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Colorado bill would force appointed lawmakers to face voters after one year

More than 1 in 5 state legislators owe their positions to the vacancy process

DATE: Apr 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lauren Boebert reintroduces bill seeking to remove wolves from endangered species list

Colorado wolves are fully protected under state law

DATE: Apr 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers finalize budget proposal. Here’s what they cut

Trims would enable state to absorb rising costs of Medicaid and fully fund K-12 for another year

DATE: Mar 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Southern Colorado’s ‘dismal’ snowpack has water managers worried

Can storms make up for a dry winter?

DATE: Mar 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How Colorado Republicans plan to navigate the town hall trap this time around

Democrats are trying to deploy the same tactics they used to sink previous reelection campaigns

DATE: Mar 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers delay budget introduction as they agonize over final cuts

Committee has been working to cut $1.2 billion from next year’s spending plan

DATE: Mar 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Transparency advocates consider ballot measure to ease access to Colorado government records

Despite there being lots of ideas, details of the transparency ballot question are still being worked out

DATE: Mar 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers plan to shut down program getting teens involved at Capitol

Ending Youth Advisory Council would save about $50,000 per year

DATE: Feb 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Berthoud Pass avalanche kills backcountry traveler

Nathan Ginn, 50, a renowned river surfer, is identified as victim

DATE: Feb 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

More than 150 Forest Service workers in Colorado lose jobs

Other federal agencies have also seen job cuts

DATE: Feb 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bill would let counties triple lodging taxes to pay for affordable housing

House Bill 1247 would allow voters to increase lodging taxes and use the revenue for infrastructure, law enforcement and conservation

DATE: Feb 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Senate gives preliminary OK to ban of certain guns after adding major carveout

To qualify for the carveout, a gun purchaser would have to complete a training course that would be regulated by the state and offered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife