Colorado Supreme Court to decide on large-capacity magazine ban
Colorado’s highest court is set to decide whether a law banning gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds violates a person’s state constitutional right to bear arms.
The Denver Post reports that the Colorado Supreme Court announced Monday that it would hear the case, which stems from a 2016 lawsuit by Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and other gun rights advocates challenging the law.
Neither the Rocky Mountain Gun Owners nor the National Association for Gun Rights – which is also a plaintiff in the case – returned The Denver Post’s requests for comment.
Both the Colorado Court of Appeals and a district court found the law constitutional. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Litigation Director Hannah Shearer says it would be surprising if the state supreme court were to deviate from those decisions.
Colorado becomes first state to ban arrests solely based on field drug test results
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 46 seconds ago
Colorado has become the first state in the nation to prohibit arrests based solely on colorimetric drug tests, also known as field drug tests. Last legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill establishing a working group to make recommendations regarding the use of colorimetric drug...
State Supreme Court to hold oral arguments, federal judges find fault with bond hearings | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 minutes ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court will resume hearing oral arguments tomorrow, plus some federal judges are raising the alarm about immigration judges’ handling of bond hearings....
JBS plant employees ratify tentative agreement
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Workers at a JBS beef processing plant in Greeley ratified a tentative agreement Sunday, ending months of negotiations over a new contract. The two-year collective bargaining agreement covers nearly 3,800 workers, according to the United Food Commercial Workers Local 7...
Trump plans to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah, shutter research sites | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
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Updated 4 days ago
UTAH Forest Service bound for Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump’s administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation’s capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that involves...
Republicans Scott Bottoms, Victor Marx win spots in Colorado gubernatorial primary at party assembly
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 41 minutes ago
Two Christian ministry leaders from Colorado Springs qualified Saturday for the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot at the Colorado GOP’s state assembly in Pueblo in a party meeting that dragged late into the night. State Rep. Scott Bottoms, who is known...
Colorado House finishes work on 2026-27 state budget, finally
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The House on Saturday, after four days of work – it usually takes two – finished up their work and voted on the $46.8 billion 2026-27 state budget, as contained in House Bill 1410 and 64 accompanying measures designed to...
Home rule has protected Colorado cities for over 125 years | Cronin and Loevy
Tom Cronin Bob Loevy
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Updated 2 hours ago
Colorado is currently gripped by a political struggle between the governor plus the legislature in Denver and populous home-rule city governments, mainly on the Front Range, such as Colorado Springs. In the past few years, the legislature has been passing bills that applied to city government policies, which...
Colorado Politics calendar Apr. 13-19
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances,...
Minority Leader Peña argues against oil and gas bill | A LOOK BACK
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics
rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 5 days ago
Forty-Five Years Ago This Week: “The Colorado House of Representatives had just given its final approval to House Bill 81-1152, which created $9 million in tax relief to oil and gas companies. But this came “at the expense of local...
A longshot, upset bid and a few quick takes | SONDERMANN
By Eric Sondermann
by-eric-sondermann@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
It is hard to keep up these days. The flow of news often seems overwhelming. Let’s focus today on an unusual congressional race before moving on to a few quick, supplementary observations. Since its creation 54 years ago, Congressional District...
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