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Ban on big cat hunting will be on Colorado’s fall ballot

Colorado voters will decide this fall whether to ban the hunting of bobcats and mountain lions. The Secretary of State’s office confirmed Wednesday that backers turned in enough valid signat...

DATE: Aug 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Dire straits’: Cortez Fire agrees to put a sales tax on November ballot

Cortez Fire Protection District is $250K in debt and hopes a sales tax will pass to add about $3.3 million to its budget

DATE: Jul 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

If voters adopt ranked choice voting, Colorado may prevent it from taking effect

Last-minute provisions added to an elections bill would create a major barrier

DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Effort to protect same-sex marriage at the polls kicks off in Colorado

State Constitution still defines marriage as being between a man and a woman

DATE: May 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ballot proposal to protect furnaces and gas stoves in Colorado is dead – for now

Political group did not file petitions by April 18 deadline to put measure on ballot

DATE: Apr 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado voters approve sending millions more to universal preschool program

Proposition II was approved by a wide margin Tuesday

DATE: Nov 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado regulators are tripping as they prepare to roll out ‘magic’ mushroom legalization

State agency warned lawmakers in January that it is not prepared to handle passage of Proposition 122

DATE: Feb 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Coloradans will be able to buy wine in grocery stores beginning in March

Opponents of Proposition 125 say measure is harmful to small liquor retailers

DATE: Nov 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado becomes second state to legalize ‘magic mushrooms’

Proposition 122 allows ‘healing centers’ to administer drug in supervised setting

DATE: Nov 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado mixed on alcohol measures with wine sold at grocery stores too close to call

Measures that would have dramatically changed the way Coloradans buy alcohol were failing Tuesday night, even with $30 million in campaign donations

DATE: Nov 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Voters approve Prop. FF, clearing way for school meals program funded by cutting tax breaks for the wealthy

The new program will give all Colorado public school students access to free breakfasts and lunches, regardless of household income

DATE: Nov 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado voters divided on proposal to legalize ‘magic mushrooms,’ other natural psychedelic drugs

Proposition 122, which would allow healing centers where people could consume psilocybin mushrooms, leads in voting