Colorado legislature
Denver DA won’t prosecute 33 climate protesters arrested before Gov. Polis’ State of the State speech
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann's office says the Democrat met with the Colorado State Patrol and with the Denver Police Department in making her decision. The protesters were calling for action to fight climate change.
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Colorado could soon expand protections for student journalists by shielding their advisers from retaliation
By Moe Clark Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Sen. Brittany Pettersen makes history as first state lawmaker to give birth during a legislative session in Colorado
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado public option opponents accused of trying to “weaponize” doctors against health insurance proposal
By Jesse Paul Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Republican state Rep. Susan Beckman resigns to join Trump administration
By The Associated Press Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Red flag law petition filed against Colorado State University police officer in fatal 2017 shooting
In her Jan. 9 petition for an extreme risk protection order, Susan Holmes said there was a credible risk of unlawful or reckless use of a firearm by Phillip Morris because he threatened and killed her son
Colorado lawmakers will weigh in 2020 whether to ban flavored vaping products
One potential spoiler: Gov. Jared Polis, who has shown a libertarian streak on health issues
WATCH: Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado lawmakers pitch their big ideas for the 2020 legislative session
The event, co-hosted with CBS4 and the University of Denver’s Estlow Center for Journalism & New Media and the Center on American Politics, begins at 6:30 p.m. Return to this page to watch a livestream.
For Colorado’s Senate Democrats, life is threatening to get in the way of their majority
With Sen. Lois Court gone because of an illness and Sen. Brittany Pettersen soon leaving to have a baby, Democrats could briefly lose their majority in the chamber
Could a new nicotine tax pay for free preschool in Colorado? Advocates want to ask voters in November.
New taxes on a pack of cigarettes or vaping products would range from $1.20 to $2.60, depending on which version of the ballot proposal is selected. Currently, taxes are 84 cents a pack, among the lowest in the country.
With Jared Polis’ blessing, Colorado lawmakers will try again to let state employees collectively bargain
Democrats have been trying for years to pass a bill to allow state employees to negotiate higher wages but have faced blowback from Republicans
We now know the full cost of Colorado’s full-day kindergarten expansion
The additional cost associated with full-day kindergarten is $204 million, of which the state is responsible for $198.3 million, according to legislative analysts
A partisan lawsuit is looming over Colorado’s 2020 legislative session — and getting costly for taxpayers
Republicans in the state Senate last year sued Democrats when they used several computers to speed-read legislation GOP lawmakers wanted to be read at length. The legal action remains ongoing.
