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.
Legislators push to reintroduce wolverines in Colorado, insisting process unlike wolves
The North American wolverine — the animal, not the X-Men character — could return to Colorado.
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State Rep. Leslie Herod granted protective order after judge finds ‘sexual assault’ claims are not credible
After a year of social media accusations that she was a “sexual predator,” Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, has been granted a restraining order against the spokesperson for state Treasurer Dave Young with a judge ruling the evidence does not support the claims.
Douglas County aims to challenge Colorado’s sanctuary laws amid illegal immigration surge in Denver
Douglas County’s commissioners are eyeing a legal challenge to Colorado’s “sanctuary” laws amid a surge in illegal immigration that has already cost Denver — the epicenter of the crisis — tens of millions of dollars.
Legislators at odds on broadband right-of-way fees
While state broadband officials ready their action plan to expand fiber to 99% of Colorado, a dispute over the amount of fees that telecommunications companies must pay to install lines along public rights of way has stalled dueling legislative efforts to define those fees.
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Vision Collision: Cherry Creek ponders over super-sized project
By Mark Samuelson | Colorado Politics Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood, with a shopping district that was once known for its quirky charms, has gone through a remarkable run of commercial
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