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The 2026 legislative session was defined by the energy debates that didn’t happen | ANALYSIS

Updated 2 days ago

This legislative session was supposed to be a defining one for the utility and energy sectors — one in which legislators would debate and pass...

Hickenlooper lands endorsements from Elizabeth Warren, Ministerial Alliance in US Senate primary

Updated 3 days ago

U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper won endorsements this week from a progressive Democratic colleague and a coalition of metro-area African American faith leaders as voting began...

Geo Group sues Colorado over new immigration detention facility inspection law

Updated 6 days ago

The private prison company that operates the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Aurora has filed a lawsuit against Colorado to stop the enforcement...

Sparks fly in debate between Democrats in Colorado’s 8th CD primary

Updated 7 days ago

The two Democrats running for the chance to take on the Republican incumbent in Colorado’s most competitive congressional district traded blows during a feisty televised...

A tale of two debates | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 week ago

6 incumbents face challengers in primary in state races

Updated 1 week ago

Democrats Bennet, Weiser square off in spirited Colorado gubernatorial primary debate

Updated 2 weeks ago

Advocates tout new Colorado law targeting child exploitation

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado expands state inspection authority over ICE detention centers

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado House minority leader reprimands Rep. Brandi Bradley for 'reprehensible' behavior

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado’s 3 Republican gubernatorial candidates face off in heated primary debate

Updated 2 weeks ago

Hickenlooper hits airwaves with 1st TV ad in Colorado’s Democratic US Senate primary

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Republicans elect software engineer Craig Steiner to fill vacant state chairman position

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado governor vetoes union dues bill — again

Updated 2 weeks ago

Pinnacol modernization deal revives legislative route, sidelines Colorado ballot fight

Updated 2 weeks ago

The campaign to take Pinnacol Assurance’s future to voters has been shelved after business and labor groups reached a late-session agreement to pursue a legislative...

Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bills dealing with state budget, social media measure tied to Evergreen High School shooting

Updated 3 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued the first vetoes of the 2026 legislation, striking down a social media bill that he also rejected a year...

Colorado’s technology office lays off 173 workers

Updated 3 weeks ago

The government office responsible for the technology that provides government services in Colorado is going through a major restructuring. The Colorado Governor's Office of Information...

Republicans Kirkmeyer, Bottoms say they won’t back Marx if he wins Colorado’s gubernatorial primary

Updated 3 weeks ago

Two of the Republicans running for governor of Colorado said Tuesday night in a debate that they won't support the third candidate if he wins...

Gazette, Centennial Institute cosponsoring Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado issues draft guidance on semi-automatic firearms ahead of new law's implementation

Updated 3 weeks ago

Tina Peters thanks Polis for shortening her sentence, calls Colorado Democrats' censure a 'travesty'

Updated 3 weeks ago

What didn't pass: A look at the Colorado bills that died in the 2026 legislative session

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado Democrats formally rebuke Gov. Jared Polis for shortening Tina Peters' prison sentence

Updated 4 weeks ago

Colorado Democrats launch petition to censure Gov. Jared Polis for releasing Tina Peters

Updated 4 weeks ago

Band of tech entrepreneurs sounds alarm on Colorado's business climate | Vince Bzdek

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado county Republican chair arrested in sting on allegations he tried to pay for sex with a child

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis grants clemency to Tina Peters, makes her eligible for release from prison

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Democrats tout 2026 session wins; Republicans criticize budget choices

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections

Updated 1 month ago

A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and...

Colorado legislature wraps up tough budget year

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lawmakers are wrapping up their work on Wednesday, closing out a year defined by the lack of fiscal flexibility, woes over Medicaid spending and...

Colorado legislators abandon proposal targeting natural gas initiative

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill's backers said the...

Colorado lawmakers kill both major data center bills

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lawmakers killed competing bills aimed at regulating large data centers, meaning regulation of the facilities is left in the hands of the Colorado Public...