Plan to Study Front Range Passenger Rail Heads to the House
A proposal to study whether passenger rail is viable along the Front Range has cleared the State Senate. It now heads to the House.
Capitol Conversation: Five Weeks In, Transportation Funding Debate Continues
Colorado is roughly a third of the way through the four-month long legislative session.
Colorado Newspaper Battle Could Define What’s ‘Fake News’ And What’s Not
A Colorado newspaper is fighting claims that it peddles fake news stories. The publisher of Grand Junction’s Daily Sentinel is accusing a state lawmaker of defamation and threatening a lawsuit.
Effort to Repeal Death Penalty Fails
In the last decade, Democrats have attempted to repeal Colorado’s death penalty four times. Their latest attempt on Feb. 15 was amid contentious debate.
Front Range Rail Study Passes First Legislative Hurdle
UPDATE: 2/16/17. The Senate Finance committee passed SB-153 on a 4-1 vote. The bill now heads to the full Senate.
Capitol Conversation: On the State’s Healthcare Exchange
A proposal to repeal Colorado’s healthcare exchange and move to the federal program has prompted a lot of debate at the State Capitol.
Colorado Sends List of Priority Infrastructure Projects to Trump Administration
Originally published on February 9, 2017 1:54 pm Colorado officials have highlighted seven shovel-ready road and water projects should the Trump administration secure roughly $1 trillion in infrastructure funding.
Colorado GOP Goes Un-Trump With Press, Looks To Build Relationships
Originally published on February 9, 2017 1:53 pm President Trump’s battle with the media doesn’t show any signs of letting up.
‘Extremely Unnecessarily Expensive:’ Future Of Colorado’s Health Care Exchange Under Discussion
In the midst of an ongoing national fight about the future of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, a measure to replace Colorado’s health care exchange is igniting […]
Bill Requiring Citizenship For Colorado Law Enforcement Moves Forward
Law enforcement officers in Colorado would be required to be U.S. citizens under a new measure that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 6.
Front Range Passenger Rail Bill Introduced at Statehouse
Among balancing the budget and finding money for transportation projects, lawmakers will decide if creating a passenger rail line along Colorado’s Front Range—from southern Colorado to Fort Collins—is worth a […]
Capitol Conversation: Construction Defects
Lawmakers in both parties are trying to make it more difficult for homeowners to sue condo developers over construction defects.
Anger Over A Trump Executive Order In The Colorado Statehouse
Debate among Colorado lawmakers got heated on Tuesday during consideration of a symbolic measure to denounce President Trump’s executive order temporarily barring refugees entry into the United States.
Capitol Conversation: How Will The EPA Freeze Affect Colorado?
It is unclear how the Trump administration’s freezing of grants and awards from the Environmental Protection Agency will impact programs in Colorado.
More Gun Training in Schools Advances
Originally published on January 25, 2017 10:17 am A measure that would encourage schools to offer additional training for security guards, and pave the way for more teachers to have […]
Coloradans’ Expectations For 2017 Legislative Session Include Transportation, Health Care
Originally published on January 24, 2017 6:11 pm During the opening days of the 2017 Colorado legislative session, lawmakers and the governor outlined their priorities for the good of the […]
