Tag Archives: Colorado Legislative Session

Colorado’s Budget Deficit, Social Policy Bills, DIA Nuclear Proposal & Local Leaders’ Influence

By Kyle Dyer on August 29, 2025

Right off the top this week, I asked our Insiders to assess where Colorado stands financially after the special legislative session which was called to find a path towards correcting the state’s $800 million deficit. Lawmakers voted to roll back tax breaks for businesses. Governor Polis signed off on those (and other bills) and then announced spending cuts to the current budget. And the third part of the plan involves taking some money from the state’s reserves. With all the numbers flying around, I find it really helps to take in some extra context to make sense of what’s happening. Fortunately, we have some top-notch thinkers on this week’s Colorado Inside Out.. here’s a glimpse of our conversation.

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May 9, 2025 Edition

By Kyle Dyer on May 9, 2025

What a consequential news week! The 1st American Pope, Pope Leo XIV, took over as the new leader of the Catholic Church at the end of the conclave. And this week also brought the end of the 120‑day legislative session in Colorado. Our Insiders provided us with a full recap of what lawmakers have done… and what still needs to be taken care of in a likely special session.

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April 25, 2025 Edition

By Kyle Dyer on April 25, 2025

This week started on a somber note with the death of Pope Francis.Governor Jared Polis lowered all flags to half-staff in Colorado, which is home to an estimated 830,000 Catholics, including me. The day before, on Easter Sunday, Pope Francis said, “I would like all of us to hope anew, and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” To relate that to Colorado Inside Out’s mission, every week we bring together various perspectives with our Insider panel with the idea being the more we know where each other is coming from, the more of a path we have to being more connected. With connection, there’s the ability to build trust. So that’s why we do what we do.

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April 11, 2025 Edition

By Kyle Dyer on April 11, 2025

News never stops, right? After our Inside panel had left for the day, the political rumors that had been swirling around for a while came to be true. On a beautiful Friday morning in Colorado, Senator Michael Bennet announced in Denver’s City Park that he is running to succeed Jared Polis as Governor of Colorado. Bennet, who is in his 3rd senate term, has spoken often about the “broken-ness” of Washington. “Business as usual is simply not enough, and that’s why I’m running for governor of Colorado,” Bennet said. He will be running against CO Attorney General Phil Weiser in the Democratic primary in 2026, which will no doubt bring many candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties. The 44th Governor of Colorado will be sworn into office in January 2027.

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