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CO PO Calendar | Jan. 22-28

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January 22, 2024

CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber, you can submit your own events for publication to calendar@coloradopolitics.com for free publication on this page. Please include who, what, when, where and why for each event.

(Party designations: R-Republican, D-Democrat, L-Libertarian, G-Green, S-Socialist, U-Unity, F-Forward.)

MONDAY, JAN. 22

· Colorado General Assembly: House State, Civic, Military & Veteran Affairs; Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs, Upon Adjournment, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Old Supreme Court, Denver

· (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: Men’s Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 565 Union Blvd., Lakewood

· Protect Abortion Campaign Launch: Denver, 12-2 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/co4repro/event/596648

· DRCOG: Transportation Advisory Committee, 1:30 p.m., visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83892470061 to join the meeting

· Colorado General Assembly: House Finance; Senate Finance, 1:30 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., Old State Library, Denver

· (D) Denver Democratic Party: Tech Office Hours, 5-6 p.m., visit https://www.denverdemocrats.org/county-party-calendar for Zoom link

· (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: HD 25 Meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., contact 303-277-1113 for more information

· (R) Boulder County Republican Party: W.I.N. Talks, 6:30-8 p.m., 619 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont

· (R) Weld County Republican Party: Volunteer Training, 6:30-8 p.m., 1675 Main St., Windsor

· (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: Study & Stand Evening, 6:30-8 p.m., 13952 Denver W. Pkwy, #450, Lakewood, contact joanmeister1@comcast.net for more information

· (R) Larimer County Republican Party: Executive Board Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 4020 S College Ave Unit B11, Fort Collins

· (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Steering Committee, 7-8 p.m., contact info@denverdsa.org for more information

TUESDAY, JAN. 23

· Colorado General Assembly: House Business Affairs & Labor; Senate Business, Labor & Technology, Upon Adjournment, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Old State Library, Denver

· Colorado General Assembly: House Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., HCR 0112, Denver

· (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: Heather Gardens Democrats Meeting, 4-5:30 p.m., 2888 S. Heather Gardens Way, Aurora

· Colorado Bar Association: Legislative Welcome Reception, 4:30-7:30 p.m., 1290 Broadway, Ste. 700, Denver, contact tmounsey@cobar.org for more information

· Protect Abortion Campaign Launch: Pueblo, 5-7 p.m., 131 Spring St., Pueblo, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/co4repro/event/597742

· Colorado Behavioral Health Council: Legislative Reception, 5-7 p.m., 1776 Grant St., Denver, contact Edie Sonn at 720-201-7307 for more information

· Airports & Aviation: Legislative Reception, 5:30-8 p.m., 1550 Court Pl., Denver, contact khlawson68@gmail.com for more information

· (R) Douglas County Republican Party: Castle Rock Grassroots Conservatives, 6 p.m., 519 Wilcox St., Castle Rock

· (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Internationalism Working Group, 6-7 p.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88473026633 to join the meeting

· (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Plains & Mtn West District Call, 6-7 p.m., contact info@denverdsa.org for more information

· One Colorado LGBTQ: Legislative Kickoff, 6-8 p.m., 525 Santa Fe Dr., Denver, contact matthewb@one-colorado.org for more information

· (R) Larimer County Republican Party: Republican Women Board Meeting, 6-8 p.m., 4020 S College Ave Unit B11, Fort Collins

· Protect Abortion Campaign Launch: Grand Junction, 6-8 p.m., 538 Main St., Grand Junction, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/co4repro/event/597768

· (R) Fremont County Republican Party: Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 603 Main St., Cañon City

· (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: HD 61 Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., contact info@arapahoedems.org for more information

· (D) Denver Democratic Party: Energy & Environment Study Group, 7-8:30 p.m., visit https://www.denverdemocrats.org/events for Zoom link

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24

· Colorado General Assembly: House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources; Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources, Upon Adjournment, 200 E. Colfax Ave., Old State Library, Denver

· Colorado General Assembly: Senate Heath & Human Services, Upon Adjournment, 200 E. Colfax Ave., SCR 357, Denver

· (R) Douglas County Republican Party: Republican Women Meeting, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree

· (R) Larimer County Republican Party: Republican Club Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 1716 E. Mulberry St., Fort Collins

· The Lincoln Club of Colorado: January Luncheon Featuring Josh Penry, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 5400 E. Yale Ave., Denver, visit https://secure.anedot.com/lincolnclubofcolorado/donatetothelincolnclubofcolorado to RSVP

· American Society of Landscape Architects: Colorado Chapter Legislative Reception and Lunch, 12-2 p.m., 1370 Grant St., Denver, contact scott@meiklejohn-law.com for more information

· Colorado General Assembly: House Judiciary; Senate Judiciary, 1:30 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., Old Supreme Court, Denver

· Colorado General Assembly: Senate Transportation & Energy, 1:30 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., SCR 352, Denver

· (D) Colorado Democratic Party: South Asian Initiative, 4-5 p.m., visit https://www.coloradodems.org/calendar-of-events/ for Zoom link

· Rep. Jason Crow: Town Hall, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 2255 W. Berry Ave., Littleton, RSVP at https://crow.house.gov/news/events

· DRCOG: Boulder Road Corridor Study-Public Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., register in advance at bit.ly/sbrpublicmeeting1

· (D) Colorado Democratic Party: Platform Committee Meeting, 6-7 p.m., visit https://bit.ly/PlatMeethttps://bit.ly/PlatMeet to join the meeting

· (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: HD 23 Meeting, 6-8 p.m., contact 303-277-1113 for more information

· Protect Abortion Campaign Launch: Boulder, 6-8 p.m., 1135 13th St., Boulder

· (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Electoral Meeting, 7-8 p.m., visit https://www.denverdsa.org/events for Zoom link

· (D) Denver Democratic Party: Healthcare Study Group, 7-8:30 p.m., contact belwood0328@gmail.com for more information

THURSDAY, JAN. 25

· Colorado General Assembly: Joint Technology Committee, 7:30 a.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., SCR 352, Denver

· Colorado General Assembly: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources, 1:30 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., SCR 352, Denver

· Colorado General Assembly: Senate Health & Human Services, 1:30 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., SCR 357, Denver

· (D) Chaffee County Democratic Party: Meeting, 5:30-7 p.m., contact info@chaffeecountydemocrats.org for more information

· Independent Community Bankers of Colorado: Legislative Reception, 6 p.m., 500 16th St., Denver, contact mmarchun@capstonegroupdllc.com for more information

· Protect Abortion Campaign Launch: Greeley, 6-8 p.m., 931 16th St., Greeley, RSVP at https://www.mobilize.us/co4repro/event/597774

· Rep. Jason Crow: Campaign Kickoff, 6-8 p.m., free tickets at https://act.jasoncrowforcongress.com/a/crowkickoff2024

· (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: HD 30 Meeting, 6-8 p.m., contact 303-277-1113 for more information

· (R) Denver Republican Party: Monthly Social, 6-8 p.m., 457 S. Broadway, Denver

· (D) Weld County Democratic Party: Executive Committee Meeting, 6-8 p.m., info@weldcountydems.org for more information

· (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 2 Monthly Meeting, 6:15-8:15 p.m., 1955 E. Arizona Ave., Denver

· (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: JeffCo EIC Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., contact makeadifferenceinco@gmail.com for more information

· (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: HD 27 Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., visit https://www.jeffcodems.org/calendar for Zoom link

· (D) Arapahoe County Democratic Party: HD 41 Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., 15200 E. Girard Ave., Ste. 1400, Aurora

· (R) CU Republicans: Meeting, 7-8 p.m., contact coloradocr@gmail.com for more information

· (R) Boulder County Republican Party: Executive Committee Meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., contact twatson@bocogop.org for more information

FRIDAY, JAN. 26

· (R) Douglas County Republican Party: Highlands Ranch Republican Breakfast, 7-8:30 a.m., 4800 McArthur Ranch Rd., Littleton, cost $15

· League of Women Voters of Colorado: Legislative Meet & Greet, 7:30-9 a.m., 1410 Grant St., #B204, Denver, contact drduncanlwv@gmail.com for more information, register in advance at https://www.lwvcolorado.org/

· DRCOG: Advisory Committee on Aging, 11 a.m., 1001 17th Ave., Ste. 700, Denver

· (R) Republicans @ Denver Athletic Club: Meeting, 12-1 p.m., 1325 Glenarm Pl., Denver

· Colorado General Assembly: Pension Review Subcommittee, 1 p.m., 200 E. Colfax Ave., HCR 0107, Denver

· (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: Labor Advisory Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., contact calendar@jeffcodems.org for more information

· (R) Jefferson County Republican Party: EIC Meeting, 6:30-7:30 p.m., contact makeadifferenceinco@gmail.com for more information

SATURDAY, JAN. 27

· (D) Jefferson County Democratic Party: Mountain Area Dems, 9-10:30 a.m., 3757 Ponderosa Dr., Evergreen

· (D) Denver Democratic Party: HD 9 Meeting, 10-11:30 a.m., 1500 S. Dahlia St., Denver, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-district-9-denverarapahoe-democrats-tickets to register in advance

· Keren Breslin for CD 4: Meet and Greet, 10-11:30 a.m., 3800 Wilson Ave., Wellington

· (R) Douglas County Republican Party: Caucus Training for District Captains and Precinct Committee People, 10-11:30 a.m., 83576 N. Rampart Range Rd., #200, Littleton

· (L) Colorado Libertarian Party: Liberty Toastmasters-North, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 315 S. Bowen St., Longmont

· (R) Denver Republican Party: Republican Women Meeting, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 727 E. 16th Ave., Denver

· (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Labor Committee Meeting, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81953520834 to join the meeting

· (D) Denver Democratic Party: Central Committee Meeting, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., contact info@denverdemocrats.org for more information

· (R) Larimer County Republican Party: Campaign Management Academy, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 4020 S College Ave Unit B11, Fort Collins, cost $50

· Yara Zokaie for HD 52: Meet & Greet, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 124 Racquette Dr., Fot Collins, RSPV at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/yarajan27

SUNDAY, JAN. 28

· (S) Denver Democratic Socialists of America: Internal Organizing Committee, 10:30-11:30 a.m., visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83483281054 passcode 399615 to join the meeting

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Colorado State Patrol investigating after pedestrian struck on Highway 36

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June 27, 2026

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Colorado State Patrol investigating after pedestrian struck on Highway 36

Updated on: June 27, 2026 / 7:16 PM MDT
/ CBS Colorado

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash east of Boulder that injured a pedestrian on Saturday afternoon.

According to CSP, a Mercury Mountaineer SUV broke down in the center lane of westbound Highway 36 near milepost 41 around 3:45 p.m. Pedestrians on both shoulders began walking toward the vehicle. That’s when CSP says a Honda CR-V traveling west on the highway attempted to avoid the Mountaineer and lost control. The CR-V swerved into the inside shoulder and struck a male pedestrian.

Authorities say the man was taken to an area hospital for treatment, but the severity of his injuries is not yet known.

Traffic camera image on U.S. 36 at mile point 41, west of McCaslin Boulevard

Colorado Department of Transportation

CSP temporarily closed Highway 36 westbound and diverted traffic to McCaslin Boulevard while they worked to investigate the scene. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced that the roadway reopened around 7 p.m.

Investigators asked anyone who witnessed the crash and has not yet spoken to them to contact (303) 239-4501 and reference case number 1D262443.

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What’s really killing a lot of cattle in Colorado? Hint: wolves aren’t the culprit (Opinion)

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June 27, 2026

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What’s really killing a lot of cattle in Colorado? Hint: wolves aren’t the culprit (Opinion)

The livestock industry has been running a smear campaign against wolves for years.

It intensified when the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association joined forces with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Colorado Farm Bureau, the National Rifle Association’s electioneering arm, and the Colorado Woolgrowers’ Association to oppose Proposition 114 — a 2020 citizens’ ballot initiative requiring Colorado to reintroduce wolves to the western part of the state.

Fearmongering was a big part of the campaign to prevent the restoration of wolves to their native Colorado habitats: The hunting groups peddled the narrative that wolves would kill all the elk. The ranching interests claimed that wolves would drive cattle and sheep operations out of business.

Notably, neither outcome has materialized since the 1995 wolf reintroductions in Yellowstone and Idaho, and indeed elk populations and cattle and sheep ranches there remain abundant three decades after wolves returned. In 2020, the Stop the Wolf Coalition lost the election, 51% to 49%. But the hysteria over livestock losses from wolves was only beginning.

So it makes sense to put these fears, and the livestock industry messaging that amplifies them, into perspective.

Weather events can kill a lot of cattle. In 2007, a single blizzard caused an estimated 15,000 cattle deaths in Colorado, according to the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. In 2024, a single lightning strike knocked 100 cattle off their feet, killing 32 of them as well as a rancher, who was engaged in branding the calves. That’s more than Colorado wolves have killed in an entire year. The weather slaughters far more livestock than predators in the state.

Then there is cattle rustling. In late 2025, 23 cattle disappeared in a single incident on the High Plains of northeastern Colorado, and law enforcement characterized the incident as unlikely to be random chance and likely meant they had been stolen. In 2024, 187 cattle went missing on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Western Colorado. Fifteen of them eventually turned up, demonstrating that missing cattle are sometimes simply lost by inattentive ranchers. The Colorado brand inspector estimated in mid-December of that year that about 500 cattle were expected to be reported missing for the year in the state.

Mystery deaths and sickness also plague Colorado’s cattle herd. In May of 2025, 15 cattle in south-central Colorado keeled over from brain swelling and seizures in a single day. Was it eating poisonous plants? An abandoned oil well on the property? Water contamination? While some sort of toxin was suspected, there have been no definitive answers. A 2010 USDA report calculated that 38.9% of all cattle lost in 2007 died from sickness, injury, or poisoning. Only 0.1% of the losses were attributable to predators of any kind.

In Colorado, the number of cattle killed in slaughterhouses in 2025 was 2,269,600, according to the USDA’s Livestock Slaughter Report. The number of calves slaughtered in the state was “[w]ithheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations,” but would presumably add to that total.

The most important predator of cattle in Colorado, by a vast margin, was humans. Specifically, the livestock industry has raised such a hue and cry over a comparatively tiny number of wolf-caused mortalities. We have met the enemy (of cattle, at least), and he is us.

It’s hard to tell how many cattle and sheep have been killed by wolves, because Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Confirmed Depredation Reports lump together livestock that are killed with livestock that are injured, but recover.

There were 13 cattle killed or injured by wolves in the two years prior to the wolf reintroduction, or an average of 6.5 cattle per year. In the slightly more than three years since reintroduction, there have been 44 cattle killed or injured by wolves, 37 sheep and one llama. That’s an average of 15 cattle and 12 sheep confirmed killed or injured per year.

The fraction of Colorado’s livestock losses attributable to wolves is minuscule, and some of the state’s news outlets are starting to get it. The general public, and lawmakers in particular, need to be aware of the tiny proportion of Colorado’s 2.6 million cattle that are falling prey to wolves, and we can all rest easy in the knowledge that when a livestock loss is reported, and wolves are suspected, there is a full investigation.

And when a wolf kill is confirmed, the rancher in question gets a payment from the state that not only covers his losses, but might also cover up to seven times the value of the animal(s). That’s an excessive level of generosity, which creates a perverse incentive to blame wolves.

But when ranchers are getting paid – in fact, paid far more than the fair-market value they deserve – when beef is what’s for dinner for one of Colorado’s new population of wolves, who really cares whether the diner is wildlife or human?

Erik Molvar is a wildlife biologist and the executive director of Western Watersheds Project, a nonprofit conservation group working to reduce the harmful effects of livestock grazing on public lands to protect and restore wildlife and watersheds throughout the American West.

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See the list of this year’s Fourth of July professional fireworks shows in the Denver area

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June 27, 2026

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See the list of this year’s Fourth of July professional fireworks shows in the Denver area

There are lots of cities and towns in the Denver area that are hosting professional fireworks shows on the Fourth of July this year.

Fans watch fireworks at Coors Field to celebrate the Fourth of July after the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies on July 4, 2025.

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Here are the shows taking place on July 4 in the Denver metro area:

Arvada
The City of Arvada’s annual fireworks display is scheduled to take place at Stenger Soccer Complex.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Location: Stenger Soccer Complex
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Aurora
The “4th of July Spectacular” takes place at the Aurora Municipal Center, located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: Aurora Municipal Center
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Brighton
Brighton’s Fourth of July festival takes place in Carmichael Park at 650 East Southern Street. Fireworks will be set off after the band Thumpin’ performs.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: After concert
Location: Carmichael Park
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Broomfield
Broomfield’s Great American Picnic takes place at Broomfield County Commons Park, which is located at 13200 Sheridan Boulevard.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:15
Location: Broomfield County Commons Park
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Castle Rock
The Town of Castle Rock is planning to launch their Independence Day fireworks display from Miller’s Landing. The town is hosting a Independence Day Celebration at Festival Park, and the fireworks can be viewed from there, or several other locations in town.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: Former Acme Brick facility
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Commerce City
Fireworks will be set off outside Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as part of Commerce City’s 4thFEST celebration. They will be launched after the third of three rugby matches in the stadium.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: At the conclusion of the World Rugby Nations Cup
Location: Outside DICK’s Sporting Goods Park
Admission: 4thFEST is free, paid tickets required to see the rugby games
Link: More Info

Denver – Colorado Rockies games

Fans attending the July 4 Colorado Rockies home game at Coors Field will be treated to fireworks at the conclusion of the baseball game. There will also be fireworks for the game the night before — July 3.
Date: July 3 & 4 (against the San Francisco Giants)
Time: The fireworks are usually launched 20 to 30 minutes after the final out.
Location: Coors Field
Admission: Tickets required

Link: More Info

Englewood
In addition to all of its residents, the city of Englewood invites residents of Littleton, Sheridan, Arapahoe County and the South Suburban Parks & Recreation to their Independence Day Celebration.

Date: Saturday, July 4

Time: 9:15 p.m.

Location: Cornerstone Park and Belleview Park
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Lone Tree
Lone Tree’s city fireworks display will be launched from Prairie Sky Park, and they’ll be viewable from many different locations in the city.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: Prairie Sky Park
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Longmont

You can watch a fireworks show in Longmont at 9:30 p.m. There will also be a drone show right before then.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: Fireworks can be viewed “from many vantage points across the city.”
Admission: Free

Link: More Info

Louisville

The city of Louisville launches their annual fireworks show from Coal Creek Golf Course.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: Coal Creek Golf Course
Admission: Free

Link: More Info

Northglenn
Fireworks are part of the July 4th Festival in Northglenn at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Location: E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Parker
Fireworks on July Fourth will be visible from many parts of the town of Parker.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: Fireworks launch northeast of Salisbury Park, although town officials encourage watching the fireworks from other areas, too
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

Thornton
Thornton’s fireworks display is called “Red, White & BOOM!” Fantabulous Fireworks.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Location: Carpenter Park Fields
Admission: Free
Link:

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Westminster

Date: Saturday, July 4
Location: Westminster City Park
Admission: Free
Link: More Info

There are other fireworks displays taking place in the Denver area on days other than July 4, including Lafayette (June 27), Glendale (June 2), Erie (July 3) and Littleton (July 3).