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2019 Colorado legislature

Areli Gonzales Lopez, 3, is held by her mother, Sandra Lopez, at a rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. The rally was in support of Virginia's Law, which would limit the extent to which officials in Colorado can cooperate with ICE. (Photo by Evan Semón)

A bill to protect Colorado’s immigrants imploded. Will a second try succeed?

What would have been Colorado’s most significant immigrant rights bill in years flamed out in dramatic fashion earlier this month, causing a rift in...

Opioid-addiction treatment slips on priority list as Senate advances state budget Sen. Brittany Pettersen,...

State Sen. Brittany Pettersen never figured she would have to fight so hard to persuade her colleagues to expand opioid-addiction treatment in Colorado. The...

Bill to regulate oil and gas advances, pitting pro-environment Dems and pro-business GOP House...

Editor's note: This bill has bounced back and forth between the House and Senate as final amendments are made. The most recent action was...

Senate narrowly passes red-flag bill, 18-17; measure expected to advance to governor Gun...

Editor's note:  With an 18-17 vote, the Senate Thursday afternoon narrowly passed Colorado's controversial red-flag bill, would allow police to temporarily confiscate a person’s firearms...

‘Tough trade-offs’ ahead as Democrats draft state budget Gov. Jared Polis snagged $185 million...

Gov. Jared Polis stood in the Greenlee Elementary School library to announce that free, all-day kindergarten — his No. 1 campaign promise — was...

Bold climate-action legislation for Colorado nears rollout; Polis, Speaker Becker wrangle over mandates Colorado...

Colorado lawmakers are on the brink of introducing legislation that would set the state on course to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions drastically over...

Colorado’s death penalty repeal in holding pattern Vote margin appears close

Colorado's Senate has for the second time this week postponed its floor debate on a bill to repeal the death penalty. The vote is...

Colorado moves to provide free tampons to women in jails Not providing menstrual products...

On January 24, Elisabeth Epps was sentenced to 27 days in the Arapahoe County Jail for obstructing a peace officer at a pool party in 2015. While...

By law, state oil and gas regulators must “foster” the industry. Democrats aim to...

Editor's note: On March 13, the Senate passed the oil and gas bill 19-15 along party lines. Democrats backed several amendments considered favorable to...

Littwin: If the red-flag bill becomes law, don’t expect any white flags from the...

If the red-flag bill passes the state Senate — which is likely, but not yet a sure thing — and the governor, as expected,...