@NColtrain

Statehouse reporter for @DenverPost

 Denver, CO
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Joined June 2009
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Caitlyn Kim@caitlynkimFeb 10
House Dem campaign arm is expanding its target map to include #CO05. Republican Jeff Crank over performed Trump in the district in ‘24. He won by +14, Trump by +9. This is the only seat in CO not to have ever elected a Dem. #copolitics
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@VicLombardi30 Nov 2025
I love this man like a brother. A brother I pushed off a cliff and then scurried down the mountain to push him again. And then embraced his frigid corpse, fed him lukewarm soup and nursed him back to life. In all seriousness, Brandon Perna is what happens when someone works his ass off to make the un-traditional look very traditional. Talent is found. denverpost.com/2025/11/30/br… via @denverpost

Broncos fan finds massive YouTube show success with a mix of the profane, the inane and unabashed...

Brandon Perna might be the only Broncos fan grateful for the Russell Wilson era of Denver football.

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Hansen ignored repeated phone calls last week asking about his coming resignation. His reported new employer, the La Plata Electric Association, has a new CEO welcome on its board agenda later this month, and past agendas indicate Hansen accepted the job last month.
Marshall Zelinger@MarshallZNews12 Nov 2024
About a dozen sources in and around the State Capitol tell me Democratic State Sen. Chris Hansen will resign his seat. He just won re-election with 85% to a four-year term representing Senate District 31 (Lowry, Cherry Creek, downtown, Cap Hill, Wash Park). #copolitics
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5 takeaways from Colorado’s 2024 election — including reactions as a new Trump era looms denverpost.com/2024/11/06/co… by @NColtrain, @SethKlamann and @abuvthefold

5 takeaways from Colorado’s 2024 election — including reactions as a new Trump era looms

Tuesday’s election offered a wide range of results to digest, both in Colorado and nationally — at times going in different directions. Here are major takeaways from voters’ decisions.

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Years of neglect & mismanagement, from unsafe conditions to armed property managers allegedly serving fraudulent eviction notices, contributed to the collapse of CBZ Management’s properties that it, w/ a PR firm + a city councilwoman, blame on gangs. denverpost.com/2024/11/03/au…

Inside Aurora apartments made infamous by gang takeover claims, residents wonder what’s next

CBZ Management’s representatives have engaged in a public campaign to blame its problems at Aurora apartment complexes on recent gang activity. But reporting by The Denver Post reveal a more compli...

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Found some interesting data on Western Slope state legislators’ voting records from this past session while doing elections research. Specifically, I was looking at how often they stuck with their party vs. joined the other side of the aisle. For my #copolitics and #coleg nerds:
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Hi all! ✨Today is my first day at the @denverpost! I’ll be covering all things business, including commercial real estate. Tips? Words of encouragement? Say hi at [email protected]
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Gov. Jared Polis is set to speak at the DNC tonight, the same night as Gov. Tim Walz’s convention speech. Polis introduced Walz at a Denver fundraiser last week. Polis and Walz were in Congress together + elected gov at same time.
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An anonymous donation opened the last section of land for affordable housing in Steamboat. Three years later, voters rejected the development + town is no closer to building there as the housing crisis deepens and prices out local workers: denverpost.com/2024/08/04/af…

Steamboat needs more affordable housing. So why did residents reject a major plan fueled by a $24...

After nearly three years, Steamboat Springs’ latest — and most ambitious — attempt to launch an affordable housing plan at Brown Ranch to serve its workforce has faltered. Both backers and opponents...

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Four new wildfires along the Front Range since Monday... At least 8,300 acres burning. One person dead. Five homes destroyed.
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@denverpost31 Jul 2024
NEW: A new wildfire sparked near Gross Reservoir in Boulder County prompted mandatory evacuation orders Wednesday afternoon. trib.al/dopYAEQ

Colorado wildfire updates: Stone Canyon fire near Lyons 20% contained

The Quarry fire is burning on 341 acres in Jefferson County near Deer Creek Canyon Park and still growing, fire officials said Wednesday night.

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Lobbyists in Colorado legislature paid nearly $70 million in last year - a record high ⁦@NColtrain⁩ ⁦@denverpost⁩ #copolitics #coleg denverpost.com/2024/07/07/co…

Colorado lobbyists were paid nearly $70 million in the last year. These 5 bills show their influe...

Money spent on lobbying the Colorado legislature again hit a record high this year — but the tally only begins to hint at the ways the deluge steers policy through the statehouse.

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It didn’t take long for several government entities in Colorado to adopt the new, much-higher, maximum CORA fee rate that went into effect on Monday, July 1. #coleg #copolitics #edcolo coloradofoic.org/colorado-go…
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With the last campaign finance report of the primary season in, we now know who funded the Kent Thiry-backed group that dumped more than $1 million into several statehouse races with a few days to go before Election Day. It was ... Kent Thiry, who donated $1.24M on June 18.
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A group backed by Kent Thiry and efforts to overhaul Colorado's election system dropped more than $1 million in last-minute spending for a slew of primary races this week, largely mirroring spending from other outside groups boosting moderate candidates: denverpost.com/2024/06/22/co…

Group tied to Colorado election overhaul drops $1 million in last-minute primary spending

Let Colorado Vote Action has ties to Denver millionaire Kent Thiry and his effort to introduce ranked-choice voting in Colorado

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An anonymous letter, a $10 land deal and powerful metro districts denverpost.com/2024/06/16/co…

How an anonymous letter started an uproar over a land deal between a Weld County developer and...

The saga of the $10 land deal at Beebe Draw Farms is complex, and the community has a history of disputes between residents and elected boards that date back more than 13 years.

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The Denver Art Museum has earned a reputation among tribes and countries for being difficult to deal with when it comes to returning sacred cultural objects in its collection. Cambodia. India. Nepal. Tlingit tribe. Winnebago tribe. All have had issues. denverpost.com/2024/06/10/de…

Denver Art Museum dogged by accusations it’s not open to returning pieces from its collection

Museum officials say they follow guidelines and recommendations, and are open to working with tribes and nations

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Nick Coltrain retweeted
Jon Murray@JonMurray1 Jun 2024
New Colorado tax credit could lift 50,000 children out of poverty, is latest to tap TABOR surplus denverpost.com/2024/06/01/co… via @NColtrain

New Colorado tax credit could lift 50,000 children out of poverty, is latest to tap TABOR surplus

Boasting that child poverty in Colorado would soon be cut nearly in half, Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed a large new tax credit for low-income families into law. Here’s how several new credits...

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The Denver Post's national spelling bee contestant is going to the finals, y'all! denverpost.com/2024/05/29/sc…

Colorado teen is among 8 finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee

This year, the Denver Post-sponsored contestant is among eight of the best spellers in the country following Wednesday’s quarterfinals and semifinals.

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