“If they decide that the president’s policies are legal, then we’re stuck where we’re at…”
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Colorado Legislators Propose Tax Tweaks to Assist Working Families
One of the bills, House Bill 26-1221, would end corporations’ ability to deduct up to $1 million from the salaries of top executives…
Colorado Ballot Initiative Would Add Constitutional Right to Access Public Meetings
The Colorado Open Meetings Law, first passed in 1972, requires that most meetings of state and local governmental bodies are properly noticed and open to the public…
Trump Administration Cutting Public Health Funding for Colorado
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has not received official notification…
Colorado Sheriffs Seek Better Reimbursement for Holding People Sentenced to State Prison
The so-called jail backlog fluctuates as the Colorado Department of Corrections empties or fills available beds…
A Debate Over Black Civil Rights in Colorado’s Final Territorial Legislature
Language protecting racial equality in CU admissions drew opposition from Democratic lawmakers…
‘MEGA Act’ Threatens Colorado’s Universal Mail Ballot System
“In a world where this legislation, this proof of citizenship requirement, were to take effect, it would disenfranchise millions of people…”
Colorado Legislature Introduces Bill to Allow Citizens to Sue ICE Agents
Senate Bill 26-5 is one bill in a package lawmakers aim to pass this legislative session related to how immigration enforcement personnel can operate in the state…
Some Front Range Businesses Shutting Down Today to Protest Federal Violence
“The state-sanctioned violence you see in Minnesota is not that far away. It’s figuratively and literally close to home…”
Colorado Prisons Get Funding for More Beds
Colorado WINS, the union that represents state employees, asked the committee to deny the beds due to safety concerns and a lack of appropriate staffing…
Colorado Democrats in Congress Call on Kristi Noem to Resign After ICE Shootings
“There are some enforcement mechanisms that an agency can and should provide at the border, but ICE has gone far, far beyond that…”
Colorado Bill Would Allow Hospitals, Schools to Petition Under ‘Red Flag’ Law
A bill to expand the types of eligible petitioners under Colorado’s temporary firearm removal law cleared a committee on Tuesday…
‘Surveillance Pricing’ Ban Among Bills Proposed by Colorado Legislators
“Fighting for affordability means exercising the courage to hold wealth and power accountable…”
Request to Expand Colorado Prisons Denied by Legislature
“…adding more beds is only going to make things much worse…”
Abortion Care for Colorado Medicaid Recipients Now Covered by Insurance
Adequate Medicaid reimbursement rates for abortion care providers will determine whether providers are actually able to serve patients…
Polis’ Final State of the State Address Touts Wins and Game Plan for 2026
“In words and actions, we must reject the politics of division and the poison of blind hatred by doubling down on respect, kindness, compassion…”
In 1876, Colorado’s New Public University Stood Finished… But Empty
Local dignitary and early University of Colorado booster viewed public schooling as ‘the palladium of our liberty’…
Tribal Leaders Seek More Collaboration with Colorado Legislature
“We need to enter into agreements with the state and trust that they will be respected….”
Colorado Legislators Report to Work
Affordability and a balanced budget will be high on the General Assembly’s 2026 agenda…