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Special Session Day 1 recap: A high-profile resignation, heated debates and fast-tracked bills
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 months ago
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
What you need to know about Colorado’s hiring freeze, upcoming special session
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 months ago
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
Rural Reckoning | Polis, lawmakers say housing, health policies benefit rural Colorado
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 months ago
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
Decarbonization report: Zero-carbon power goal achievable — for a price
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 7 months ago
Trying to eliminate the last few percent of carbon emissions costs billions
Scott Weiser
Reporter
Public scandals compel Colorado lawmakers to intervene | ANALYSIS
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 months ago
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
Gov. Jared Polis signs law to allow state treasurer to invest $50M in bonds for affordable housing
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 months ago
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
Labor urges Gov. Jared Polis to sign bill on choosing doctors for injuries sustained at work
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 months ago
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 joins 19-state coalition to challenge federal funding amid ‘sanctuary city’ battle
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 months ago
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
Lyft urges Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to veto rideshare bill
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 months ago
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
Denver Chamber of Commerce urges change as Colorado falls in business rankings
Thelma Grimes
thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 months ago
As Colorado continues to trend downward on the national economic scale, the Denver Chamber of Commerce is critical of the direction the state’s Democratic-led legislature took in 2025 and in recent years. The main message at Tuesday’s annual post-legislative State...
Thelma Grimes
Reporter
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Chilling video captures large grizzly following hiker down trail at national park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A close-up encounter with a grizzly was recently captured on camera by a hiker in Canada’s Banff National Park. While Colorado isn’t home to the grizzly bear species, the clip is still sure to send […]
Low water levels prompt mandatory fishing closure on stretch of river in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials have enacted a mandatory full-day fishing closure on a 0.6-mile stretch of the Yampa River south of Steamboat Springs. According to Colorado Parks an Wildlife, the fishing closure is due to a deceased water […]