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Polis signals he wants private prisons like Kit Carson kept shut...

Gov. Jared Polis is seeking permission from lawmakers that would make it easier for his administration to deny the transfer of out-of-state inmates into...

GOP lawmakers seek to roll back police transparency reforms A proposed...

Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make it harder for the public to access completed police internal affairs investigations into officer misconduct...

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...

Gov. Polis puts health care, tax cuts at top of priority...

Gov. Jared Polis delivered his State of the State address on Thursday, laying out priorities for the 2020 session that include cutting the costs...

EPA dubs Colorado a “serious” violator of federal air quality standards...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday formally designated Colorado a "serious" violator of federal air quality standards designed to protect public health, kicking off...

Polis: Should Supreme Court rule against DACA, Colorado can do little...

Gov. Jared Polis said the state is limited in what it can do to help the thousands of young, unauthorized immigrants, known as Dreamers,...

Gov. Jared Polis pitches budget that aims to tackle emissions with...

Gov. Jared Polis wants to increase the number of state oil and gas inspectors to ensure companies drilling in Colorado comply with the state’s...

What you should know about drilling on federal land in Colorado...

On Sept. 26, oil and gas companies logged on to EnergyNet and placed bids on 49 parcels of federal land in Colorado they may...

Polis sets up new board to help determine who deserves clemency...

Correction: This story was updated on Feb. 27 to indicate the governor's office will hear clemency request for death penalty cases, not the advisory...

Update | Effort to recall Senate President Leroy Garcia falls short...

Update, Oct. 18: The recall of Senate President Leroy Garcia failed on Friday, after organizers fell short by more than 13,386 signatures. The Secretary...