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Your daily Colorado politics update for Sunday, March 1
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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Colorado lawmakers duel over data centers: Grant millions in tax breaks or regulate them without incentives?

“What we need to avoid is a race to attract data centers that turns into a race to the bottom,” an environmental group official says.

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Colorado leaders react to U.S. attack on Iran: ‘A war of choice’

Several of Colorado’s top elected officials called for congressional intervention hours after the U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran, with the state’s federal delegation reacting along party lines either supporting or decrying the military action by President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Bills would allow people to sue ICE agents, limit online gambling, and more from the Colorado legislature this week

The state Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would allow Coloradans to sue federal agents if they believed their constitutional rights were violated during immigration enforcement.

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Former state representative tapped to fill vacant Colorado Senate seat

A Democratic vacancy committee picked former state Rep. Adrienne Benavidez to fill a vacant Colorado Senate seat Thursday night.

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Restaurant report lays groundwork for Denver tipped-wage change; councilman drafting proposal

Councilman Darrell Watson confirmed to The Denver Post that he plans to propose a change to the city’s tipped-wage policy to his fellow council members before the end of March.

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Former Colorado senator gets probation, community service for faking support letters

Former state Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis was sentenced to two years of probation and 150 hours of community service on Friday following her conviction on four felony charges.

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What to watch as the midterms begin with Tuesday’s primaries