- Over the past 120 days, lawmakers have argued over justice reform, housing, behavioral health and so much more -- we'll wrap up everything they did -- and didn't -- get done.
- 657 bills. 120 days. 6 big takeaways.
- The bill, which passed in the final minutes of the state legislative session, attempts to crack down on distributors and dealers while pushing more users into treatment.
- In the end, the months-long debate over the drug fentanyl hinged on one word: “knowingly.”
- From starting out with the sweeping potential to rewrite organizing rules for hundreds of thousands of workers, its potential impact had been reduced to a few tens of thousands.
- For months, Colorado lawmakers have debated a controversial question: Can the threat of more severe criminal penalties help people break an addiction to fentanyl?
- Colorado ranks last in the nation, when it comes to mental health care available, compared to the number of people who need it. This year state lawmakers are hoping to make a big difference in the problem.
- On Tuesday, abortion-rights supporters across Colorado protested against the leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v.
- The proposal means property taxes would rise by a lower amount — close to $2.3 billion, which means the remaining $700 million would remain in the hands of taxpayers.
- As the session winds down, CPR's Bente Birkeland and Andy Kenney take stock of what's been passed, what's still left on the table, and what will be left on the cutting room floor.
- The sponsors and some of the community members behind the effort may try to force the governor’s hand by passing the bill anyway.
- Democrats wanted a collective bargaining bill for employees across the state. They settled on a compromised version.
- Broomfield lawmaker Matt Gray was picking up his children and brought up his relationship with DA amid DUI arrest.
- A new state law is meant to end the practice of diploma withholding in Colorado.
- Lawmakers with personal stories of how flavored tobacco, particularly menthol, is marketed to Black communities and parents trying to keep kids off nicotine. One the other is Polis’ view that it’s a local issue — and tied to funding his universal pre-K plan — and vape shop owners who want to stay in business.
- The governor told sponsors he wouldn’t sign Colorado’s first statewide rent stabilization measure.
