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Colorado’s bill boom: 56 percent growth since 2012 sparks right-to-know push

27Feb

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Colorado Accountability Project, Approved, Commentary, State

Colorado’s bill boom: 56 percent growth since 2012 sparks right-to-know push

By Cory Gaines | Commentary, Colorado Accountability Project The legislation piles up so fast, you cannot keep up I was texting with a friend the other day and we both agreed that the legislative pace is beyond human-scale. The laws and, frankly, the nonsense, pile up so fast it's nearly impossible to keep up.My impression seems to be borne out by the Common Sense Institute study linked at bottom. The bullet points out of the study's abstract put numbers to things. Quoting:--The growth of Colorado’s legislative output since 2012 is 56%—4th-highest in the country--In 2025, the legislature passed 487 bills. Although this is a decrease from 2024’s 527, it is still 23% more than the average between 2012 and 2018--The average complexity of passed legislation has increased ...

Dathan Jones announces U.S. Senate run, says he “Can no longer sit on the sidelines”

27Feb

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Rocky Mountain Voice, State, Top Stories

Dathan Jones announces U.S. Senate run, says he “Can no longer sit on the sidelines”

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice With housing prices climbing toward half a million dollars, grocery bills stretching household budgets, and energy policy battles intensifying across the state, Colorado’s affordability crisis is emerging as a defining issue of the 2026 U.S. Senate race. Jones said the direction Colorado is heading made sitting out no longer an option. “I'm running because I can no longer sit on the sidelines and wait for things to happen,” Jones said. “Somebody's gotta step up and do something, and my campaign is to serve all the citizens of Colorado and represent them in the U.S. Senate capacity to promote the desires of the people, bring them into a place of truth, liberty and justice.” From the Pulpit to Politi...

Xcel Reports $903 Million Colorado Profit While Seeking Higher Electric And Gas Rates

27Feb

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Xcel Reports $903 Million Colorado Profit While Seeking Higher Electric And Gas Rates

By Mark Jaffe | The Colorado Sun On Feb. 18, the PUC also approved 4,100 MW of new generation — a mix of wind, solar, natural gas and storage — to be fast-tracked in an effort to get federal tax credits before they expire. The proposed gas rate increase would raise gas customers’ bills by an average $7.59 to $74.41 a month to pay for safety improvements, meet rising operating and maintenance costs and provide investor returns. The electricity rate increase Xcel Energy is seeking would raise bills about 10% to $110 a month to recover infrastructure investments, operating costs and lost revenue sources. “Enough is enough. Coloradans are being crushed under the weight of gas and power bills that get bigger every year,” Sarah Tresedder, senior climate and energy o...

Bill Targeting Government Purchase of Personal Data Faces Law Enforcement Opposition

27Feb

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Bill Targeting Government Purchase of Personal Data Faces Law Enforcement Opposition

By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics A bipartisan coalition of Colorado lawmakers is advancing a bill that would prohibit police from purchasing personal consumer data without a warrant, setting up a clash with prosecutors who warn the measure could hamper criminal investigations. House Bill 1037, sponsored by Reps. Jennifer Bacon, D-Denver, and Ken DeGraaf, R-Colorado Springs, and Sen. Lisa Cutter, D-Evergreen, would prohibit law enforcement and government entities from purchasing “certain personal data” from third parties without a warrant, except in emergencies. The bill, which sponsors are calling the “Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act,” aims to prohibit personal data purchased from a third party from being used as evidence in court. “Fundamentally, w...

Colorado Democrats Advance Controversial Prostitution Decriminalization Plan

27Feb

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Colorado Democrats Advance Controversial Prostitution Decriminalization Plan

By Tyler O’Neil | The Daily Signal Colorado Democrats have filed a bill that could make it the first state to decriminalize prostitution, and critics warn that the bill would make the Centennial State the “Wild West” for purchasing sex and lead to an increase in human trafficking. “We have a billion-dollar budget shortfall here in Colorado, and so there’s a lot of talk about budget and affordability and cost of living,” Jarvis Caldwell, the Republican minority leader in the state House of Representatives, told The Daily Signal in an interview Wednesday. “This isn’t the Republicans’ idea of making things more affordable, by making it easier to sell yourself for sex,” he quipped. Caldwell noted that Colorado had the 10th highest rate of human traffi...

26Feb

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State, Rocky Mountain Voice, Top Stories

After Trump pulls endorsement, CD3 Republicans weigh loyalty and constitutional independence

By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice President Donald Trump’s decision to revoke his endorsement of Rep. Jeff Hurd and instead back primary challenger Hope Scheppelman reshaped the Republican race in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. It also sharpened a debate inside the party: does representation mean standing firm on constitutional ground—even when that conflicts with the president—or aligning closely with the America First agenda? From Durango to Grand Junction, Republicans are trying to sort out what Trump’s move means—not just for June, but for November. A question of representation Delta County resident Shirley Bauer said Trump’s announcement hit her hard. “When I heard President Trump pulled his endorsement of Rep. Jeff Hurd, it honestly thr...

You can’t afford your government: The cost of Colorado’s “affordability” agenda

26Feb

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Rocky Mountain Voice, Commentary, State, Top Stories

You can’t afford your government: The cost of Colorado’s “affordability” agenda

By Dave Kerber | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice Here we go again. Another crisis has materialized demanding our immediate attention and action. In the 2024 elections, Democrats took to lamenting the unaffordability of stuff in America to sweep to victory. Absent in those campaigns were any suggestions as to exactly how to make things “affordable” nor was there any mention that it was the Democrats with their massive post-COVID, Inflation Reduction Act spending that crammed money into the economy causing the rapid increase in inflation and economic unhappiness. Trump initially responded that affordability was a hoax, that the price of gas was down, and that little girls only needed two dolls not thirty-four. After being mocked by those who caused the crisis, he ...

President Trump’s Historic Year of Achievements for Colorado

26Feb

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President Trump’s Historic Year of Achievements for Colorado

By Christy Fidura | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice When Joe Biden left office, he left a legacy of weakness, wokeness, and worry among the American people about our nation's future. In just over one year, President Trump has turned America around to ensure that the state of our Union is strong, and the future is bright. Despite inheriting an economy on the verge of collapse, President Trump stopped the bleeding and is getting America, and Colorado, back on the right path. True wages for workers increased more than $1,100 last year and Americans are reaping the rewards of tax refunds up 15% this year thanks to President Trump and Republicans passing the largest tax cut in history. The Working Class Families Tax Cut fulfilled several of President Trump's c...

Laura Clellan Takes Helm At Colorado Parks And Wildlife After Unanimous Vote

26Feb

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Laura Clellan Takes Helm At Colorado Parks And Wildlife After Unanimous Vote

By Christa Swanson | CBS Colorado The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has unanimously voted to name Acting Director Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan as the new permanent director. Clellan has been serving as acting director since Dec. 1, 2025. She previously served as Chief for Leadership and Employee Development for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Lakewood and as Adjutant General and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT CBS COLORADO

Colorado Democrats Push Measure Targeting ICE Use of Vehicle Tracking Systems

26Feb

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Complete Colorado, Approved, State

Colorado Democrats Push Measure Targeting ICE Use of Vehicle Tracking Systems

By Savana Kascak | Complete Colorado DENVER–A bill imposing new restrictions on police access to vehicle location surveillance data cleared a Colorado Senate committee on Monday, with one Democrat sponsor making no bones that the legislation is in significant part aimed at federal immigration enforcement. Senate Bill 26-070 bans law enforcement agencies from accessing databases containing historical vehicle locations without first obtaining a warrant. The bill also prohibits any sharing of data with third parties, including via Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) requests. Such databases include those used by companies like Flock Safety, Motorola, and Axon, which utilize cameras, license plate readers, and cellular networks in public intersections to assist police in...

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Colorado’s bill boom: 56 percent growth since 2012 sparks right-to-know push

Dathan Jones announces U.S. Senate run, says he “Can no longer sit on the sidelines”

Xcel Reports $903 Million Colorado Profit While Seeking Higher Electric And Gas Rates

Bill Targeting Government Purchase of Personal Data Faces Law Enforcement Opposition

After Trump pulls endorsement, CD3 Republicans weigh loyalty and constitutional independence

You can’t afford your government: The cost of Colorado’s “affordability” agenda

President Trump’s Historic Year of Achievements for Colorado

Laura Clellan Takes Helm At Colorado Parks And Wildlife After Unanimous Vote

Colorado Democrats Push Measure Targeting ICE Use of Vehicle Tracking Systems

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