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Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year

Updated 12 hours ago

Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and...

AI’s rapid growth spurs regulatory reaction in Colorado

Updated 15 hours ago

The 2026 legislative session was marked by a major push to regulate artificial intelligence, a technology advancing at breakneck speed. Colorado is at the forefront...

Bill on firearm barrel sales withdrawn after veto threat from Colorado governor

Updated 19 hours ago

A bill that would require firearm barrels to be sold in person by a federally licensed firearms dealer was pulled by its sponsors, who said...

Colorado legislators abandon proposal targeting natural gas initiative

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill’s backers said the...

Colorado lawmakers kill both major data center bills

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado lawmakers say Lottery overreached, pass bill to require cash-only purchases

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado bill on lobbyist registration awaits final decision from the governor

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado eyes expansion of state inspection authority over immigration detention centers

Updated 2 days ago

Colorado ethics panel finds probable cause in complaint against Democrat caucus leader

Updated 3 days ago

It’s almost Sine Die and it can’t come soon enough | Capitol M | Week of May 9, 2026

Updated 5 days ago

Colorado lawmakers eye 5% ‘fee’ on online gaming ‘skins,’ other game features

Updated 6 days ago

TABOR showdown: Senate moves bill forward, Advance Colorado prepares for legal action

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado governor signs $47 billion budget in which ‘nobody won’

Updated 6 days ago

Latest Pinnacol proposal shifts sponsors and cuts state benefits, triggers union standoff

Updated 6 days ago

Bill permitting lawsuits against ICE agents reaches Gov. Jared Polis’ desk

Updated 6 days ago

Colorado lawmakers advanced two high‑profile measures Thursday — one seeks to reshape how the state manages its strained prison population and another allows Coloradans to...

Colorado Gov. Polis faces intense lobbying blitz from DC-based groups over credit card ‘swipe-fee’ bill

Updated 7 days ago

Colorado’s long‑running fight over credit‑card swipe fees entered its final round Tuesday, when lawmakers sent a proposal to Gov. Jared Polis and rival industry coalitions...

Colorado Senate honors journalism icon Fred Brown

Updated 7 days ago

The Colorado Senate on Thursday honored longtime Denver Post bureau chief Fred Brown with a ceremony as distinctive as the journalist himself, donning masks bearing...

Colorado Senate committee rejects transparency bill that would have applied to legislative caucuses

Updated 7 days ago

A panel of senators voted down a proposed measure requiring legislative caucuses to disclose certain financial records. Sponsored by Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, Senate Bill...

Victor Marx, Phil Weiser lead Colorado gubernatorial fundraising, as all campaigns’ hauls top $20 million

Updated 7 days ago

Colorado bill redirecting $300M in TABOR refunds raises legal concerns, sparks budget committee dispute

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado lawmakers to get automatic pay increase as $1.5B shortfall forces cuts to Medicaid, other services

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado on the hook for $1 million in costs to pay for wolves’ livestock kills

Updated 1 week ago

Overtime for farms, school safety, public office rules: What’s new in Colorado law

Updated 1 week ago

Democrat Jena Griswold holds wide lead in Colorado attorney general primary, her internal poll shows

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado lawmakers advance rewrite of 2024 law to regulate artificial intelligence

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado legislature enters final 10 days with hundreds of bills still unresolved

Updated 1 week ago

Colorado ethics committee flags irregularities in Democratic caucus spending

Updated 1 week ago

Committee approves reworked version of previously vetoed rideshare bill

Updated 2 weeks ago

Fight over credit card ‘swipe fees’ attracts nearly 200 lobbyists in Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

One of the most expensive fights of the 2026 session got a little closer to being over on Friday, when the Colorado Senate took a...

Aurora mental health nonprofit cuts 100-plus jobs after Colorado agency reduces reimbursement rate

Updated 2 weeks ago

A nonprofit that provides services through 11 mental health centers in Aurora announced Thursday that it is eliminating 111 jobs effective June 30, the result...

Colorado bill prohibits credit card companies from charging ‘swipe fees’ on sales taxes

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado senators on Wednesday voted to advance a proposal to eliminate credit card “swipe fees” on sales taxes. Proponents say the move would save businesses...