Colorado Legislature

Special Session Day 1 recap: A high-profile resignation, heated debates and fast-tracked bills

Day 1 recap The Colorado General Assembly started Thursday with 33 bills and two concurrent resolutions that would go to voters. The first day ended with just 13 bills left, five in the Senate and eight in the House. The...

Marianne Goodland

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

What you need to know about Colorado’s hiring freeze, upcoming special session

The Polis administration is imposing a hiring freeze, part of the efforts to address a $1 billion deficit that the Colorado state government is facing. Here’s what we know so far. When is the hiring freeze? The hiring freeze starts...

Marianne Goodland

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Rural Reckoning | Polis, lawmakers say housing, health policies benefit rural Colorado

Amid the tension between rural and urban leaders at the state Capitol, the governor and lawmakers have tackled housing, healthcare, food security and mental health access across Colorado’s rural communities, advocates from both sides of that divide said. They pointed...

Marissa Ventrelli

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Decarbonization report: Zero-carbon power goal achievable — for a price

Trying to eliminate the last few percent of carbon emissions costs billions

Scott Weiser

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Polis VS SB 25-005

Marianne Goodland

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Public scandals compel Colorado lawmakers to intervene | ANALYSIS

For the second year in a row, the Colorado legislature intervened to tackle scandals that many said have shaken the public’s faith in state institutions and industries. In 2025, lawmakers passed three new laws aimed squarely at controversies surrounding the...

Thelma Grimes

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Gov. Jared Polis signs law to allow state treasurer to invest $50M in bonds for affordable housing

Gov. Jared Polis has signed a measure into law supporters hope will bring more affordable housing to Colorado by directing the State Treasurer to invest in bonds to buy down construction and mortgage costs of for-sale housing that otherwise would...

Marissa Ventrelli

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Labor urges Gov. Jared Polis to sign bill on choosing doctors for injuries sustained at work

Labor groups and a nonprofit organization focused on workers’ compensation reform are urging Gov. Jared Polis to sign a bill allowing individuals injured at work to choose the doctor to treat them for their injuries without restrictions. House Bill 1300,...

Marissa Ventrelli

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Colorado joins 19-state coalition to challenge federal funding amid ‘sanctuary city’ battle

Colorado joined a coalition of 19 states this week to sue the Trump administration over proposals to withhold federal funding from states that the White House insists are not complying with federal immigration policy. Led by California, two separate lawsuits...

Thelma Grimes

Reporter

Colorado Legislature

Lyft urges Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to veto rideshare bill

Lyft is urging Gov. Jared Polis to veto a measure establishing further safety regulations on rideshare companies. Passed by the legislature, House Bill 1291 would require rideshare companies to conduct criminal background checks on drivers at least once every six months and...

Marissa Ventrelli

Reporter