Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post’s politics team captures what’s happening this week — from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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I’m warning you ahead of time that this week’s newsletter is *wee bit* longer than normal — and for good reason.

Largest among the mountains of headlines was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission case. We have nine stories below on the decision for you to check out.

Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed nine bills — a record during his tenure — from the recently ended 2018 legislative session. He also signed some pretty important pieces of legislation into law.

We’ve got the lowdown on what you need to know ahead of the June 26 primary elections (especially if you’re an unaffiliated voter), the latest in Denver’s scooter-mania and an interesting look at why not everyone is super stoked on the idea of spaceships launching out of Adams County.

Fresh news: The Denver Post is teaming up with Denver7 to host gubernatorial debates at the University of Denver later this month.

ROLL CALL

MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP RULING

COLORADO: THE STATEHOUSE & BEYOND

Aside: This is significant. Hickenlooper vetoed nine bills from the 2018 legislative session. In 2014, he issued the next most vetoes, at five. Over his career, the governor has turned down 23 bills. Needless to say, the vetoes have made a bunch of people unhappy — including members of his own party.

Extremely disappointed that Gov. Hickenlooper vetoed my bill to authorize people with autism spectrum disorders to use medical marijuana (HB 18-1263) today. Many people are devastated. @TommyMitchAZ @JesseAPaul @DenverWestword pic.twitter.com/d5rn6DUyZY — Edie Hooton (@EdieHooton) June 6, 2018

Election coverage

Just in case you wanted to peek at our stories to get a better idea of who the candidates are and what issues they are talking about as you receive your ballot…

Funny surprise this morning to see my guide for unaffiliated voters tacked on my apartment building’s message board. #copolitics #newsyoucanuse pic.twitter.com/ASKiJCoi0h — Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) June 6, 2018

DENVER & THE SUBURBS

D.C. POLITICS FROM A COLORADO PERSPECTIVE



THE WIRE

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How I'm feeling as I boil in the Colorado Capitol's air conditioning-less press room #coleg cc: @BenteBirkeland pic.twitter.com/5cjwNwQvrE — Jesse Aaron Paul (@JesseAPaul) June 5, 2018

Staff writers John Frank, Jon Murray, Mark K. Matthews and John Aguilar contributed to this newsletter.