WATCH: This city is the 1st in metro Denver to raise the age to buy tobacco
Four other Colorado cities have raised the age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 — and now a tiny metro-Denver community has done it.
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Enterprise fees surge as more of Colorado’s budget escapes TABOR limits
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 15 hours ago
More than 30 years after Colorado voters approved the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, a growing share of state spending now falls outside the voter-approved limits intended to restrain government growth. A new report shows that fee-funded “enterprises” — state-owned businesses...
Let’s find out who’s up to the gubernatorial task post Polis | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan
paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Gov. Jared Polis is bold and his policies are bolder than bold. That’s the paraphrase of his State of the State speech to open the 2026 General Assembly and start off his last year in office. His sweeping review of...
We dream, we dare, we decouple — how Colorado turns values into policy | OPINION
Colorado Politics
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Updated 9 hours ago
By Kathy White Gov. Jared Polis’ final State of the State address was a clear victory lap. After eight years as governor, he used the moment to highlight accomplishments, reflect on progress and remind Coloradans what his administration has delivered....
Volunteer homeowners’ associations to be hit with new lot-splitting law | Bob Loevy
Bob Loevy
bob-loevy@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
Volunteer homeowners’ associations in Colorado Springs, particularly those close to the downtown area, are preparing for another attack on single-family zoning from Gov. Jared Polis and the state legislature during the just underway 2026 legislative session. The new proposal is...
Elizabeth School District dismisses challenge to book-ban injunction on eve of appellate arguments
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
An Elbert County school district has dismissed its challenge to a judge’s injunction ordering it to return banned books to library shelves, days before the Denver-based federal appeals court was set to hear oral arguments this week. Although a three-judge...
Colorado farmers warn U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper tariffs and research cuts endanger agriculture
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
Northern Colorado farmers told U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper this week that tariffs and President Donald Trump’s decision to import $40 billion worth of beef from Argentina have hurt Colorado’s agricultural industry. But the administration’s cuts to scientific research are almost...
‘Doesn’t do enough’: House Democrats reject GOP deal on cutting ICE funding
Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner
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Updated 13 hours ago
House Democratic leaders are planning to oppose a bipartisan homeland security funding bill set for a vote this week, even after Republicans agreed to cut funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A source familiar with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s...
Vance heading to Minneapolis amid Trump’s ICE crackdown
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Updated 17 hours ago
Vice President JD Vance will deliver remarks and visit with ICE agents in Minneapolis Thursday, as President Donald Trump continues his immigration crackdown in the state. The vice president has been a critical messenger for the administration combating public opposition...
Gov. Polis, Democratic lawmakers introduce trio of housing affordability bills
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
Democratic lawmakers were joined by housing advocates and Gov. Jared Polis at the Capitol on Wednesday to announce a trio of bills they say will increase affordable housing in Colorado. “This session, Colorado Democrats are focused on lowering costs, and...
Colorado Supreme Court to hear cases on insurance coverage for COVID, witness credibility
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will decide the degree to which a virus or other hazard must affect a commercial property before it can trigger loss-or-damage coverage under an insurance policy. At least three of the...