Gov. Jared Polis amended executive orders to free disaster emergency funds for several wildfires and flood recovery efforts across Colorado. The step memorializes an April declaration for the Schwachheim fire near Trinidad.

The FCC approved EchoStar’s $40B‑plus spectrum sales to AT&T and SpaceX — but forced the Englewood company to set aside $2.4B to cover contractor claims, deepening legal risk.

Aurora Public Schools is formalizing an "Away for the Day" phone policy after a March 2025 pilot, as Colorado law forces districts to publish device rules by July 1, 2026. Teachers report calmer classrooms even as research shows mixed academic results.

The Interior Department finalized the rollback of the Biden‑era Public Lands Rule, removing a path for conservation leases and clearing the way for more drilling, logging and grazing. Conservation groups vow legal fights while industry praises the move.

Council members are pushing a rewrite that would force new disclosures about who pays lobbyists, add a $5,000 grassroots threshold and an 18‑month cooling‑off ban.

The Colorado House ethics panel found probable cause to probe Aurora Rep. Mandy Lindsay over roughly $9,000 in caucus reimbursements; Lindsay says it was an oversight.

Thirteen farmers, Weskan Grain and Colorado Pacific say a $500 interchange fee has effectively blocked the Towner Line and driven up shipping costs for High Plains growers.

Tracy Dorland will step down as Jeffco superintendent on July 5; the board will appoint an interim and open a national search. Her departure follows months of budget fights and a teachers' no‑confidence vote.

Xcel has asked regulators for roughly $356M in higher electric revenue; PUC staff warned cumulative requests could leave customers about 33% higher than three years ago.

Polis signed HB26‑1007 on May 7, 2026, allowing plug‑in balcony solar in Colorado and ordering safety and interconnection rules for the kits.

A Breckenridge elementary school is at the center of a contentious master‑plan vote after officials flagged roughly $24.7 million in high-priority repairs. Parents and towns are pushing back.

Sen. Michael Bennet and Attorney General Phil Weiser debate live Thursday at 6 p.m., a one-hour broadcast airing statewide as Colorado’s June 30 primary approaches.

At a Brighton VA roundtable, Rep. Gabe Evans defended Trump’s strikes on Iran and tied reopening the Strait of Hormuz to easing Colorado’s rising gas prices.