at taxing tourists to pay for local services coloradosun.com/2025/11/10/t... #copolitics #coleg
Voters in some Colorado communities begin to chafe at taxing tourists to pay for local services
A handful of taxes on skiing, hotels and short-term rentals passed, but some communities rejected plans to raise taxes paid by tourists
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Voters in some Colorado communities begin to chafe at taxing tourists to pay for local services coloradosun.com/2025/11/10/t... #copolitics #coleg
U.S. Senate advances bill to end shutdown as small group of Democrats strike deal; Colorado’s senators are a “no” coloradosun.com/2025/11/09/j... #copolitics
U.S. Senate advances bill to end shutdown as small group of Democrats strike deal; Colorado's senators are a "no"
John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet said they couldn't support the agreement because it doesn't address rising health care costs
coloradosun.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
U.S. Senate advances bill to end shutdown as small group of Democrats strike deal; Colorado’s senators are a “no” coloradosun.com/2025/11/09/j... #copolitics
Bennet and Hickenlooper on their opposition to the funding deal #copolitics
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Bennet and Hickenlooper on their opposition to the funding deal #copolitics
Dozens of flights to and from Denver canceled Friday as federal government order to scale back air traffic takes effect coloradosun.com/2025/11/07/d...
Dozens of flights to and from Denver canceled Friday as federal government order to scale back air traffic takes effect
Denver flights to and from Los Angeles, Colorado Springs, Phoenix and Dallas were among those canceled Friday
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November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Dozens of flights to and from Denver canceled Friday as federal government order to scale back air traffic takes effect coloradosun.com/2025/11/07/d...
Social media influencers are trying to cash in on politics, including Colorado’s race for governor coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/s... #copolitics
Social media influencers are trying to cash in on politics, including Colorado’s race for governor
Sponsored content has become a lucrative source of income for influencers on TikTok and Instagram, including in the political realm — and it isn’t always obvious to the audience
coloradosun.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Social media influencers are trying to cash in on politics, including Colorado’s race for governor coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/s... #copolitics
How Medicaid cuts will hurt Colorado families caring for adult children with disabilities coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/d... #copolitics
How Medicaid cuts will hurt Colorado families caring for adult children with disabilities
Colorado parents caring for adult children with severe developmental disabilities want to know why their pay is being cut
coloradosun.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
How Medicaid cuts will hurt Colorado families caring for adult children with disabilities coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/d... #copolitics
Budget pain hits local governments in Colorado as costs rise, funding shrinks and the federal shutdown drags on coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/l... #copolitics #coleg
Budget pain hits local governments in Colorado as costs rise, funding shrinks and the federal shutdown drags on
Local governments across Colorado face budget deficits in 2026. Some are tapping their reserves to keep families fed as SNAP benefits lapse.
coloradosun.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Budget pain hits local governments in Colorado as costs rise, funding shrinks and the federal shutdown drags on coloradosun.com/2025/11/06/l... #copolitics #coleg
Ethics complaints filed against Democratic state lawmakers who attended Vail retreat with lobbyists coloradosun.com/2025/11/05/c... #copolitics #coleg
Ethics complaints filed against Democratic state lawmakers who attended Vail retreat with lobbyists
The complaints were filed by Colorado Common Cause, a liberal-leaning nonprofit that advocates for an open government. They were submitted to Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission, which is charged...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ethics complaints filed against Democratic state lawmakers who attended Vail retreat with lobbyists coloradosun.com/2025/11/05/c... #copolitics #coleg
Vail ballot measure imposing new tax on short-term rentals to pay for affordable housing is too close to call coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/v... #copolitics #coleg
Vail ballot measure imposing new tax on short-term rentals to pay for affordable housing is too close to call
Vail’s proposed 6% excise tax on short-term rentals could generate $7.2 million a year for workforce housing
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Vail ballot measure imposing new tax on short-term rentals to pay for affordable housing is too close to call coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/v... #copolitics #coleg
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California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. https://to.pbs.org/3LoELbB
California approves new Democratic-backed congressional map
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins contro...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026. https://to.pbs.org/3LoELbB
Littleton Ballot Question 3A: Voters poised to adopt new restrictions on homebuilding coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/l... #copolitics #coleg
Littleton Ballot Question 3A: Voters favor new restrictions on homebuilding
The Littleton city charter amendment would enshrine single-family zoning in the city’s charter and stymie local efforts to add density. Elsewhere, voters in Louisville defeated measures to make it har...
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Littleton Ballot Question 3A: Voters poised to adopt new restrictions on homebuilding coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/l... #copolitics #coleg
Still fairly early, but it's not looking good for Danielle Jurinsky in Aurora #copolitics
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Still fairly early, but it's not looking good for Danielle Jurinsky in Aurora #copolitics
NEW: Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps
Proposition MM's passage means Colorado will be able to fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students
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November 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
NEW: Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p... #copolitics #coleg
NEW: Colorado voters approve Proposition LL, letting state keep, spend all revenue it collects for school meals coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado voters approve Proposition LL, letting state keep, spend all revenue it collects for school meals
The measure’s passage means the state no longer has limits on the money it collects and spends for the Healthy School Meals for All program under an initiative passed by voters in 2022 that limits inc...
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
NEW: Colorado voters approve Proposition LL, letting state keep, spend all revenue it collects for school meals coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/p... #copolitics #coleg
You've got about 15 minutes left to turn in your ballot in Colorado if you haven't already done so!
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coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/e... #copolitics #coleg
It’s Election Day in Colorado. There’s still plenty of time to vote.
Polls close at 7 p.m. As long as you’ve turned in your ballot by then, you can still participate. It is too late, however, to return your ballot by mail.
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
You've got about 15 minutes left to turn in your ballot in Colorado if you haven't already done so!
coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/e... #copolitics #coleg
coloradosun.com/2025/11/04/e... #copolitics #coleg
Amie Baca-Oehlert, former teachers union president, ends bid to represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District coloradosun.com/2025/11/03/c... #copolitics
Amie Baca-Oehlert, former teachers union president, ends bid to represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District
Baca-Oehlert said she decided to stop running because of fundraising challenges in what she calls a “broken” political system
coloradosun.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Amie Baca-Oehlert, former teachers union president, ends bid to represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District coloradosun.com/2025/11/03/c... #copolitics
Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in coloradosun.com/2025/10/31/j... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in
Over the last decade Medicaid spending has risen at a rate of 8.8% a year — about double what the state government is allowed to spend under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, according to the governor’s ...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in coloradosun.com/2025/10/31/j... #copolitics #coleg
State lawmakers approve $10 million to bolster Colorado food banks as SNAP benefits dry up coloradosun.com/2025/10/30/c... #copolitics #coleg
State lawmakers approve $10 million to bolster Colorado food banks as SNAP benefits dry up
Because food banks can buy food at a discount of 20 to 30 cents on the dollar, compared to retail prices, the state estimates its $10 million could be leveraged to bring in about $50 million
coloradosun.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
State lawmakers approve $10 million to bolster Colorado food banks as SNAP benefits dry up coloradosun.com/2025/10/30/c... #copolitics #coleg
2025 election turnout was about 14% through last night, per Colorado elections officials #copolitics #coleg
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
2025 election turnout was about 14% through last night, per Colorado elections officials #copolitics #coleg
Colorado attorney general sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ relocation to Alabama coloradosun.com/2025/10/29/c... #copolitics #coleg
Colorado attorney general sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ relocation to Alabama
Phil Weiser said the lawsuit, his 41st against the administration since Donald Trump took power in January, argues that the relocation violates Colorado’s constitutional right to carry out elections h...
coloradosun.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Colorado attorney general sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ relocation to Alabama coloradosun.com/2025/10/29/c... #copolitics #coleg
Health insurance prices in Colorado set for significant increases in 2026 due to congressional inaction coloradosun.com/2025/10/28/c... #copolitics #coleg
Health insurance prices in Colorado set for significant increases in 2026 due to congressional inaction
What many in Colorado pay for health insurance will see a big increase in 2026 if Congress does not extend enhanced federal subsidies.
coloradosun.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Health insurance prices in Colorado set for significant increases in 2026 due to congressional inaction coloradosun.com/2025/10/28/c... #copolitics #coleg
Federal court dismisses tribal nations’ lawsuit against Colorado over online sports betting coloradosun.com/2025/10/28/f... #copolitics
Federal court dismisses tribal nations’ lawsuit against Colorado over online sports betting
A tribal lawsuit alleged Colorado illegally froze tribes out of the online sports betting market. A federal court ruling dismissed the case.
coloradosun.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Federal court dismisses tribal nations’ lawsuit against Colorado over online sports betting coloradosun.com/2025/10/28/f... #copolitics
Anxiety and uncertainty loom for 300,000 Coloradans who buy health insurance on their own coloradosun.com/2025/10/27/c... #copolitics #coleg
Anxiety and uncertainty loom for 300,000 Coloradans who buy health insurance on their own
Health insurance for 300,000 Coloradans could see big price increases in 2026 if Congress does not extended enhanced premium subsidies.
coloradosun.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Anxiety and uncertainty loom for 300,000 Coloradans who buy health insurance on their own coloradosun.com/2025/10/27/c... #copolitics #coleg
Reposted by Jesse Aaron Paul
Jeff and the CFOIC team play an immeasurable role in making Colorado leaders more transparent, accountable and accessible to the public. I consult their website just about every week and call them almost as often. Congrats!
The freedom-of-information hotline, provided at no cost to the public and journalists, is the signature program of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. Today, CFOIC's executive director responded to the 7,000th hotline inquiry.
October 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Jeff and the CFOIC team play an immeasurable role in making Colorado leaders more transparent, accountable and accessible to the public. I consult their website just about every week and call them almost as often. Congrats!