Top Republican in Colorado House steps down from leadership a week after news about his 2022 DUI arrest
House Minority Leader Mike Lynch, R-Wellington, announced his decision in an emotional speech on the House floor as his ouster appeared imminent
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Caldara: Let’s bring back 4-year TABOR overrides
The former head of the leftist ProgressNow Colorado, who is married to a U.S. congresswoman living in Jefferson County, has donated to the election campaigns of all three of the current Jefferson County commissioners.
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Colorado has the nation’s third-longest waitlist for people charged with crimes and ordered into psychiatric treatment
The number of state-run psychiatric beds for people who are civilly committed or ordered by the criminal justice system shrunk by 20% in seven years, according to a new report
Governor removes Democrat from board that blocked Douglas County’s property tax cut, replaces him with Republican
Jared Polis took Bernie Buescher off the State Board of Equalization, giving Republicans a majority on the panel that reviews local property tax decisions
Crime Wave Plagues Colorado, Small Businesses Suffer
In a recent City Council meeting, Aurora businessman Kenneth Shaw shared his personal stories of the escalating crime crisis that has plagued Colorado in recent years.
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Colorado, 8 other states, push IRS for clarification on taxability of FAMLI benefits
Gov. Jared Polis joined governors from eight other states in urging IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel to provide guidance on the taxability of Family and Medical Leave Insurance, or FAMLI, benefits to avoid double taxation.
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Draft bill puts numerous places off limits to concealed carry; Democrats test limits of ‘sensitive spaces’
DENVER — A bill banning the licensed carrying of a concealed handgun in many newly designated “sensitive spaces” around Colorado may soon be making its way through the legislature, despite similar laws passed in other states already being challenged in court, and losing.
Colorado-Built Weather Satellite Embarks on Journey to Kennedy Space Center
In a remarkable display of Colorado’s prowess in space technology, a cutting-edge satellite that will revolutionize weather forecasting made its way from Aurora to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday.
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Appeals court clarifies criteria for extending juvenile speedy trial deadline
Colorado’s second-highest court clarified for the first time earlier this month that the same criteria used to extend an adult criminal defendant’s speedy trial deadline also apply to juveniles.
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Colorado looks to copy Chicago with jailhouse voting assistance
Colorado’s growing industry of Bad Ideas is now pursuing jailhouse ballot collection services for inmates who haven’t committed serious enough crimes to lose their right to vote.
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