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Recall effort against state Rep. Tom Sullivan is stopped as GOP focuses on other lawmakers, national popular vote
The nascent effort to oust Sullivan, whose son was killed in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting, energized Democrats
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Colorado’s first openly gay governor signs two of state’s most significant LGBTQ measures into law since 2013
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s consumer protection laws are getting much tougher — and that could help with the state’s opioid lawsuit
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Will Colorado follow other states in enacting a gun-storage law after the STEM School shooting? Those conversations are happening
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Six big takeaways from The Colorado Sun’s forum with Gov. Jared Polis and top state lawmakers
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A look at how policies passed during Colorado’s 2019 legislative session will impact you
How most the new state laws will affect Coloradans will take weeks, months or years to see. But others are more immediate.
8 pivotal moments that defined the 2019 legislative session in Colorado
From moments of chaos in the Colorado Senate to tensions on the oil and gas bill, here are the most impactful situations at the state Capitol this year
Colorado’s 2019 legislative session was a doozy, from Democrats’ growing pains to a blabbermouth GOP strategy
The Capitol was embroiled in its wildest lawmaking term in years -- one that saw Democrats learning their way, lawsuits, overnight work and some big policies that will change Colorado
Jared Polis’ plan to ask voters for nicotine tax overwhelmingly rejected by Colorado Senate
House Bill 1333 would have asked voters in November to approve a uniform 62 percent tax on nicotine products
All the major bills that passed and failed in the last three days of Colorado’s 2019 legislative session
An updated rundown of the important bills that passed, were voted down or simply ran out of time at the Colorado Capitol ahead of the 2019 legislative session's end Friday at midnight
Big tobacco is fighting Colorado’s nicotine tax bill with powerful lobbyists and a social media campaign
A company tied to cigarette-maker Philip Morris and popular vape brand Juul has spent thousands on social media ads against the tax hike. It’s also hired lobbyists from the high-powered Denver firm of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Here’s why joining Super Tuesday for the 2020 presidential campaign matters for Colorado
Colorado's presidential primary will be on March 3, 2020 Gov. Jared Polis and Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced
Colorado Democrats postpone paid family leave effort until 2020, opt for study after mounting pressure against bill
Sen. Faith Winter, a Westminster Democrat who was pushing for Senate Bill 188, said that she was unable to pass the measure without making changes she felt “gutted the bill”
Gov. Polis signs Democrats’ sweeping oil and gas bill into law, marking major shift in regulatory authority over drilling
Senate Bill 181 faced immense industry and Republican pushback as it cleared the Colorado legislature. Now begins a rulemaking process stemming from the measure that will mean further impacts on the industry.
