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Pinnacol separation bill delayed as Colorado budget remains in flux due to $1.5B deficit

Pinnacol separation bill delayed as Colorado budget remains in flux due to $1.5B deficit

Updated 9 hours ago

A bill that would allow Pinnacol Assurance to formally sever its remaining ties with the state appears unlikely to emerge anytime soon, as House leaders...

Colorado legislators consider $500 million in general fund cuts amid $1.5 billion deficit

Colorado legislators consider $500 million in general fund cuts amid $1.5 billion deficit

Updated 1 day ago

The legislature’s Joint Budget Committee is working through a list Wednesday of about 150 suggestions to cut as much as $1.5 billion in general fund...

Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears

Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears

Updated 1 day ago

As Colorado farmers prepare their fields for spring planting, many are sounding the alarm over fertilizer prices that have surged far beyond what they say...

Colorado Democrats want large corporations to pay fee if employees are on Medicaid

Colorado Democrats want large corporations to pay fee if employees are on Medicaid

Updated 2 days ago

Democrats are seeking to require Colorado’s largest corporations to pay thousands of dollars for each employee that relies on the Medicaid program for health insurance....

Colorado revenue forecast worsens, pushing budget shortfall to nearly $1.5B

Colorado revenue forecast worsens, pushing budget shortfall to nearly $1.5B

Updated 1 week ago

The latest revenue forecasts from economists at the state Capitol show that the state’s budget predicament has worsened — by hundreds of millions of dollars...

With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as lawmakers face budget shortfall

With jails overcrowding, Gov. Jared Polis asks for new prisons as lawmakers face budget shortfall

Updated 1 week ago

The Polis administration is asking for hundreds of millions of dollars to expand the state’s prison system, just as Colorado’s legislators are bracing for a...

Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally

Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally

Updated 1 week ago

A state program providing health care to pregnant women and children living in the country illegally is costing far more than lawmakers expected, with expenses...

Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally

Costs explode for Colorado program covering pregnant women and children living in the U.S. illegally

Updated 1 week ago

A state program providing health care to pregnant women and children living in the country illegally is costing far more than lawmakers expected, with expenses...

Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck

Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck

Updated 2 weeks ago

As a Washington, D.C. showdown over immigration enforcement halts Department of Homeland Security funding, thousands of federal airport security screeners will miss their first paychecks...

Senate committee moves forward with Colorado ballot measure to redirect TABOR refunds to schools

Senate committee moves forward with Colorado ballot measure to redirect TABOR refunds to schools

Updated 2 weeks ago

A Senate panel on Thursday voted along party lines to move forward with a bill that would ask voters for permission to eliminate Taxpayer’s Bill...

Wolf depredation payouts in Colorado top $700,000 in 2025

Wolf depredation payouts in Colorado top $700,000 in 2025

Updated 2 weeks ago

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $706,000 in wolf depredation claims for 2025 during its March meeting last week, an amount that...

Colorado auditor finds serious issues with labor agency’s unemployment insurance accounting

Colorado auditor finds serious issues with labor agency’s unemployment insurance accounting

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s state auditors found serious issues with the accounting practices of the unemployment insurance division of the Department of Labor and Employment, concluding the agency...

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