The leather-bound ledger smells of tobacco and dust, each page listing the names of people booked into the Jefferson County Jail more than 100 years ago.
Colorado locked up middle-aged women for “lunacy,” old jail ledger reveals Read More »
Trisha Calvarese’s selection as the Democratic nominee for the June 25 special election in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, a race that will determine who serves out the rest of former U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s term, is being challenged in court.
After weeks of debate and over two dozen amendments, Colorado budget writers Wednesday put the finishing touches on a $40.6 billion budget that increases spending on state workers, health care services, K-12 and higher education.
Colorado’s $40.6 Billion budget is nearing final passage. Here’s what’s in it. Read More »
The state legislature Tuesday gave final approval to a measure that aims to improve living conditions for renters across Colorado by closing “loopholes” that make it difficult to request repairs from landlords.
Colorado lawmakers approve bill to require landlords to complete serious repairs faster Read More »
The deal to sell the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park to an Arizona nonprofit has faded, so the state of Colorado is stepping in with a plan to buy the hotel.
A new plan for the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park: Sell it to the State of Colorado Read More »
Assistant Senate Majority Leader Faith Winter, the No. 3 Democrat in the Colorado Senate, is seeking medical treatment for substance abuse, she told The Colorado Sun on Thursday.
With just a month left in the state’s legislative session, top Colorado lawmakers still haven’t come out with a plan to deliver promised property tax relief — but they insist one is coming.
Trisha Calvarese, a former congressional and campaign staffer, was selected Monday by a Democratic vacancy committee to be the party’s nominee for the June 25 special election that will determine who serves out the term of Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
A bill from a group of liberal Colorado Democrats aimed at increasing transparency and accountability at charter schools has sparked major opposition, including from Gov. Jared Polis, bipartisan education groups and parents and students.
A bill to ban new oil and gas drilling in Colorado after 2030 — which sparked a spate of industry TV ads with dire warnings — was rejected Thursday by a bipartisan majority of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee after a marathon hearing.
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