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Colorado lawmakers advance bill to tackle Colorado’s prison capacity issues
Updated 8 hours ago
As lawmakers move the 2026–27 state budget toward completion, they are intensifying efforts to address overcrowding and capacity challenges within the Department of Corrections and...
Democrats want Colorado colleges to provide medication abortion
Updated 9 hours ago
A bill proposing to require Colorado colleges and universities to provide abortion medication services cleared a legislative committee on Thursday. Advocates said the measure —...
Colorado lawmakers cut newer programs to close $1.2 billion budget shortfall
Updated 9 hours ago
With Colorado facing a budget gap exceeding $1.2 billion, lawmakers are preparing to wind down or sharply reduce a slate of recently-created programs — from...
Governor’s wildlife commission picks face pushback ahead of Colorado Senate hearing
Updated 11 hours ago
Colorado’s largest coalition of hunters, anglers, and wildlife conservation groups is urging state lawmakers to reject two of Gov. Jared Polis’ latest nominees to the...
Cannabis overhaul introduced in Colorado Senate
Updated 1 day ago
Colorado’s $46.8 billion budget nears finish line
Updated 1 day ago
Colorado Senate reworks key programs, gives preliminary nod to $46B budget
Updated 2 days ago
Colorado budget plan seeks to keep $306 million by canceling TABOR refunds
Updated 2 days ago
Democratic lawmakers target Colorado’s stalled prison population plan
Updated 2 days ago
Senate Democrats outline amendment strategy as budget debate nears
Updated 3 days ago
Members of the Colorado Senate met with their respective caucuses on Tuesday to discuss the state’s proposed $46.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, which...
Colorado becomes first state to ban arrests solely based on field drug test results
Updated 4 days 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...
Colorado Senate takes up $46.8 billion budget
Updated 4 days ago
The battle over Colorado’s proposed $46.8 billion spending plan for next year shifted to the state Senate, which must decide whether to acquiesce to changes...
Bipartisan Colorado bill targeting AI chatbot risks advances
Updated 6 days ago
A bipartisan Colorado bill targeting risks posed by AI chatbots advanced out of committee last week with a 10-3 vote in its first hearing. House...
Colorado House finishes work on 2026-27 state budget, finally
Updated 6 days ago
Minority Leader Peña argues against oil and gas bill | A LOOK BACK
Updated 7 days ago
Colorado lawmakers grapple with spending cuts amid $1 billion-plus deficit
Updated 1 week ago
House GOP stalls Colorado budget debate by forcing full reading of 661-page bill
Updated 1 week ago
A procedural battle at the Colorado Capitol boiled over on Wednesday night, when a House Republican demanded the 661‑page state budget be read aloud in...
Colorado lawmakers propose changes to family court procedures | Bills in Brief
Updated 1 week ago
Colorado lawmakers introduce hundreds of bills each year. Bills in brief cuts through the noise by explaining which proposals matter, what’s at stake, and how decisions at...
Colorado House opens debate on $46.8B budget already showing strain
Updated 1 week ago
With rising Medicaid costs, no dollars set aside for new legislation and dozens of bills still seeking funding, Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday began debating the...
Colorado House Democrats focus on prison costs in budget discussions
Updated 1 week ago
Colorado’s House Democrats pressed budget writers Tuesday over a nearly $70 million increase for the Department of Corrections, questioning why the state plans to add...
Colorado legislators propose $46.8 billion budget, driven by Medicaid costs
Updated 2 weeks ago
An April Fool’s Day to remember | Capitol M | Week of April 4, 2026
Updated 2 weeks ago
Gov. Lamm challenges Congress to stop ‘decontrol’ of natural gas | A LOOK BACK
Updated 2 weeks ago
Proposal outlines $300M deal separating Pinnacol from Colorado state government
Updated 2 weeks ago

