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Colorado State Legislature 2018

Suburban state Senate district north of Denver becomes #MeToo battleground The two women vying...

On Nov. 7, 2017, state Rep. Faith Winter made a phone call that would change not only her life, but also the course of...

Colorado lawmakers conclude effort to revamp Capitol’s policy on harassment until next session It...

A select group of lawmakers charged with coming up with ideas for how to change the state Capitol's policy on sexual harassment wrapped up...

Two candidates for this rural Senate seat push different solutions to looming water shortages...

CARBONDALE - At the head of the Crystal River Valley, automated sprinklers trundle across fields that hug Highway 133, scattering precious water over green...

Just how confidential should confidential investigations of sexual harassment in Colorado’s Capitol be? With...

Concerns over privacy have a select group of lawmakers at odds for how they should reform the statehouse policy on sexual harassment. A six-member...

Colorado lawmakers who don’t attend sexual harassment training could be publicly shamed

The six Colorado lawmakers charged with drafting a new sexual harassment policy for a statehouse stung by scandal and accusation last session are contemplating...
Kent Thiry, John Kickenlooper, Heidi Ganahl, Duran, Kevin Grantham, Mike Kopp, Martha Tierney

A star-studded campaign launches to end gerrymandering in Colorado. It took a grand bargain...

Last week, a galaxy of powerbrokers kicked off a campaign to persuade 55 percent of the Colorado electorate to say 'Yes' in November to two...

Colorado campaign finance loophole allows dark money flyers

Voters in two key state Senate districts recently received flyers praising GOP Sens. Beth Martinez Humenik and Tim Neville for their work in the state...

Lawmakers reconsider Gold Dome’s sexual harassment policy after session fraught with allegations

On a hot Monday morning this week, Colorado lawmakers returned to a mostly empty committee room at the state Capitol to try to bring...
Farm Bill

Guest Post: Farm Bill can work for Colorado if we take action

NOTE: The Colorado Independent occasionally runs guest posts from government officials, local experts and concerned citizens on a variety of topics. These posts are meant to...

Hickenlooper vetoes bill to limit public access to child autopsy reports, citing “societal benefits”...

Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoed a proposed law Friday that would have limited public access to child autopsy reports in an effort to protect the...