Nick Coltrain
@coltrain.bsky.social
Denver Post politics reporter
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“In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”
Journalists Georgia Fort, Don Lemon among 4 arrested over protest during St. Paul church service
The arrests are tied to a demonstration at a church that has a pastor who is also an ICE official.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“In America, we do not arrest journalists for doing their jobs. The Minnesota journalism community stands united in defense of press freedom and the essential role reporting plays in holding power to account.”
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Update: In a new statement - sent 12 hrs after publication - Gov. Polis' spokeswoman said the office is "taking this very seriously and (is) demanding that HCPF ensure it never happens again."
"We are taking actions like requesting future audits ... and are working to ensure full transparency."
"We are taking actions like requesting future audits ... and are working to ensure full transparency."
“We paid 10 times what we were supposed to pay?”
It’s unclear how much the incorrect billing guidance has cost Colorado's Medicaid program. But an analyst told the Joint Budget Committee that the fixed billing error would save $60.5 million in the 2026-27 fiscal year.
It’s unclear how much the incorrect billing guidance has cost Colorado's Medicaid program. But an analyst told the Joint Budget Committee that the fixed billing error would save $60.5 million in the 2026-27 fiscal year.
For years, Colorado Medicaid mistakenly paid a program’s providers several times too much — costing millions
“You either laugh at this one, or you cry,” Rep. Kyle Brown said. ” … So maybe it’s $20 million in a given year, and it’s been going on since 2020. That’s …
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January 30, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Update: In a new statement - sent 12 hrs after publication - Gov. Polis' spokeswoman said the office is "taking this very seriously and (is) demanding that HCPF ensure it never happens again."
"We are taking actions like requesting future audits ... and are working to ensure full transparency."
"We are taking actions like requesting future audits ... and are working to ensure full transparency."
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A jury found former Colorado state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis guilty today of 3 counts of forgery and 1 charge of attempting to influence a public servant, all felonies that stemmed from allegations that the Longmont Democrat mistreated aides while in office // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social
Jury finds former Colorado senator guilty of four felonies for faked letters of support in probe
The falsely attributed letters drew the attention of the Denver District Attorney’s Office, which brought the felony charges against Jaquez Lewis.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
A jury found former Colorado state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis guilty today of 3 counts of forgery and 1 charge of attempting to influence a public servant, all felonies that stemmed from allegations that the Longmont Democrat mistreated aides while in office // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social
In Colorado, ICE accused of leaving “death cards” in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars. Via @sethklamann.bsky.social
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ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Immigration agents operating near Vail left branded ace of spades playing cards in cars left behind after immigrants’ arrests this week, an advocacy group alleged. ICE is investigating.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM
In Colorado, ICE accused of leaving “death cards” in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars. Via @sethklamann.bsky.social
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Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says
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Live: Man shot by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
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January 24, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Man shot by federal agents has died, police chief says
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Protests are happening right now in Hudson over federal plans to reopen a shuttered prison for ICE detention.
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Protesters decry new immigration detention facility in northern Colorado: ‘ICE is trying to do this in secret’
The ACLU of Colorado sued ICE multiple times last year, forcing the agency to turn over documents that revealed plans for additional detention centers in the state.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Protests are happening right now in Hudson over federal plans to reopen a shuttered prison for ICE detention.
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BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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New: Tina Peters was involved in a brief scuffle with a fellow inmate Sunday night, and video shows Peter grabbing and shoving the other woman as the other inmate tries to move a cart out of the way of closet door: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/19/c...
Tina Peters grabs, shoves fellow inmate in brief scuffle, video shows
The Denver Post obtained the video footage Monday night.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:38 AM
New: Tina Peters was involved in a brief scuffle with a fellow inmate Sunday night, and video shows Peter grabbing and shoving the other woman as the other inmate tries to move a cart out of the way of closet door: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/19/c...
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Gov. Jared Polis unilaterally stalled a specialized prison program aimed at rehabilitating and releasing people who have served decades for crimes committed as juveniles and young adults, @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury reports. After 2023, Polis stopped signing off on the early releases.
Gov. Jared Polis stops releasing prisoners who’ve spent decades behind bars for youthful crime
Colorado’s governor has not approved any of the program’s graduates for early release since 2023 — an about-face from the prior three years.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Gov. Jared Polis unilaterally stalled a specialized prison program aimed at rehabilitating and releasing people who have served decades for crimes committed as juveniles and young adults, @denverpost.com's Shelly Bradbury reports. After 2023, Polis stopped signing off on the early releases.
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so former Rep. Doug Lamborn converted his campaign account to a PAC recently. Promoting American Values filed its year-end report and $7,500 of $8,245 spent went to the company owned by Lamborn's wife. #copolitics
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January 9, 2026 at 10:15 PM
so former Rep. Doug Lamborn converted his campaign account to a PAC recently. Promoting American Values filed its year-end report and $7,500 of $8,245 spent went to the company owned by Lamborn's wife. #copolitics
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NEW: A family member confirms to 9NEWS that Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis today, was originally from the Colorado Springs area.
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
NEW: A family member confirms to 9NEWS that Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis today, was originally from the Colorado Springs area.
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Kind of a wild story here.
A mystery person took control of CU Boulder's student news outlet & turned it into AI slop.
The students made a new website & lawyered up. But, it turns out, AI is a hard beast to fight.
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A mystery person took control of CU Boulder's student news outlet & turned it into AI slop.
The students made a new website & lawyered up. But, it turns out, AI is a hard beast to fight.
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How CU Boulder’s student news site got taken over by AI slop
The imposter site is confusing readers with articles that appear to be generated by artificial intelligence and is siphoning pageviews from real student reporting, the CUI’s journalists say.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Kind of a wild story here.
A mystery person took control of CU Boulder's student news outlet & turned it into AI slop.
The students made a new website & lawyered up. But, it turns out, AI is a hard beast to fight.
www.denverpost.com/2026/01/05/c... via @denverpost.com
A mystery person took control of CU Boulder's student news outlet & turned it into AI slop.
The students made a new website & lawyered up. But, it turns out, AI is a hard beast to fight.
www.denverpost.com/2026/01/05/c... via @denverpost.com
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Colorado requires many sex offenders to complete treatment before leaving prison. But a chronic shortage of providers means hundreds have languished past their initial parole date, while nearly 2,000 more - sex offenders under a different sentence - were released with no treatment: trib.al/LubH0ty
Colorado prison backlogs for sex offender rehabilitation lead to missed parole dates, others getting out without treatment
“What it’s intended to do is to lock up the most dangerous sexual offenders until they are safe to rejoin society,” a state oversight board member says. “That is not how it works …
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December 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Colorado requires many sex offenders to complete treatment before leaving prison. But a chronic shortage of providers means hundreds have languished past their initial parole date, while nearly 2,000 more - sex offenders under a different sentence - were released with no treatment: trib.al/LubH0ty
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CFOIC's year in review: Coloradans fought for press freedom and freedom of information in 2025 in settings as small as the Eastern Plains town of Bennett and as big as the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
CFOIC’s 2025 year in review: press freedom battles, a vetoed records bill, a ‘private’ judicial system, auto-deleted Signal texts and a $25.4 million CORA request - Colorado Freedom of Information Coa...
Coloradans fought for press freedom and freedom of information in 2025 in settings as small as the Eastern Plains town of Bennett and as big as the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
CFOIC's year in review: Coloradans fought for press freedom and freedom of information in 2025 in settings as small as the Eastern Plains town of Bennett and as big as the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.
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"Proceedings were delayed Friday morning after personnel at the detention center, which is privately run by the Geo Group, told reporters and supporters that they couldn’t enter the courtroom." // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
Immigration judge weighs release of activist Jeanette Vizguerra after ICE sought to block media’s court access
An immigration judge will decide in the coming days whether to temporarily release immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra after a Friday bail hearing.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"Proceedings were delayed Friday morning after personnel at the detention center, which is privately run by the Geo Group, told reporters and supporters that they couldn’t enter the courtroom." // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
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Colorado state Sen. Faith Winter was legally intoxicated and at fault for the November car accident in which she was killed, Arapahoe County investigators said Friday // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
State Sen. Faith Winter legally drunk at time of fatal crash, investigators find
State Sen. Faith Winter was intoxicated and at fault for the November car accident in which she was killed, Arapahoe County investigators said Friday.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Colorado state Sen. Faith Winter was legally intoxicated and at fault for the November car accident in which she was killed, Arapahoe County investigators said Friday // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
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U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat who represents Boulder, called the move to close NCAR “a deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration.” // Story by @laurenpenington.bsky.social
Trump moves to shut down Boulder climate research lab NCAR
U.S. lawmakers representing Colorado called the planned NCAR closure “deeply dangerous” and “blatantly retaliatory.”
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December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a Democrat who represents Boulder, called the move to close NCAR “a deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration.” // Story by @laurenpenington.bsky.social
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Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but the Justice Department attorney who just filed the lawsuit against Colorado seeking voter records apparently didn't understand the district court's relevant rules for doing so:
December 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but the Justice Department attorney who just filed the lawsuit against Colorado seeking voter records apparently didn't understand the district court's relevant rules for doing so:
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President Donald Trump claimed to grant imprisoned former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters a “full pardon” tonight — a power constitutional law experts say he cannot wield for a person convicted of state-level crimes // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social
President Donald Trump claims to pardon Tina Peters — a power he does not have, experts say
Doug Spencer, a constitutional law professor at the University of Colorado, called it “sad that our president hasn’t read or doesn’t understand a basic tenet of the U.S. Constitut…
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December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
President Donald Trump claimed to grant imprisoned former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters a “full pardon” tonight — a power constitutional law experts say he cannot wield for a person convicted of state-level crimes // Story by @coltrain.bsky.social
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This story shows the lengths to which a private-equity landlord will go to quash its tenants’ union efforts, organizers allege, using aggressive tactics honed by employers in the days before the National Labor Relations Act.
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A Denver building for elderly and disabled residents wanted to unionize. The private-equity landlord had other ideas.
Residents involved in the tenants union say they want a voice to help them improve living conditions.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This story shows the lengths to which a private-equity landlord will go to quash its tenants’ union efforts, organizers allege, using aggressive tactics honed by employers in the days before the National Labor Relations Act.
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
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NEW: How allies of Sen. John Hickenlooper tried to ward off a progressive challenge in the primary by state Sen. Julie Gonzales. It didn't work. Read @sethklamann.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/09/c...
How allies of Sen. John Hickenlooper tried to ward off a progressive challenge by Julie Gonzales
In interviews, state Sen. Julie Gonzales and her consultants described a “pattern of pressure” undertaken by allies of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper to try to stop her from entering the r…
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December 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NEW: How allies of Sen. John Hickenlooper tried to ward off a progressive challenge in the primary by state Sen. Julie Gonzales. It didn't work. Read @sethklamann.bsky.social: www.denverpost.com/2025/12/09/c...
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New: Colorado state senator launches progressive primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper www.denverpost.com/2025/12/08/c... via @sethklamann.bsky.social
Colorado state senator launches progressive primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper
State Sen. Julie Gonzales says her candidacy against U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper represents a fork in the road for the Democratic Party. Last month’s elections solidified her decision to run,…
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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New: Colorado state senator launches progressive primary challenge of U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper www.denverpost.com/2025/12/08/c... via @sethklamann.bsky.social
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Gov. Polis tweets favorably about a writer (Hanania) who spent the earlier part of the century writing for white supremacist websites and more recently contributed to Project 2025 and, separately, called for “more policing, incarceration, and surveillance of black people.”
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Gov. Polis tweets favorably about a writer (Hanania) who spent the earlier part of the century writing for white supremacist websites and more recently contributed to Project 2025 and, separately, called for “more policing, incarceration, and surveillance of black people.”
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Great reporting from @bentebirkeland.bsky.social on Faith Winter’s courage in standing up against sexual harassment at the #copolitics Capitol. RIP 😓
Democratic Sen. Faith Winter changed State Capitol culture in the #MeToo era
The senator was killed in an I-25 traffic crash last week
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December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Great reporting from @bentebirkeland.bsky.social on Faith Winter’s courage in standing up against sexual harassment at the #copolitics Capitol. RIP 😓