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Family leave bill rewritten to address pushback from businesses Proposed family leave program clears...
Zoey Palmer said she wanted to spend more time caring for her stepmother after she underwent open-heart surgery.
But the 31-year-old from Denver couldn’t...
Dems set carbon-cutting goal of 50% by 2030; activists call it weak tea "We’ve...
Update: The bill, HB-1261, passed the House on April 16 by a 41-23 party-line vote.
Political realities inside the Gold Dome are tempering lawmakers’ efforts...
Colorado districts moving quickly toward full-day kindergarten, complicating funding debate
Large Colorado school districts that collectively serve thousands of children in half-day kindergarten programs are preparing to switch to full-day programs this fall, potentially...
Lawmakers move ahead with net neutrality bill, focusing first on rural areas Colorado Democrats...
Update: The net neutrality bill passed the House on April 4 and is now on its way to Gov. Jared Polis, who is expected...
Ask the Indy: A recap of changes coming to state oil and gas regulations...
A landmark bill that imposes new regulations on oil and gas drillers is on its way to the governor, who is expected to sign...
Strange bedfellows unite behind Colorado bill to shorten jail stays Backers want to save...
It’s probably not often that the bail industry, Charles Koch and progressive criminal justice reformers agree.
But all three are backing a bill that would...
Colorado bill to allow teen voting fails over worries about process and legality
Colorado high school juniors and seniors won’t get to vote in school board elections, after lawmakers expressed concerns over constitutional and transparency issues.
The House State,...
Colorado was set to repeal the death penalty this year. What went wrong? Anguish,...
A few weeks ago, in preparation for what she knew would be an emotional debate on the state Senate floor over whether to repeal...
House panel advances bill softening sentences for drug possession Sentencing reforms come as Colorado...
Update: The House Finance Committee passed the bill on April 8 by a vote of 10-1. It now goes to the Appropriations Committee.
Colorado lawmakers...
The plan to repeal the death penalty in Colorado is coming undone On-the-fence Democrats...
Editor's note: The death penalty stands in Colorado. Tuesday, Democrats in the Colorado Senate abandoned efforts to pass a bill abolishing capital punishment, citing...