Colorado Senate compromises to strengthen human trafficking laws, proposal heads to governor’s desk
Human trafficking, particularly of children, has been a hot and divisive topic at the state Capitol this year.
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Proposed law in Colorado could restrict alcohol sales at large chain grocery stores
A Colorado House bill could change the kind of liquor consumers can buy from some of the state’s large grocery and drug stores, mostly along the Front Range, if enacted into law.
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Colorado Republicans: Bill banning lawmakers’ guns from Capitol is unconstitutional
Senate Republicans on Tuesday charged that legislation seeking to effectively ban lawmakers from bringing firearms into the state Capitol is unconstitutional.
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Colorado House approves $40.6 billion budget with just one Republican vote
The Colorado House on Monday approved the state’s $40.6 billion budget for the next fiscal year on a more or less party-line vote.
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Modified Colorado bill bans firearms in state Capitol, including for lawmakers
Colorado lawmakers substantially modified a proposal that originally listed nearly 20 places where a person would be prohibited to carry a firearm — even with a concealed weapons permit — to only a handful of areas, notably including higher education institutions.
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Colorado lawmakers propose $2 billion budget hike
Colorado House lawmakers on Thursday spent their day wrestling with the state’s 2024-25 budget, and there was plenty to fight about.
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Colorado lawmakers push for funeral industry regulations after string of scandals
As she spread her son David’s ashes in Utah, Crystina Page was struck by the extraordinary beauty of the landscape.
She was also struck by the memory of being there before — having done the same thing.
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Colorado lawmakers adopt cuts, hard choices as state faces $170 million budget shortfall
Between March 15 and March 21, the six members of the Joint Budget Committee — the group of lawmakers in charge of drafting Colorado’s spending plan — found themselves with a problem.
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Republican state chair Dave Williams wins top-line in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District primary
Dave Williams, the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, won top-line designation Saturday in the GOP’s 5th Congressional District primary amid complaints the former state lawmaker has used party resources to promote his campaign and bash a primary opponent.
Colorado businesses responsible for funding statewide recycling program left in the dark, advocates say
As Colorado initiates the rollout of a statewide recycling program, business advocates are warning lawmakers that companies are facing hefty fees they may not be aware of and implementing the initiative may not be realistic heading into 2026, not to mention its price tag amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.