By Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun
Colorado Democrats held on to their large majorities at the statehouse, but their path to a rare legislative supermajority in both the House and Senate was shrinking Wednesday morning, with a handful of races still too close to call.
Supermajority control could embolden the progressive left to push for a more aggressive agenda on a range of issues like worker and tenant rights, the environment and social services. And there will likely be rising pressure from their base to do so as a bulwark against a second Donald Trump presidency.
But their ability to reshape the state government next year could be limited. Lawmakers will return to a state Capitol in January with a pressing need to slash more than $1 billion in spending, cuts expected to fall heavily on Democratic priorities like Medicaid and education.