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Colorado title board to review graduated income tax proposal for 2026 election

Updated 3 days ago

The Secretary of State’s title board on Wednesday will review another attempt at a graduated income tax ballot measure for the 2026 general election. In...

Funeral for Sen. Faith Winter will be held Friday at the Colorado Capitol

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado Sen. Faith Winter will be remembered on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. in a funeral service on the state Capitol’s west steps. A celebration...

Copper Creek yearling wolf blamed for livestock death in Gunnison County

Updated 3 days ago

A heifer found dead in eastern Gunnison County on Nov. 22 was killed by one of the yearlings from the Copper Creek wolf pack, according...

PERA to Pinnacol: $302 million, please

Updated 5 days ago

The Public Employees’ Retirement Association has come up with a number for Pinnacol Assurance, the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer of last resort, to buy...

Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, 45, killed in car accident

Updated 1 week ago

Jeff Davis out as head of Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado awards first round of grants to promote construction of ‘granny flats’

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado ballot measure for tougher fentanyl penalties moves forward

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado lottery commission OKs credit card purchases, online sales despite legislative pushback

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado sells tax credits to plug budget deficit

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado House GOP announces committee assignments for 2026 session

Updated 2 weeks ago

Ethics commission to investigate 17 Colorado Democrats accused of accepting contributions for Vail retreat

Updated 2 weeks ago

Lawmakers balk at rules to allow credit cards, online purchase of Colorado tickets

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Lottery Commission proposes credit card sales, sparks controversy

Updated 3 weeks ago

Why winning as an independent remains a long shot, despite Colorado voters fleeing the two major parties

Updated 3 weeks ago

When Yemi Mobolade won the Colorado Springs mayor’s race in 2023, he made history as the city’s first independent leader — and gave new hope...

SNAP benefits on their way to Colorado families

Updated 3 weeks ago

With the government shutdown over after a vote Wednesday by the U.S. House, federal food aid, which has been delayed almost two weeks, is on...

Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal faces backlash over Medicaid and Pinnacol deal

Updated 3 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis’ proposed state budget for 2026-27 drew sharp criticism Wednesday from the legislature’s Joint Budget Committee, as lawmakers from both parties criticized plans...

Senate votes to ban intoxicating hemp products nationally

Updated 3 weeks ago

Legislation passed by the U.S. Senate late Monday will ban nearly all hemp-derived THC products, despite Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul’s attempts to block the hemp-ban...

Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado figured out how to load state money onto EBT cards, officials say

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado group files ethics complaints against 12 Democratic lawmakers over Vail retreat

Updated 4 weeks ago

Despite voter approval, Colorado’s SNAP recipients unlikely to see Proposition MM benefits anytime soon

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado voters OK tax hike to raise more money for school meals

Updated 1 month ago

Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to privatize Pinnacol Assurance comes with legal questions

Updated 1 month ago

Gov. Polis proposes privatizing Pinnacol Assurance to address next year’s budget deficit

Updated 1 month ago

Gov. Jared Polis abruptly cancels unpublicized meeting with Joint Budget Committee

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lawmakers sign off on $10 million for food assistance as SNAP benefits are poised to run out

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Springs City Council backs cities seeking injunction against state housing mandates

Updated 1 month ago

US Fish and Wildlife Services tells Colorado: No more wolves from Canada, Alaska

Updated 1 month ago

Efforts by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to bring in more wolves from Canada later this year may have hit a snag after the U.S. Fish...

Colorado’s recidivism rate has decreased significantly, but violent crime is up, new analysis claims

Updated 1 month ago

Changes to Colorado’s crime policies led to a significant decrease in recidivism in the state’s prisons, but lowering penalties for certain offenses also increased the...

Connect for Health Colorado has serious financial management problems, audit says

Updated 2 months ago

Worries that the quasi-governmental agency that operates Colorado’s official state-based health insurance marketplace was spending money for political purposes turned out to be unfounded, according...