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Colorado State Legislature 2018

Sen. Baumgardner created offensive work environment, investigation finds, adding to list of alleged sexual...

This story was updated on April 24 to include a link to the investigative findings, which were made public on Tuesday.  Senator Randy Baumgardner is...

Colorado bill would open records on completed police internal affairs investigations

Colorado would join a dozen other states that require public disclosure of internal records on police misconduct under legislation introduced in the House on...

Democrats again push for local control over the minimum wage

This story was updated on May 3 to state that the bill was killed in Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs by a 3-2...

A day of action by Colorado teachers will bring hundreds to the Capitol and...

In the midst of a wave of teacher activism across the country, educators in Colorado are joining the fray by putting more pressure on...

“Red flag” law for Colorado in the works, the last shot of getting gun...

Colorado lawmakers are mulling legislation that would allow police officers to temporarily remove guns from people suspected of being a threat to themselves or...

Colorado state budget clears conference committee, but disagreement remains over how to spend some...

This story was updated on May 1 to state that Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the state budget into law.  Lobbyists, politicos, aides and interns filled...

Lawmakers plan to return to the Capitol over the summer to revise statehouse policy...

Lawmakers will hold off on making any potential changes the state’s sexual harassment policy until the 2019 legislative session, leadership decided on Wednesday. House...

Ethics ruling: CO GOP Sen. Vicki Marble hit with violation for role in event...

Colorado’s independent ethics commission found a Republican state senator, Vicki Marble of Fort Collins, violated ethics rules because of her involvement in an event...

Colorado teachers can claim an unwelcome distinction: most underpaid in the nation (or close...

Teachers from West Virginia to Oklahoma and Kentucky have staged protests or walked off the job in recent weeks to agitate for better pay...

Report finds sexual harassment common — and commonly unreported — in Colorado state capitol

An overwhelming majority of workers at the state Capital who have reported harassment are not satisfied with the outcome, according to an independent review...