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Colorado’s legislature won’t resume Monday as planned. It’s an open question when they will return.
Top lawmakers at the Capitol are awaiting a Colorado Supreme Court ruling on how to proceed, but they’re also beginning to eye a special legislative session as a remedy to the coronavirus pause.
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Colorado scrutinizes oil and gas tax breaks as severance taxes drop and the state budget gets tight
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The Capitol is shutdown, but Colorado lawmakers are crafting legislation to address coronavirus
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado activated the National Guard to help with coronavirus. The lowest rank makes just $1.67 an hour.
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
The economic impact of the coronavirus is huge. Now Colorado lawmakers are looking at a budget deficit.
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado campuses sound alarm as leaders push cost-cutting and “efficiency through starvation”
Gov. Jared Polis’ administration wants to find a new way to fund state colleges and universities, but now the effort has stalled
How SamSam ransomware took down CDOT and how the state fought back — twice
When cyberattackers held CDOT files hostage and demanded bitcoin in 2018, the state learned a $1.7 million lesson about cybersecurity
Here’s your chance to tell Colorado lawmakers how to spend billions of dollars in the state budget
The lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee will hear public testimony Monday on the spending bill for the next fiscal year
Hickenlooper faces renewed pressure and questions about his administration’s spending in final months
The cost of the former governor’s legacy website and legal defense in ethics inquiry emerge as issues in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Before Colorado’s legislative session starts, transportation spending sits at impasse and frustration is mounting
Republican leader Patrick Neville says the state needs to focus on roads, “not extra pogo stick lanes or bike lanes” as Democrats push back
For the first time, TABOR triggers an income tax rate cut. Here’s how much you can save on 2019 taxes.
Colorado will temporarily lower the income tax rate to 4.5% -- a move Gov. Jared Polis is celebrating despite concerns from his party
Jared Polis doubles down in 2021 budget proposal with requests for big-ticket items
The Colorado governor’s budget proposal focuses on increasing the state’s reserve account and expanding the state’s preschool program
The faith-based and environmental opposition to Colorado’s Proposition DD makes for strange company
The 2019 ballot question about whether to legalize sports betting is drawing critics, but not a well-organized opposition
Proposition CC explained: What it means to end the spending caps in TABOR and the money at stake
The debate for Prop. CC involves whether to keep TABOR refunds, or send the tax dollars to three key areas: education, colleges and transportation.
