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In the annual Colorado budget tug-of-war, lawmakers are finding Gov. Polis...

Gov. Jared Polis stood before cameras and a packed House chamber last week to deliver his State of the State address. He began by...

GOP hardball in Colorado Statehouse has Dems vowing to get tough...

It’s a shame, Colorado Republican lawmakers are saying this week, that Democrats have been so unwilling to work across the aisle this legislative session. Had...

Colorado lawmakers who questioned governor Tuesday keep quiet Wednesday

Gov. Jared Polis released his first draft budget this week, and some lawmakers were quick to question what was in it — and what...

What Jared Polis asked for (and left out) in his $33.7B...

Jared Polis campaigned on bringing universal, full-day kindergarten to Colorado. Two days after being sworn in as governor, he said in his State of...

A record number of Latinos to join the state legislature, but...

On Wednesday afternoon, about 24 hours after the polls closed, Rochelle Galindo was at her mother’s house in Greeley watching the votes trickle in...

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

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...

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

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

Lawmakers selected to tackle workplace harassment policy in wake of session...

A lawmaker whose sexual harassment complaint led to the historic expulsion of a fellow Democrat from the House of Representatives will serve on a...

Senators push to reopen state prison in final week of the...

Update: The House Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 along party lines to kill the bill on Tuesday.  A last-ditch effort to open a controversial high-security prison...

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...