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Colorado lawmakers plan to intervene in talks about water cuts Republicans...
Colorado lawmakers want a greater say in how the state manages its Colorado River water supplies.
The legislative Water Resources Review Committee has endorsed a...
Capitol review: 4 key immigrant bills passed, but a big one...
Editor's note: The Indy is publishing a series of short stories reviewing the 2019 legislative session in Colorado. Here, we focus on immigration. We...
Colorado Dem lawmakers tackle climate change without a single GOP backer...
A climate change bill that would gradually reduce Colorado’s carbon emissions over the next 30 years is headed to the governor’s desk for approval...
Lawmakers eye sports betting tax to pay for water conservation Funding...
Lawmakers are considering a plan to legalize sports betting in Colorado and ask voters to approve a tax on the betting that would be...
Guest post: Expand access to driver’s licenses for Colorado’s undocumented immigrants
Colorado is home to many undocumented immigrants. These individuals do not have the same opportunity to access a driver’s license as others Coloradans do...
‘We can’t nickle-dime this thing.’ Water Congress comes up dry on...
When Gov. Jared Polis took office in January, he took responsibility for ensuring that Colorado doesn’t run out of water. Many in the water...
Colorado’s backlogged immigrant driver’s license program faces further cuts. Two Republican...
In November, a Colorado Springs woman positioned herself at her computer, pulled up the state Division of Motor Vehicles site and waited. The first...
Vote to expel GOP Baumgardner over harassment claims fails in Colorado’s...
A Republican state senator in Colorado will keep his job despite allegations of sexual harassment after the upper chamber on Monday voted against a...
Lawmakers make another attempt at closing the state’s digital divide
This story was originally published on Feb. 2 and updated on April 2 after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill into law.
For Senator Don...
Lawmakers lament they “don’t have more influence” moving state water plan...
Two sessions have passed since Gov. John Hickenlooper rolled out Colorado’s first statewide water plan, yet lawmakers have made little progress toward the plan’s...