{"id":10047,"date":"2026-04-18T11:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/colorado-politics-calendar-apr-20-26-colorado-politics\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T11:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:07:47","slug":"colorado-politics-calendar-apr-20-26-colorado-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/colorado-politics-calendar-apr-20-26-colorado-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Politics Calendar Apr. 20-26 &#8211; Colorado Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/e-edition\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"677\">Print Edition<\/a><br \/><em>CoPo&#8217;s weekly political calendar helps 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\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:calendar@coloradopolitics.com\"><em>calendar@coloradopolitics.com<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0for free publication on this page. Please include who, what, when, where and why for each event.<\/em><br \/><em>(Party designations: R-Republican, D-Democrat, L-Libertarian, G-Green, S-Socialist, U-Unity, F-Forward.)<\/em><br \/><strong>MONDAY, APR. 20<\/strong><br \/><strong>TUESDAY, APR. 21<\/strong><br \/><strong>WEDNESDAY, APR. 22<\/strong><br \/><strong>THURSDAY, APR. 23<\/strong><br \/><strong>FRIDAY, APR. 24<\/strong><br \/><strong>SATURDAY, APR. 25<\/strong><br \/><strong>SUNDAY, APR. 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reporter<br \/>                                                 <a href=\"mailto:?rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com\" title=\"Share via Email\">                                                     <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-email\" style=\"line-height: 20px;font-size: 15px;color: white;background-color: #ff0000;padding: 3px;border-radius: 25px;\"><\/span>                                                 <\/a>                                             <br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Colorado Politics<br \/>colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 6 hours ago<br \/>By Rachel O\u2019Bryan The hemp THC beverage industry wants to sell its high-inducing drinks in Colorado everywhere that beer or wine is sold \u2014 including stores and restaurants near schools. This self-serving bill, Senate Bill 164, would blow Colorado\u2019s regulated&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Marianne Goodland<br \/>marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 13 hours ago<br \/>As lawmakers move the 2026\u201327 state budget toward completion, they are intensifying efforts to address overcrowding and capacity challenges within the Department of Corrections and related agencies\u2014issues that have contributed to increased spending in the budget. The state Senate on&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Marissa Ventrelli<br \/>marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 11 hours ago<br \/>A bill proposing to require Colorado colleges and universities to provide abortion medication services cleared a legislative committee on Thursday. Advocates said the measure \u2014 which exempts religious-based institutions but applies to public, private, and community colleges \u2014 will improve&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Marissa Ventrelli<br \/>marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 13 hours ago<br \/>With Colorado facing a budget gap exceeding $1.2 billion, lawmakers are preparing to wind down or sharply reduce a slate of recently-created programs \u2014 from teacher training to wildfire mitigation \u2014 as the Joint Budget Committee searches for savings across&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Marianne Goodland<br \/>marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 12 hours ago<br \/>Colorado\u2019s largest coalition of hunters, anglers, and wildlife conservation groups is urging state lawmakers to reject two of Gov. Jared Polis\u2019 latest nominees to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, setting up a contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Agriculture&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Marissa Ventrelli<br \/>marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 13 hours ago<br \/>Amid rising worries about the long\u2011term effects of head injuries in youth sports, a Colorado committee began reviewing legislation that would tighten concussion protocols and expand mental health awareness among coaches. Senate Bill 060 would require youth sports coaches to&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Callie Patteson, Washington Examiner<br \/>callie.patteson.washington.examiner@gazetteedit.wpenginepowered.com <br \/>Updated 11 hours ago<br \/>WELD COUNTY, Colorado \u2014 The touch-and-go race for House control in the Nov. 3 midterm elections could very well be decided in places like this wind-swept stretch of Interstate 25. Specifically, at gas stations in this rapidly growing area north&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Colorado Politics<br \/>colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 1 day ago<br \/>By Chris Bresee For many consumer products, the case for \u201cright to repair\u201d is easy to understand. If a phone, tractor, or household device breaks, people want fair access to the tools, parts and information needed to fix it. But&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Colorado Politics<br \/>colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 1 day ago<br \/>By Tenisha James I live and work in Connecticut, not Colorado \u2014 but what\u2019s happening in your state matters to\u00a0people like me. I\u2019ve already seen how policies that restrict earned wage access (EWA) can play out in real life. And&#8230;<br \/>                              <a class=\"has-contrast-2-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/section\/colorado-politics\/\">                                  Colorado Politics                            <\/a>                          <br \/>Colorado Politics<br \/>colorado-politics@coloradopolitics.com <br \/>Updated 1 day ago<br \/>By Denille LePlatt When people talk about rural schools, the conversation too often starts with struggle. I\u2019d like to start somewhere different: with the 135,000 students across Colorado\u2019s rural communities who show up every day with talent, drive and potential&#8230;<br \/>PREV<br \/> PREVIOUS <br \/>Twenty Years Ago This Week: An unregistered activist group calling themselves \u2018The Colorado Republican Caucus\u2019 mailed letters to at least 160 Republicans in Mesa County calling various Grand Junction Republicans \u201cturncoats\u201d and \u201ctraitors.\u201d \u201cThe danger was that the letters were mailed by a group, with an official-sounding name, and many people thought it was from [&hellip;]<br \/>NEXT<br \/> NEXT UP <br \/>It\u2019s budget time at the state Capitol, and generally, it\u2019s a humorless situation. It certainly was that way in the House last week, with a 15-hour reading of the long bill at 661 pages that resulted in lawmakers having to work on Saturday, and that meant Republicans &#8211; except for two who were marked as [&hellip;]<br \/> \t\tColorado Politics is proudly powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">WordPress<\/a>\t<br \/>Welcome to the Denver Gazette<br \/>        Subscribe to stay up to date with all things Colorado.<br \/>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/placecats.com\/300\/300\">        <\/p>\n<div id=\"subscribeBtns\">        <button>Subscribe .99cents<\/button>        <\/div>\n<p>Streak: 9 days <span id=\"infoIcon_streak\">i<\/span><br \/>Stories you&#8217;ve missed since your last login:<br \/>Stories you&#8217;ve saved for later:<br \/>Recommended stories based on your interests:<br \/><strong>About Us<\/strong><br \/>Colorado Politics is published both in print and online. Our website features subscriber-only news stories daily, designed for public policy arena professionals. Member subscribers also receive the weekly print edition of our award-winning newspaper, containing outstanding features and news stories, in their mailboxes every Saturday.<br \/><a href=\"\/transparency-in-coverage\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1084\" style=\"color:#ffffff!important;\">Transparency In Coverage<\/a><br \/><a href=\"\/terms-of-service\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"29\" style=\"color:#ffffff!important;\">Terms Of Service<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coloradopolitics.com\/privacy-policy\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3\">Privacy Policy<\/a><br \/>Secure your subscription to Colorado\u2019s premier political news journal, in continuous publication since 1898. You can be in the know right alongside Colorado\u2019s political insiders. Want the real scoop? Subscribe to Colorado Politics today!<br \/>\u00a9 2025 Colorado Politics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxPR2N6UEdVZWhIZnBSQ3FSM1dRaWo1UUw3WFJmVkVkQUF4amx1ejY2V0MteEhfUnJOMndzajkyOHdRUmZqXzE5eFJQYkotdmNwM2VaSXF4RURKR3hhS0ZSWTBnZVJpWWg0UklMNGxwYndHLW9lcUlSWUQ2d0lvTlNSajNvb3MxX3ZJ?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Print EditionCoPo&#8217;s weekly political calendar helps 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}