Jesse Aaron Paul ☀

@JesseAPaul

@ColoradoSun political reporter/editor/cofounder searching for the strangest datelines and best ski lines. Formerly @denverpost.

Denver, CO

Joined February 2012

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · 17 h

Coloradans who took part in our online survey have voted not to proceed with the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway to celebrate our 150th anniversary as a state. Thank you to everyone who shared their opinions and voted. I will commit my time and effort to prevent this walkway from…

GGovernor Jared Polis@GovofCO · 18 h

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · 17 h

Jared Polis vows to chain himself to Colorado Capitol plaza to stop $28 million pedestrian bridge ... that he proposed coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/jar… #copolitics #coleg

JesseAPaul's tweet card. The bridge was the governor’s idea to celebrate the state’s 150th anniversary. But it was panned by lawmakers, historic preservationists and, apparently, the public.

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · 20 h

Colorado gave personal information to ICE four times since February in response to subpoenas, including once by mistake coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/col… #copolitics #coleg

JesseAPaul's tweet card. Colorado law prohibits state and local entities from giving information to federal immigration agents unless it’s being sought as part of a criminal investigation

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · 22 h

The lawsuit, filed in Mesa County, alleges the deputy knew he was providing information to federal immigration officers and detained the driver long enough to let ICE agents respond. #copolitics

JJesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · 23 h

NEW: Colorado attorney general sues deputy who shared information leading to woman’s ICE arrest coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/car… #copolitics #coleg

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · 23 h

NEW: Colorado attorney general sues deputy who shared information leading to woman’s ICE arrest coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/car… #copolitics #coleg

JesseAPaul's tweet card. Phil Weiser is also investigating the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office’s participation in an encrypted group chat with federal law enforcement officials

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The New York Times@nytimes · Jul 22

Breaking News: Speaker Mike Johnson said he would shut down the House until September to block a vote on calling for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. nyti.ms/4nZtblR

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 22

Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting leave 52 local Colorado stations staring at massive budget holes coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/tru… #copolitics

JesseAPaul's tweet card. With listeners in every Colorado congressional district, many in rural areas, the radio stations are funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 22

Colorado governor won’t say if state handed over residents’ personal information to ICE coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/col… #copolitics #coleg

JesseAPaul's tweet card. A spokesperson for Gov. Jared Polis declined to say how the state has handled nine federal subpoenas seeking data on Coloradans

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 22

ICYMI #copolitics #coleg

JJesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 22

NEW: Democratic state senator who resigned amid ethics investigation now faces felony criminal charge in Denver coloradosun.com/2025/07/21/son… #copolitics #coleg

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 22

NEW: Democratic state senator who resigned amid ethics investigation now faces felony criminal charge in Denver coloradosun.com/2025/07/21/son… #copolitics #coleg

JesseAPaul's tweet card. The Denver District Attorney’s Office filed the charge against Sonya Jaquez Lewis on July 6, according to court records

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 21

Colorado global exports are up, imports are down amid tariff roller coaster coloradosun.com/2025/07/19/col… #copolitics #coleg

JesseAPaul's tweet card. New tariffs are scheduled to start August 1. Plus: What 2,333 Coloradans think about the economy, June unemployment and jobs report, more!

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 21

Colorado agencies have received at least 9 subpoenas from ICE since Trump took office in January coloradosun.com/2025/07/18/col… #copolitics #coleg

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 21

Joe Neguse wants to ban former Congress members from lobbying. That would leave some Colorado politicos unemployed. coloradosun.com/2025/07/21/joe… #copolitics

JesseAPaul's tweet card. Several former members of Congress from Colorado are lobbyists or have worked at lobbying firms in the past, a Colorado Sun review found.

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 21

Super PAC backing Michael Bennet’s gubernatorial bid is fueled by dark money, pro-charter school groups coloradosun.com/2025/07/21/mic… #copolitics

JesseAPaul's tweet card. Rocky Mountain Way formed in April, a few days after Bennet, a U.S. senator, entered the governor’s race

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 18

“Slap in the face”: EPA ruling could alter Colorado’s plans for coal plant closures coloradosun.com/2025/07/18/epa… #copolitics #coleg

JesseAPaul's tweet card. An EPA ruling says Colorado can't require coal plant closures by a certain date, and some utilities may take advantage.

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 18

Most people arrested by ICE in Colorado and Wyoming this year did not have criminal history coloradosun.com/2025/07/18/ice… #copolitics

JesseAPaul's tweet card. Trump said ICE is going after the “worst of the worst.” The agency’s Rocky Mountain data shows otherwise.

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Jesse Aaron Paul ☀@JesseAPaul · Jul 18

Trump administration subpoenas Children’s Hospital Colorado over gender-affirming care coloradosun.com/2025/07/18/chi… #copolitics

JesseAPaul's tweet card. The U.S. Department of Justice subpoenaed Children's Hospital Colorado as part of an investigation into gender-affirming care for youth.

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Denver Police Dept.@DenverPolice · Jul 17

#TRAFFIC: Road Closures in effect near the State Capitol due to demonstration activity. Additional Rolling closures may occur in the downtown area. Alternate routes are advised to avoid traffic delays. Updates will be added to this thread. #Denver

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