2026 Legislative Session
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Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year
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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 a staccato of action on a host of issues, ranging from artificial regulation to a failed attempt to decriminalize prostitution. For the second consecutive year, the Democratic‑controlled legislature confronted a…
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Colorado lawmakers kill both major data center bills
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Colorado lawmakers killed competing bills aimed at regulating large data centers, meaning regulation of the facilities is left in the hands of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for now. The action leaves the state without new statewide rules even as those opposed to data centers warn the facilities could drive soaring electricity demand, higher utility…