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Jeff Robbins, state’s top oil and gas regulator, talks local control and setbacks State...
Jeff Robbins now leads the state commission he once took to court.
The attorney from Durango spent two decades helping local governments regulate the...
Dems fight the clock on vaccine, sex ed and greenhouse gas bills Republican stalling...
Lawmakers have been working past midnight in recent weeks and even came in on Saturday for the first time in decades. But it's clear...
Bail, jail reforms promise relief for Colorado’s poorest
Colorado took a first step this week toward reforming a cash bail system that burdens the state’s poorest defendants.
House Bill 1225, which eliminates cash...
Full-day kindergarten for Colorado gains Senate OK, nears governor’s desk
Universal full-day kindergarten in Colorado is on its way to becoming reality after initial Senate approval Thursday.
After a final Senate vote Friday and House approval...
Colorado could restore voting rights to 9,000 felons this year County clerks and secretary...
Colorado isn’t planning to let people vote from prison any time soon, but about 9,000 convicted felons could win back their right to vote...
Colorado Democratic senators pump brakes on paid family leave program Senators had concerns about...
An internal split among Democratic senators scuttled lawmakers' fifth attempt at passing a long sought-after paid family and medical leave program this legislative session....
Colorado proposal would triple cigarette tax, fund preschool, fight teen vaping
A proposed tax on nicotine products could double Colorado’s preschool investment, pay for afterschool and summer enrichment programs for low-income families, and chip away...
House panel OKs bill to thwart lawsuits that stifle free speech Anti-SLAPP measure would...
A bill that would protect Coloradans from meritless lawsuits intended to silence criticism won approval Tuesday in a committee of the state legislature.
House Bill...
Stripping politics from Capitol’s sexual harassment policy proves to be tall task Bill to...
Lawmakers are struggling to come up with a new sexual harassment policy at the Capitol that takes the politics out of the process of...
Fearing Polis veto, lawmakers neuter bill meant to limit ICE’s reach in Colorado
No sweeping immigrant rights bill will be passed this year in Colorado, after all.
Lawmakers still hope to pass something in the coming days, but...