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Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace

Updated 12 hours ago

Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new...

Colorado figured out how to load state money onto EBT cards, officials say

Updated 1 day ago

Colorado officials said they figured out a way to load state funds onto the electronic cards of food stamp recipients. Officials from the Department of...

Colorado group files ethics complaints against 12 Democratic lawmakers over Vail retreat

Updated 2 days ago

A group filed complaints Wednesday with the state ethics commission against 12 Democratic state lawmakers, alleging they accepted funding from the “dark money” group One...

Despite voter approval, Colorado’s SNAP recipients unlikely to see Proposition MM benefits anytime soon

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a tax hike on households earning at least $300,000, after being told it would not only help fund free...

Colorado voters OK tax hike to raise more money for school meals

Updated 3 days ago

Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to privatize Pinnacol Assurance comes with legal questions

Updated 4 days ago

Gov. Polis proposes privatizing Pinnacol Assurance to address next year’s budget deficit

Updated 1 week ago

Gov. Jared Polis abruptly cancels unpublicized meeting with Joint Budget Committee

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado lawmakers sign off on $10 million for food assistance as SNAP benefits are poised to run out

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado Springs City Council backs cities seeking injunction against state housing mandates

Updated 1 week ago

US Fish and Wildlife Services tells Colorado: No more wolves from Canada, Alaska

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s recidivism rate has decreased significantly, but violent crime is up, new analysis claims

Updated 3 weeks ago

Connect for Health Colorado has serious financial management problems, audit says

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado voters to decide fate of additional funding for school meals program, SNAP

Updated 3 weeks ago

Major donors back Colorado ballot measures to fund school meals and SNAP

Updated 3 weeks ago

With just 17 days to go to Election Day 2026, the cash is rolling in for the only statewide ballot measures voters will face. Propositions...

Colorado title board rejects graduated income tax ballot measures

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado’s title board on Wednesday unanimously rejected two ballot measure proposals submitted by a policy think tank that would change the state’s flat income tax...

Gov. Polis convenes new working group to address Colorado’s lingering AI law challenges

Updated 3 weeks ago

For the second time in as many years, Gov. Jared Polis has appointed a working group to address the issues around the state’s 2024 law...

Democrats retreat in Vail raises intraparty eyebrows

Updated 3 weeks ago

A group of Democratic state legislators headed to Vail during the Oct. 4 weekend for an “opportunity caucus” retreat that also included lobbyists, raising a...

Energy battle: Colorado power plant closures ignite debate over jobs, taxes and energy future in Pueblo

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado and Denver governments renew push to dismiss energy lawsuit

Updated 1 month ago

Jefferson County Sheriff partners with Rep. Duran for bill on street racing

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado prescription board votes to limit cost of rheumatoid arthritis drug

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado governor proposes to keep Rocky Mountain National Park open amid potential government shutdown

Updated 1 month ago

House District 14 vacancy process deemed insufficient by Colorado Secretary of State, requires a redo

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Republican leader criticizes Democrats’ comments about Charlie Kirk

Updated 1 month ago

Joint Budget Committee greenlights $2.8M for Colorado prisons amid overcrowding crisis

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado’s fiscal future continues to be clouded by tariffs, revenue drops and recession fears

Updated 2 months ago

Searching for the ‘off-ramp’: Colorado officials ask if America can step back from political violence

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding

Updated 2 months ago

Ongoing issues within the Colorado Department of Corrections have prompted the state to trigger its Prison Population Management Measures — a policy framework established in...

Scott Slaugh wins House District 64 seat, replacing Ryan Armagost

Updated 2 months ago

A House District 64 Republican vacancy committee on Saturday chose Scott Slaugh, a fifth-generation Coloradan and resident of Johnstown, to replace former Rep. Ryan Armagost...

BREAKING: Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese announces resignation

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese of Colorado Springs announced her resignation Sunday evening, effective Monday, Sept. 15. Pugliese has represented House District 14 since...