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Republican state Rep. Susan Beckman resigns to join Trump administration
Beckman, of Littleton, announced her resignation on Friday. Last year she ran to be chair of the Colorado GOP.
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Colorado poised to revisit murder law that can send people to prison for life — even when they didn’t kill anyone
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Spring Café linked refugees with state lawmakers. A shortage of immigrants means the Denver coffee shop will close.
By Jesse Paul Coloradans Primary category in which blog post is published
Gov. Polis and state lawmakers eye changes to how police-involved deaths are investigated in Colorado
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
What are those people doing hanging off of the Colorado Capitol’s gold dome? We found out.
By Jesse Paul News 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
The state’s consumer protection laws were ranked among the weakest in the U.S. by a consumer advocacy group. The legislature responded, passing an overhaul 30 years in the making that Attorney General Phil Weiser said is “a big deal"
Will Colorado follow other states in enacting a gun-storage law after the STEM School shooting? Those conversations are happening
Democratic state legislators in Colorado are looking at ways to prevent guns from getting into the hands of those who shouldn’t have them, especially children
Six big takeaways from The Colorado Sun’s forum with Gov. Jared Polis and top state lawmakers
The politicians discussed everything from how to improve Colorado’s vaccination rate to their reactions to the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting and the resignation Sunday of state Rep. Rochelle Galindo
WATCH: The Colorado Sun’s post-legislative session forum Monday with Gov. Jared Polis and top state lawmakers
The lawmakers who are slated to attend include: House Speaker KC Becker, D-Boulder; Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder; House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, R-Castle Rock; and Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker.
Democratic state Rep. Rochelle Galindo resigns citing undisclosed allegations against her
The Greeley Democrat was facing a recall effort over votes she took during the 2019 legislative session
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
