What a week it was in Colorado Politics, from the most important piece of legislation in the session dying in committee to a house explosion in Firestone that could send political shockwaves through the state Capitol for future legislative sessions.

And news related to Donald Trump and Mitt Romney also made Colorado Politics headlines.

These are the five stories from the past week our staff thinks you should remember for some time to come.

1. Taxes for transportation hit a dead end in the Senate

Well, that was sudden. Three Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee killed months of bipartisan negotiations and calls from scores of county, municipal and civic leaders to figure out funding for Colorado’s ailing transportation system. They voted down House Bill 1242 because it asked voters to approve a 0.50 tax increase.

Read the story here.

2. Is Trump looking for the Canyons of the Ancients?

President Trump signed an order this week to review national monument designated since 1996 that are more than 100,000 acres, and that has people from Washington to Denver to the Four Corners concerned about the Canyons of the Ancients near Cortez.

Read the story here.

3. A Romney in the race: former GOP nominee’s nephew seeks to lead Colorado

Denver businessman Doug Robinson says he’s running for the GOP nomination to be Colorado’s governor.  He moved to Colorado 20 years in Colorado and he’s been active in party politics, including leading his uncle Mitt Romney’s race in the state in 2012.

Read the story here.

4. House explosion in Firestone causes eruption of political questions

An explosion of a house near a pipeline in Firestone operation by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will add fuel to the statehouse fire over house the state’s oil and gas industry should be regulated.

Read the story here.

5. Colorado budget writers trying to pen a happy ending

With just days left in the session, the legislators who write the budget start finding some agreements on funding rural hospitals, serving the homeless and $750,000 for moviemakers.

Read the story here.