Kerry Donovan
$10,000-a-day fines and other things to know about Colorado’s new public health insurance option bill
Hospitals and insurance companies are required to participate in the plan, which lawmakers finally introduced Thursday
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With Bernie Sanders surging, Colorado could become a proving ground for his lagging rivals
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
A Colorado lawmaker brought a short-term rental bill he never intended to pass. It created an uproar.
By Jason Blevins Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
West Slope lawmaker tries to pump the brakes on Colorado wolf reintroduction
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s 2020 legislative session begins this week. Here’s a rundown of 10 issues to watch.
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
GOP blasted Democrats for the 2019 legislative session. But they supported nearly every bill, analysis shows.
A dozen Republican lawmakers, led by Sen. Kevin Priola, sided with the Democratic legislative agenda the vast majority of the time
The 2019 legislative session in Colorado explained in 5 graphics
An analysis of votes in the House and Senate shows Republicans split and Democrats in alliance on the 460 bills passed this year
Alice Madden, former Democratic leader at Colorado Capitol, joins crowded primary to unseat Cory Gardner
The former state representative and environmental adviser to former Gov. Bill Ritter and President Barack Obama is the most well-known woman to enter the race
Voters could decide on legal Colorado sports betting in November; tax revenue would go toward state’s water plan
If House Bill 1327 passes the legislature and is signed off on by voters later this year, sports betting in Colorado could be a thing by May 2020
Here’s what the crowded Democratic field for U.S. Senate is missing, and why it may soon change
Former Colorado House Speaker Alice Madden is expected to enter the contest. Secretary of State Jena Griswold is mulling a bid.
Snow tires, chains or AWD are required on I-70 when it’s snowy. But motorists could soon need them all winter long
Colorado could soon make its temporary traction law into an all-winter-long, snow-or-shine rule on Interstate 70 from Morrison to Glenwood Canyon. Checkpoints might be used for enforcement.
Gov. Polis is about to sign a Colorado net neutrality bill — one with some serious teeth
Colorado's “open internet” bill would punish internet-providing violators by taking their grant money away
Colorado lawmakers nixed an experiment to allow people to buy into state employees’ health coverage. Here’s why
The inability to make the proposed pilot program work could impact Colorado’s plan to create a health insurance “public option”
Here are the Democrats running to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020 — and who’s ruling out a campaign
A list of the announced candidates, the people who are considering campaigns and the politicians who have ruled out a bid to be part of one of the nation’s top congressional races next year
