Legislative Session

Colorado lawmakers reject proposed ban on new oil and gas drilling after 2030

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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Colorado lawmakers reject request to hire state lawyers to prosecute gun crimes in federal court

The Colorado lawmakers who write the state’s budget rejected a request from the governor and attorney general to hire a group of lawyers to be loaned out to the federal government to prosecute gun crimes in federal court.

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Colorado panel finalizes budget plan that boosts K-12, higher education and health care. Here’s what’s in it.

Colorado’s state budget panel early Friday morning approved a spending plan for next fiscal year that would invest heavily in state workers and medical services, eliminate Colorado’s K-12 funding shortfall and limit college tuition increases to 3% for in-state students.

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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.

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