Nick Coltrain

Statehouse reporter for @DenverPost

[Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim]

House Dem campaign arm is expanding its target map to include #CO05. Republican Jeff Crank over performed Trump in the district in ‘24. He won by +14, Trump by +9. This is the only seat in CO not to have ever elected a Dem. #copolitics

[Vic Lombardi @VicLombardi]

I love this man like a brother. A brother I pushed off a cliff and then scurried down the mountain to push him again. And then embraced his frigid corpse, fed him lukewarm soup and nursed him back to life.

In all seriousness, Brandon Perna is what happens when someone works his ass off to make the un-traditional look very traditional. Talent is found.

https://t.co/rG9HM8LMyh via @denverpost

[Seth Klamann (sethklamann.bsky.social) @SethKlamann]

Hansen ignored repeated phone calls last week asking about his coming resignation. His reported new employer, the La Plata Electric Association, has a new CEO welcome on its board agenda later this month, and past agendas indicate Hansen accepted the job last month.

[Matt Sebastian @mattsebastian]

5 takeaways from Colorado’s 2024 election — including reactions as a new Trump era looms https://t.co/3vfslAqu45 by @NColtrain, @SethKlamann and @abuvthefold

[Seth Klamann (sethklamann.bsky.social) @SethKlamann]

Years of neglect & mismanagement, from unsafe conditions to armed property managers allegedly serving fraudulent eviction notices, contributed to the collapse of CBZ Management’s properties that it, w/ a PR firm + a city councilwoman, blame on gangs. https://t.co/80QYQYJgFq

[Elliott Wenzler @ElliottWenzler]

Found some interesting data on Western Slope state legislators’ voting records from this past session while doing elections research. Specifically, I was looking at how often they stuck with their party vs. joined the other side of the aisle. For my #copolitics and #coleg nerds:

[Jess Alvarado Gamez @AlvvJess]

Hi all! ✨Today is my first day at the @denverpost! I’ll be covering all things business, including commercial real estate. Tips? Words of encouragement? Say hi at [email protected]

[Seth Klamann (sethklamann.bsky.social) @SethKlamann]

Gov. Jared Polis is set to speak at the DNC tonight, the same night as Gov. Tim Walz’s convention speech. Polis introduced Walz at a Denver fundraiser last week. Polis and Walz were in Congress together + elected gov at same time.

[Seth Klamann (sethklamann.bsky.social) @SethKlamann]

An anonymous donation opened the last section of land for affordable housing in Steamboat. Three years later, voters rejected the development + town is no closer to building there as the housing crisis deepens and prices out local workers: https://t.co/emw8NlPl9l

[Elise Schmelzer @EliseSchmelzer]

Four new wildfires along the Front Range since Monday...

At least 8,300 acres burning. One person dead. Five homes destroyed.

[Lucas Brady Woods @lucasbradywoods]

Lobbyists in Colorado legislature paid nearly $70 million in last year - a record high ⁦@NColtrain⁩ ⁦@denverpost⁩ #copolitics #coleg https://t.co/qElo7TAzBW

[Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition @CoFOIC]

It didn’t take long for several government entities in Colorado to adopt the new, much-higher, maximum CORA fee rate that went into effect on Monday, July 1. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo https://t.co/PIEVvJsbGH

[Seth Klamann (sethklamann.bsky.social) @SethKlamann]

With the last campaign finance report of the primary season in, we now know who funded the Kent Thiry-backed group that dumped more than $1 million into several statehouse races with a few days to go before Election Day. It was ... Kent Thiry, who donated $1.24M on June 18.

[Seth Klamann (sethklamann.bsky.social) @SethKlamann]

A group backed by Kent Thiry and efforts to overhaul Colorado's election system dropped more than $1 million in last-minute spending for a slew of primary races this week, largely mirroring spending from other outside groups boosting moderate candidates: https://t.co/Xo4WLAE7zd

[Noelle Phillips @Noelle_Phillips]

An anonymous letter, a $10 land deal and powerful metro districts
https://t.co/9Pu0IUAjlf

[Sam Tabachnik @sam_tabachnik]

The Denver Art Museum has earned a reputation among tribes and countries for being difficult to deal with when it comes to returning sacred cultural objects in its collection.

Cambodia. India. Nepal. Tlingit tribe. Winnebago tribe. All have had issues.

https://t.co/1QWgW53dMl

[Jon Murray @JonMurray]

New Colorado tax credit could lift 50,000 children out of poverty, is latest to tap TABOR surplus https://t.co/gcNZn7063q via @NColtrain

[Noelle Phillips @Noelle_Phillips]

The Denver Post's national spelling bee contestant is going to the finals, y'all!
https://t.co/5yT1YKuixp