It's already crazy that certain Colorado news orgs have continued to partner with the Gazette/Colorado Politics on debates, content-sharing etc., after Jason's previous reporting. This new arrangement makes that even harder to ignore.
Jason Salzman@jasonsalzman.bsky.social · 4d agoMy latest: I've reported previously on an instance when Reen intervened on behalf of Anschutz and the story was spiked, according to a credible source on the record.
My latest: I've reported previously on an instance when Reen intervened on behalf of Anschutz and the story was spiked, according to a credible source on the record.
Colorado Times Recorder@coloradotimesrecorder.com · 5d agoTraditionally at major news operations like the Gazette chain, the publisher represents the interests of the owner, in this case Anschutz and his family, and runs the business operations — and the top editor stands up for journalism and the public interest.
A podcast that explored the sexual misconduct of a CSPD officer is now a season of the Betrayal show on Hulu. Read our 2025 story about the podcast: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2025/07/podc...
Podcast Examines CO Springs Police Officer's Sexual Misconduct
The most recent season of the true crime podcast “Betrayal” looks into the sexual misconduct of former Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Lieutenant Joel Kern. According to Colorado’s Peace Off...
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Behind the speakers, exposed wires hung from walls of empty classrooms. The files of the DougCo Building Dept. show the school has failed four "final" inspections. Student enrollment is also well short of projections.
20 Days Before Opening, Douglas County's Newest Charter School Has No Occupancy Permit and 135 Empty Seats
On the morning of Aug. 1, the founders of John Adams Academy cut a gold ribbon outside their new school in Sterling Ranch and raised a flag on a 50-foot...
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My latest: It looks like Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans is going to lean into his 3-cow hobby in the coming months, trying to connect to voters in his rural district.
ARMSTRONG: The Heritage Foundation claims that books in Elizabeth School District were suppressed due to being "sexually explicit." But that is just not true of some of the books. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/07/the-...
The Moral Panic Behind the Elizabeth School District's Suppression of Books
"Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance," writes Laurie Halse Anderson in the Twentieth Anniversary Edition of "Speak." Ironically, this is one of the books voted...
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Good morning! I’m in Lakewood for Colorado Christian University’s Western Conservative Summit. It’s like a convention for every group I’ve covered in the last 5 years…
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How do you win an unwinnable race? Logan talked to the team who helped Melat Kiros win big in CD-1 last month to find out. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/07/behi...
Behind the Upset: The Team That Helped Melat Kiros to Her Historic Victory
Impossible. Unwinnable. Career-killing. That’s what most of Colorado’s Democratic political establishment thought of the task the MAC Group had set for itself. After all, their candidate would not be ...
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My latest: Colorado Congressman Gabe just disclosed that he earned $345 last year from beef sales, down from $1,709 the previous year. He admits his bovine activity is a hobby. Since he entered politics, he's been promoting himself in his rural district as a "rancher" and "beef producer."
Evans Earned Just $345 From Livestock Sales Last Year. Will He Still Call Himself a Rancher?
Last month, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) filed what appears to be a corrected financial disclosure form, showing that he earned $345 in "livestock and beef sales" last year. Evans...
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A career fair hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Colorado Springs this week drew protests from local activist group Migra Watch, who rallied outside the Double Tree Hotel with signs protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/07/bord...
Border Patrol Job Fair in the Springs Draws Anti-ICE Protesters
A career fair hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Colorado Springs this week drew protests from local activist group Migra Watch, who rallied outside the Double Tree...
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Last time Coffman slept in homeless shelters, I fact checked him and found he gave us gross misinformation about what he claimed to see. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2023/09/jour...
Journalist Sleeps on the Street To Fact-Check Aurora Mayor Coffman's Story About Posing As an Unhoused Person
Tents along Logan Street. There wasn't much space at the campsite on Logan and 8th Avenue on Friday, when I was looking for a place to pitch my tent for...
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Denverite@denverite.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe experience is having an impact on Coffman, who said that he now sees economic factors as a major cause of homelessness.
Believe it or not, sometimes partisan politics can get in the way of good governance. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/06/deve...
Developers Spending Big on Little Races in El Paso County
Believe it or not, sometimes partisan politics can get in the way of good governance. A clear example of how ideologically motivated political actors can endanger the efficient operation of...
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👀 This billboard in rural Colorado went up in early June, put up by a progressive nonprofit news site. I'll have the story behind it in this week's newsletter at coloradomedia.substack.com
Was Bzdek criticizing a Denver journo? "Doing that accountability is part of a moderator's job, but being argumentative and becoming a part of the debate, I don't feel like that is really our job. And I've seen that go overboard in some of these cases .. too much .. argumentative back-and-forth"
A new investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) into alleged “racially discriminatory programming” in Cherry Creek Schools was seemingly instigated by a local conservative, anti-LGBTQ, pro-charter activist group. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/06/cons...
Conservative School Activists Say They Are ‘Working Directly With the U.S. Department of Education’
A new investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) into alleged “racially discriminatory programming” in Cherry Creek Schools was seemingly instigated by a local c...
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Good afternoon. I’m at Brave Church in Englewood for the Last Stand Festival, an anti-abortion event from the White Rose Resistance.
Nonvoters determine election outcomes every bit as much as voters -- so who are they, and why don't we talk about them? coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/06/davi...
DAVIS: Nonvoters Matter as Much as Voters. Who Are They?
On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2026, most Americans will not vote. In the coverage of the upcoming election, between now and then, that fact will...
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At a screening last night of three mini-documentaries about Colorado immigrants, the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) showed not only how stories can "change hearts and minds" but also serve as an organizing tool to help bring people together to fight.
Activists Screen Documentary Films About Immigrants, Promote the Power of Storytelling
You might not think of storytelling as a weapon against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or as a way to fight against the oligarchs and political elite who work together...
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Who lobbied against pro-immigrant bills at the state capitol this year? Logan looked into it. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/05/davi...
DAVIS: Who Lobbied Against Pro-Immigrant Bills at the State Capitol This Year?
A 2023 poll by Pew Research showed that 84% of Americans believe that “special interest groups and lobbyists have too much say in what happens in politics.” In a democratic...
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FEATURE: A Western Slope sheriff has cooperated with ICE in violation of state laws he previously said he would not comply with. by @loganmdavis.bsky.social coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/05/lawm...
Lawman: The Colorado Sheriff Illegally Cooperating with ICE
Luis Rivas never made it home from his trip to Walmart last June. The 60-year-old father and businessman who had spent the last 18 years building a life, a family,...
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