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How the GOP is trying to outlaw abortion — even after...

Colorado Republicans have long waged battles against government funded contraception and abortion. This legislative session promises to be no different. Months after a shooting that left three...

Strong Support For Sudan Divestment Bill

Colorado lawmakers are following a national trend in their effort to require the state to divest pension funds from companies that do business in...

Colorado Lags in Tags

State legislators are making headlines by tackling important issues like education and health care, but a series of bills have been introduced to address...

Bikers Bravely Battle Boredom

Dozens of tattooed bikers showed up at the Capitol today to testify against a bill that would require minors riding motorcycles to wear helmets....

This Bill’s For the Dogs

Democratic lawmakers have been hard at work passing important health care legislation and a contentious union bill, but not all the proposed bills floating...

Ritter Signs Rx Bill

Bill Ritter used his governor's pen for the first time today to sign a bill that will bring lower prescription drug prices to hundreds...

Legislative Bills Reflect Priorities

Legislators in the Northwest section of the Western Slope have ambitious goals in the bills they want to present in the legislature this year....