Colorado Legislature - The Journal

Protesters hold sit-in outside Colorado Capitol to demand that Gov. Jared Polis ban guns

People from across the U.S. and from other countries are lining the statehouse lawn

DATE: Jun 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jim Dyer, former Southwest Colorado legislator, dies at 85

‘The people that didn’t love Jim were so partisan they couldn’t see daylight’

DATE: May 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lawmakers howl, conservation groups cheer after Polis vetoes wolf bill

Legislation could have delayed reintroduction and allowed ranchers to kill wolves threatening livestock

DATE: May 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado farmers and ranchers haven’t been able to repair their own equipment, until now

A new state law requires manufacturers to hand over parts, software, instructions and other necessary tools

DATE: May 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor vetoes three bills, including one that may have delayed wolf reintroduction

Polis wrote that the legislation was ‘unnecessary and undermines the voters’ intent’

DATE: May 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Here’s why Polis appears ready to veto a bipartisan wolf reintroduction bill

Governor worries it could throw a legal wrench into the process

DATE: May 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Democrats move to issue $2 billion in flat-rate taxpayer refund checks

Single filers would get $650 under the proposed change, while joint filers would get $1,300

DATE: May 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Legislature approves bill to gradually reduce cost of prison phone calls

Supporters say inmates should maintain communication with support systems

DATE: May 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado hospitals that refuse services, like tying tubes, will have to say so publicly

Legislation will require providers to notify patients about certain types of care they do not provide

DATE: May 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado plans to send taxpayers $2 billion in refunds this year

Democrats plan to rely on a system they’ve blasted in the past as being inequitable

DATE: May 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado cities still not allowed to authorize ‘overdose prevention centers’

House Bill’s failure comes amid a string of defeats for state’s progressive Democrats

DATE: Apr 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado rent control bill fails in committee

One of the panel’s Democrats joined Republicans to kill legislation: ‘This one’s really hard for me’

DATE: Apr 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News