
New legislation addresses flood damage but problems persist
State lawmakers are moving to pass a raft of bills meant to address flood damage, but some residents have problems legislation can’t solve.

By John Daley

Marijuana tax revenue projections higher than expected
State analysts predict legal sales could bring in $150 million dollars annually in coming years.

By John Daley

Dem. bill aimed at employer wage theft
The bill would beef up investigations into wage theft the by Department of Labor and Employment.

By John Daley

Lawmakers hear from pros and cons in gun background check debate
A standing-room only crowd showed up at the Capitol, Monday, to testify on a bill that would reverse a law expanding background checks for private gun sales.

By John Daley

Repealing background checks for gun sales returns to agenda
Senate committee to hear testimony on a bill to repeal criminal background checks for private gun sales.

By John Daley

State-level fights over GMO labeling fuel push for federal action
How much should food companies have to tell you about the genetic makeup of their products? GMO labeling efforts in Colorado and other states have both sides looking for a national solution.

By John Daley

Bill would require mug shots be removed on demand if no sentence
Colorado House lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill requiring commercial websites to remove people’s mug shots if they were never convicted of the crime for which they were arrested.

By John Daley

GOP lawmakers push for state’s own firefighting aircraft
The bill came up last year, and the Governor didn’t support it.

By John Daley

Colo. Senate committee votes to allow married same-sex couples to file joint tax returns
The measure if approved would adjust state statutes to link a resident’s formal filing status on both Colorado and Federal tax returns.

By John Daley

Part-time college faculty want ‘fair pay’
Part-time community college faculty rallied at the Capitol Friday for what they called “fairness in pay.”

By John Daley

Partisan sniping over guns returns to divided state Senate
Less than a week after promising to work together, the two sides in the closely divided Senate are at odds over gun legislation and procedural rules.

By John Daley

Budget committee approves raise for state employees
On Capitol Hill today, lawmakers on a key budget panel gave an initial green light to a pay increase for thousands of state workers.

By John Daley

Two years after accident, paralympian finds aim on her sitski
Most world-class athletes train for years in their sports but Beth Requist of Grand Lake didn’t know much about her chosen events until just a few years ago.

By John Daley

Denver East High track star competes for regional championship
The younger half of a brother act of first generation immigrants wants to follow in his big brother’s footsteps.

By John Daley