
Rep. Brianna Titone Sees Her First Year As A Balance Between Her District And Her Identity
“The last thing I want people to do is, is pigeonhole me to have an agenda to help myself,” Titone said.

Colorado Dems Introduce ‘Red Flag’ Gun Bill On 1st Anniversary Of Parkland Shooting
While similar, Democratic House Majority Leader Alec Garnett said the new bill won’t be a carbon copy of the proposal that failed in 2018.

After Years Of Simmering Tug-Of-War, Colorado Dems Eye Action On Oil And Gas
Democratic Speaker of the House KC Becker from Boulder said her party doesn’t want to put the industry out of business, but now that they’re in charge they’re ready to move things forward.


PHOTOS: Lawmakers Celebrate The Military, Honor Trans Members For The First Time
Military Appreciation Day is an annual tradition at the state Capitol.

Colorado Comprehensive Sex Ed Bill Advances After Combative, Explicit Testimony
The hearing was held in the capitol’s largest committee room and even then the crowd filled four overflow rooms.

‘Kill Committees’ Aren’t Expected To Be Their Usual Graveyards Under New Dem Majority
A no-kill committee policy could mean Democrats in swing seats may have to take some politically risky votes.

Legendary NPR Reporter Howard Berkes To Retire Following Black Lung Investigation
Berkes’ voice was commonly heard on Colorado airwaves.

Colorado’s History Of Women In Politics Marks Another Milestone: A House Majority
In 1894, Colorado elected the nation’s first female state lawmakers in three Republican women. However, these days the gender gains mostly happen on the other side of the aisle.

Polis Sets The Budget Line For Free Full-Day Kindergarten: $227 Million
The promise of affordable early childhood education was one of Colorado’s new governor’s biggest campaign pledges.

Jared Polis Takes The Reins As Colorado’s 43rd Governor
Polis is the country’s first openly gay man to be elected as any state’s top executive.

Colorado’s Gun Control Quarrel Illustrates How The Hickenlooper Way Might Fare In A Partisan Presidential Age
The 2013 fight over two gun bills says a lot about Hickenlooper as a leader — as a governor — and as a potential United States president.


Did This State Rep.-Elect Lie About Living In His District? A New Complaint Alleges So
Republican Rep.-elect Matt Soper is expected to be sworn into office on Jan. 4 when the legislative session begins.

Sen. Randy Baumgardner, Center Of Several Sexual Harassment Allegations, Resigns
Two separate outside investigations last session had concluded that the Republican state senator had inappropriately touched and talked to more than a half dozen female staffers and interns.

Pelosi Agrees To Perlmutter-Brokered Deal That Would Term Limit Top Democrats
The agreement all but secures Pelosi the votes she needed to become the Speaker of the House.

Nonpartisan Senate Secretary Resigns, Ending Pre-Session Scuffle Between Parties
Senate Secretary Effie Ameen agreed to resign Friday after weeks of back-and-forth following her dismissal the day before Thanksgiving.

While Perlmutter Woos Concessions From Pelosi, Jason Crow Holds His Ground
The freshman lawmaker wants to see new leadership instead of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.