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Where’s Leroy Garcia? Supporters of Colorado’s Senate president tout his hands-off leadership. Others say...
When one of your first jobs involves collecting several dead bodies every day for six months in the 110-degree heat of an Iraqi war...
Amid flurry of criminal justice reforms, lawmakers seek to reopen prison Sen. Leroy Garcia...
Update: The bill, SB-259, was introduced April 19. We updated the story with some specifics in the bill.
Colorado lawmakers this session are moving ahead...
Lawmakers eye sports betting tax to pay for water conservation Funding for the Colorado...
Lawmakers are considering a plan to legalize sports betting in Colorado and ask voters to approve a tax on the betting that would be...
Climate is changing for the better, Colorado state senator says He adds: "The planet...
Climate change has led to “massive improvements” and “the planet is a thing that heals itself,” state Sen. Ray Scott argued Thursday morning.
Scott, a...
Police officers who lie could be banned from serving in Colorado Bipartisan bill would...
Here’s the good news: about 99.5% of the nearly 14,000 cops in Colorado are not fired for knowingly lying in police reports, when they’re...
Colorado legislative roundup: Bills aimed at helping at-risk students advance
Many of the education bills wending their way through the Colorado General Assembly aim to provide students with more than academics. They seek to...
Democrats seek to scrub criminal records to prevent prolonged punishment “At some point, I...
Heather McBroom's stint with drug addiction follows her to this day.
She said she was studying to be a teacher at Pikes Peak Community...
Gov. Jared Polis: Colorado shouldn’t block local cooperation with ICE After weeks of silence,...
It’s well known that Gov. Jared Polis opposes statewide “sanctuary” policies. He said so on the campaign trail and, since taking office in January,...
Dean Williams, head of Corrections Department, talks punishment and redemption Williams: “There is nothing...
Dean Williams, executive director of Colorado’s Department of Corrections, would love to see inmates earning a decent wage bailing hay and pruning hemp for...
Polis says he’ll sign police transparency bill — to watchdogs’ relief
Advocates for government accountability were alarmed to learn Gov. Jared Polis was undecided on whether to veto a bill to expand police transparency in...