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Colo House members cast weed day yes vote on medical marijuana...

DENVER-- Inside the capitol Tuesday the House worked over changes to a bill that would regulate the state's burgeoning medical marijuana industry. Outside the capitol, thousands of annual 4/20 Pot Day revelers rallied to free the weed from legal constraints altogether.

End of an era: Colorado moves to tax online purchases

DENVER-- Colorado joined Virginia this week in edging closer to charging out-of-state internet sales tax following a final vote on HB 1193 in the Senate Wednesday. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, and Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, would require retailers to either collect the tax or send notices to Colorado customers informing them that they need to pay the taxes.

You’ve been listed: Ethics Watch posts Top Five worst lapses of...

Who made Colorado Ethics Watch Top Five ethics scandals list of 2009? Gubernatorial GOP frontrunner Scott McInnis, for one, who gets listed for the...

Kernels of Truth: Joan, CD-2 and the Next Speaker

It's time for another bowl of "Kernels of Truth."  Here's what's popping this week: Will Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald Step Down? Senate Chief of Staff Leaving Who's...