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What’s included in Colorado’s $36 billion proposed state budget?

Spending is unprecedented and doesn’t include $2.6 billion in federal coronavirus aid the Legislature is doling out this year

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers tackle budget; crime, climate top issues

DENVER – Colorado lawmakers this week are debating a proposed $36.4 billion state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 with increased spending on public safety, climate change and e...

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Too early to know if rising COVID-19 positivity start of new Colorado wave, officials say

Omicron subvariant called BA.2 could account for 21% of new cases

DATE: Mar 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Residents return home after fleeing Boulder wildfire

Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado were back home Monday after firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire at 190 acres. The fire that bro...

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boebert kicks off GOP assembly where Tina Peters tells crowd ‘they’re coming after you’

Mesa County clerk bemoans suspension of her concealed carry permit

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jury awards $14M to George Floyd protesters in Denver

DENVER – Jurors on Friday found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago, o...

DATE: Mar 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers reject bill seeking to prohibit employers from firing workers for cannabis use

House Bill 1152 was rejected on a 12-1 vote

DATE: Mar 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Arizona Legislature approves 15-week abortion ban

PHOENIX – The Arizona Legislature on Thursday joined the growing list of Republican-led states to pass aggressive anti-abortion legislation as the conservative U.S. Supreme Court is consider...

DATE: Mar 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The latest line of defense against wolves on this Colorado ranch? Guard donkeys

Cattlemen say the burros’ tranquil demeanor can be deceiving

DATE: Mar 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Outdoor Retailer show moving to Utah despite boycott threats

DENVER – The Outdoor Retailer trade show will move the event back to Salt Lake City from Denver next year despite threats from an environmental group and big-name recreation companies to boy...

DATE: Mar 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado state rep fails to make GOP primary ballot after losing to candidate with recent felony conviction

Rep. Mary Bradfield of Colorado Springs lost to Karl Dent at House District 21 assembly

DATE: Mar 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado city marks anniversary of deadly supermarket attack

BOULDER – With flowers and a public remembrance for those who died and those still grieving, Colorado residents were marking the one-year anniversary Tuesday of a shooting at a busy supermar...