Taylor Dolven

politics + policy reporter @coloradosun • she/her • photo by @ojosdeanita • send tips/chisme: [email protected]

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Hello! Today is my 1st day @ColoradoSun as a politics/policy reporter after 3 great yrs @BostonGlobe and 1 @CU_CEJ.

I'll miss the Globe and the MA transpo community dearly.

It's time to take my journalism home. Coloradans: please send tips/chisme to [email protected] ☀️

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

We read all the bills so you don't have to https://t.co/jH9g4cE3GV

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Democrats’ dueling data center bills have stalled as industry opposition mounts https://t.co/EoNj6CaraH #copolitics #coleg via @taydolven

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Republican state representative’s demand that Colorado’s budget bill be read aloud cost taxpayers upwards of $10K https://t.co/hYT36Dvqpn #copolitics #coleg

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Colorado lawmakers stopped imposing new fees amid voters’ cost-of-living concerns. They’re now making them optional. https://t.co/adwkaqPKLB #copolitics #coleg

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Jared Polis says Colorado needs a new prison ASAP, even as crime has fallen. How did we get here? https://t.co/DNCgdUaZRA

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Respectfully, representative, no one is saying that there was a requirement that Democrats scheduled work on a Saturday because you had the bill read at length.

But that was the consequence, and Dem leaders informed Republican leaders of as much ahead of time #copolitics #coleg

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

We're hiring a politics reporter to help us out over the summer for a four-month stint leading up to the election! https://t.co/8GeWeBA6Be #copolitics #coleg

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Find the whole child care series from @ColoradoSun here, including a guide on finding care for for new or soon-to-be parents: https://t.co/BoUVUiuO2K

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Colorado's program that helps families w/ low incomes afford child care is in crisis.

*13,869* eligible kids don't have a subsidized spot.

As lawmakers cut social safety net programs this year, struggling families will have to wait longer for relief.
https://t.co/LLyIZIhYXN

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

How Colorado lawmakers plan to cut $1.5 billion from the state budget, by the indefatigable @JesseAPaul https://t.co/MeKfZxunkZ

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Colorado is losing 1 affordable housing unit for every 2 it builds. But the state keeps rejecting efforts to stop the bleeding. by @brianeason https://t.co/lSKx6dZR6Z

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Shannon Bird’s “no” votes on some big Democratic bills may both help and hurt her run for Congress https://t.co/WodHvPxu22

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Shit is hitting fan...

Colorado’s state budget shortfall grows to more than $1.5 billion, forcing legislature to make much deeper cuts https://t.co/jzqoMffYY0 #copolitics #coleg

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Gov. Polis’ office says CO must immediately move to open a new prison — maybe 2 — to handle projected prison pop growth.

The request comes as the legislature is cutting social services to address a $1 billion state budget shortfall. w/ @JesseAPaul
https://t.co/fCS3PGcNcE

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Colorado lawmakers reject bill that would have required police to intervene when ICE agents use excessive force.

Local police chiefs opposed the bill. Two Democrats voted with Republicans to reject it. w/ @oliviaprentzel
https://t.co/Tx6038OBq6

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

Casey Barrett is able to provide the level of care his daughter 15yo Olivia requires bc the state reimburses them for it.

But he is worried he won’t be able to keep it up because CO lawmakers are considering major cuts to Medicaid. @lucasbradywoods https://t.co/KS8rEvXBVz

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

Providing Medicaid to immigrants who are children or pregnant is costing Colorado 611% more than expected https://t.co/1aXd38a8Hl #copolitics #coleg

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

The Wu train has derailed.

Great look at the Boston city hall about face on transit 👇

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

Delayed projects, low morale: Boston’s streets department is stalling under Wu, long a transit champion https://t.co/1JrIDiSGqx

[Jesse Aaron Paul ☀ @JesseAPaul]

NEW THIS AM: All 66 Democrats in Colorado’s legislature sign letter urging Jared Polis not to shorten Tina Peters’ prison sentence https://t.co/mrI1aQSyW9 #copolitics #coleg

[Taylor Dolven @taydolven]

"They didn't have a clue."

"Those guys were not examples of what we hope ICE officers would know and do in the field.” -U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson

ICE agents struggle to answer questions about warrantless arrests in Colorado in federal court: https://t.co/dESivfQ5mW