Guns in Schools Bill Dies in Committee
State lawmakers Monday voted down a bill that would have given school districts the power to allow their teachers to carry weapons on campus.
By Megan Verlee
Capitol Check-In: January 25th, 2013
Colorado’s state legislature is three weeks into the new session and things at the Capitol are starting to get back to normal, which is to say insanely busy.
By Megan Verlee
Civil Unions Passes First Committee
A bill to create civil unions passed its first committee hearing in the state legislature Wednesday evening, after several hours of discussion.
By Megan Verlee
Capitol Check-In: January 18, 2013
More than 170 bills have already been introduced in just the first week of the state legislature. They range from small technical measures to sweeping public policy reforms.
By Megan Verlee
Gun Policy Looms Large In Legislature
Just a week into the new legislative session, state lawmakers have already introduced several bills on gun policy, with some of the most anticipated legislation still to come. The following […]
By Megan Verlee
Governor Tackles Gun Control in State of the State
Governor John Hickenlooper marked the halfway point in his term by delivering the State of the State address yesterday.
By Megan Verlee
New Session Starts Under the Golden Dome
Colorado Public Radio’s Megan Verlee was at the Capitol as state lawmakers began the new legislative session Wednesday. Her report is below.
By Megan Verlee
Prosecution Wrapping Up Holmes Preliminary Hearing
Prosecutors will likely wrap up their portion of the preliminary hearing for accused Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes Wednesday.
By Megan Verlee
Police Describe Aurora Theater Attack at Hearing
The preliminary hearing for accused Aurora theater shooter James Holmes enters its second day Tuesday.
By Megan Verlee
State Lawmakers Likely to Consider Gun Control Bills
Last week, governor John Hickenlooper said it’s time for the state to have a conversation about gun regulations.
By Megan Verlee
The Renewable Energy Rollercoaster
It wasn’t so long ago that Colorado’s renewable energy sector seemed to be on top of the world, growing by leaps and bounds.
By Megan Verlee
Marijuana Officially Legal In Colorado
On Monday, Governor John Hickenlooper formally declared Amendment 64 to be part of the state’s constitution. Voters approved the measure last month.
By Megan Verlee
Governing a Purple State
Colorado is a “many-splendored and many-splintered state,” write Colorado College political scientists Bob Loevy and Tom Cronin in their book Colorado Politics and Policy.
By Megan Verlee
Marijuana, Drilling Keep Governor Busy
In the months leading up to the election, Governor John Hickenlooper was vocally opposed to legalizing recreational marijuana.
By Megan Verlee
Big Questions Surround Marijuana Legalization
When Colorado voters approved a measure legalizing the possession and sale of marijuana to all adults over 21, they opened up a Pandora’s box of concerns.
By Megan Verlee
Colorado Votes: Election Day
Election results from the Secretary of State’s office — Stay up-to-date on Twitter with @CPRNews and @CPRVerlee (at the Democratic party) — Colorado Votes, CPR’s complete coverage leading up to the […]
By Megan Verlee