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Colorado Republicans turn to ballot questions when elections fail

Colorado conservatives have seen some success in recent years by bringing and opposing ballot measures, mostly around cutting taxes

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado re-enacts mask mandate for nursing homes, regardless of vaccination status

The restriction is another hint at the worsening coronavirus situation in Colorado and across the country

DATE: Aug 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Polis: ‘We expect it to get worse’ as delta variant drives spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations

About 360 people were hospitalized in Colorado because of coronavirus on Monday, up about 100 over last week

DATE: Aug 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Congress’ bipartisan infrastructure bill includes $8.3 billion for Western water

$300 million would go directly to carrying out the Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan

DATE: Jul 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado laws blocked misdemeanor offenders, but allowed felons to own guns

The change to felon-in-possession law was made through Senate Bill 271, which mostly changed the state’s misdemeanor code

DATE: Jul 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado governor not pursuing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees

Cases rising across U.S. and in Colorado as delta variant spreads

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Here’s how much money Colorado’s nicotine and cigarette taxes have generated

Proposition EE raised the taxes on a pack of cigarettes to $1.94 from 84 cents

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY:

Colorado governor ends health emergency orders, rescinding many of his executive actions

The move is the latest sign that Colorado is moving past the pandemic

DATE: Jul 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘We’re (expletive) idiots’: Some Democrats voice regret about Colorado’s new redistricting process

If amendments hadn’t passed in 2018, Dems would now have more say over how legislative districts are drawn

DATE: Jul 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis vetoes bills dealing with off-highway vehicles, transportation funding

Colorado governor has nixed three measures during 2021 legislative session

DATE: Jul 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s county clerks recommend changes to quash conspiracy theories

Calls for audits of the state’s signature verification and voter registration systems come amid demands for 2020 election audits

DATE: Jul 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado takes its biggest step yet toward a Front Range passenger train system

Senate Bill 238 creates a new taxation district to fund the project, which will be overseen by a board