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Colorado Senate passes bill for voluntary $5 fee to fund wildlife crossings

Updated 3 hours ago

The Colorado Senate approved bipartisan legislation allowing drivers to voluntarily pay an extra $5 when registering their vehicles to help finance wildlife crossings and reduce...

9 Colorado hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts

Updated 9 hours ago

The $900 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next decade could threaten the viability of more than 400 hospitals nationally and at least nine in...

Lakewood mayor calls for unity, community in State of the City speech

Updated 1 day ago

Lakewood held its first State of the City address since 2018 on Wednesday — timing Mayor Wendi Strom attributed to fate. “We got bumped a...

RTD lays off two dozen managers in operations ‘realignment’

Updated 1 day ago

More than two dozen managers at the Regional Transportation District learned in March that their jobs would be eliminated, with their last day of work...

Douglas County approves AI system for sheriff’s investigations

Updated 2 days ago

Cherry Creek School District to pay assistant superintendent $190K to retire amid leadership shakeups

Updated 2 days ago

Survey: Most Colorado teachers satisfied, but lack prep time

Updated 2 days ago

Congress presses Colorado court about rule tied to immigration enforcement

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado marijuana regulators pledge crackdown on intoxicating hemp

Updated 2 days ago

Denver continues to explore moving to a biennial budget

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado saw job losses for the first time since pandemic

Updated 3 days ago

Aurora first responders adopt program to leave Narcan with opioid overdose patients

Updated 3 days ago

JBS plant employees ratify tentative agreement

Updated 4 days ago

Douglas County seeks state Supreme Court review in open meeting case

Updated 4 days ago

Home rule has protected Colorado cities for over 125 years | Cronin and Loevy

Updated 5 days 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...

City of Northglenn, state fail to reach agreement on mental health facility amid safety concerns

Updated 6 days ago

The City of Northglenn said it was unable to reach an agreement with the state on a pair of transitional living facilities for individuals with...

New rules for private judges in Colorado include discipline oversight, campaign contributions

Updated 1 week ago

The Colorado Supreme Court recently determined the state’s private judges — retired jurists appointed to oversee civil cases that rarely get public scrutiny — can...

Colorado counties cannot challenge state law restricting immigration contracts, appeals court says

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that counties lack standing to challenge a 2023 state law that restricts their ability to contract with the federal...

Wayne Williams joins city as Colorado Springs Mayor Mobolade’s new chief of staff

Updated 1 week ago

Officials, residents respond to Lakewood rezoning special election results

Updated 1 week ago

Poll: Colorado voters oppose legalizing prostitution, support suspending wolf reintroduction

Updated 1 week ago

CDOT begins installing 66 new highway cameras

Updated 1 week ago

Aurora lawmakers unanimously pass water shortage declaration, watering restrictions

Updated 1 week ago

Appeals Court rules Douglas County violated open meeting laws

Updated 1 week ago

Former Parker police sergeant arrested for unlawful sexual conduct

Updated 1 week ago

Aurora City Council to vote on water restrictions as metro area faces water supply woes

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado ski resorts announce early closures amid historic snowpack lows, high temperatures

Updated 2 weeks ago

Relaunched Lakewood Navigation Center offers shelter, resources

Updated 2 weeks ago

Environmentalists and Colorado Springs Utilities split on retirement date for Ray Nixon coal power plant

Updated 2 weeks ago

On Tuesday night, around 25 people gathered at Old Colorado City Brewing to celebrate Ray Nixon’s retirement. Nixon is only 46 years old, but the...

Colorado National Guard members deployed to the Middle East

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Colorado Army National Guard announced Thursday that more than 200 members are deploying to the Middle East. The members of the 1st Battalion, 157th...

Douglas County task force targets development regulations

Updated 2 weeks ago

Douglas County kicked off its first Red Tape Reduction Task Force Thursday aimed at speeding up commercial and industrial development timelines in the county, a...

Colorado justices accept appeals on Netflix taxation, children pursuing neglect cases

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will decide whether Netflix subscriptions are subject to the state’s sales tax as “tangible personal property.”...