- Originally published on January 30, 2020 9:05 am As Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers wage a war with hospitals over the rising cost of health care in Colorado, many residents like Jamie Harrison are still stuck paying high premiums on the West Slope.
- Originally published on January 17, 2020 2:35 pm When Blondie’s Diner closes around 9 p.m. and a table of hunters finish their green chili cheeseburgers and head back to their hotel, the town of Naturita feels a bit like a ghost town.
- Originally published on January 16, 2020 5:51 pm It’s a good day when Tammie Delaney hears a train rumbling down the tracks outside of the century-old granary building she owns in Hayden.
- Originally published on January 13, 2020 4:11 pm Gov. Jared Polis recently outlined an ambitious agenda for lawmakers in 2020. He vowed to reduce health care costs, find a solution to the state’s road funding woes and get more children into preschool. But some of the governor’s priorities will prove to be contentious.
- Originally published on January 10, 2020 5:25 pm The opening days of Colorado’s legislative session are typically jovial and largely free of partisan politics. The governor capitalized on that mood during his roughly hour-long speech.
- Originally published on January 8, 2020 4:48 pm There were the usual jokes and friendly banter between the House and Senate. State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle exchanged hugs in a chamber that felt a bit like a school getting back to work after an eight-month break.
- Some of the biggest and most contentious laws the state legislature passed in 2019 go into effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
- Originally published on November 5, 2019 10:34 pm Colorado residents have rejected a request from their state legislature to remove an annual government spending limit that some elected officials argued is holding back the state’s roads and schools.
- Gov. Jared Polis has unveiled a budget proposal for 2020-21 that would expand the capacity at some state parks and boost spending on school safety in the wake of the deadly shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch. Polis’ spending plan would also provide about eight weeks of paid family leave for all state employees.
- Originally published on November 1, 2019 9:15 am State lawmakers are advancing a bipartisan response to the deadly shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch that occurred in May. On Thursday, lawmakers on a new school safety committee approved five bills they think will make schools safer in the wake of that shooting.
- Originally published on October 29, 2019 4:43 pm A tougher set of winter traction rules passed by state lawmakers this year didn’t stop some drivers from getting stuck and snarling traffic on Interstate 70 for several hours Wednesday and Thursday.
- Originally published on October 18, 2019 5:10 pm Colorado conservatives have spent the last six months knocking on doors and manning recall booths around the state as they tried to convince residents to help them remove six Democrats, including Governor Jared Polis, from office.
- Originally published on October 17, 2019 8:16 pm Colorado’s oil and gas regulators say they will start putting some drilling applications through a more rigorous review process after a study found people face short term health risks, such as headaches and dizziness, if they are within 2,000 feet of the wells.
- Originally published on October 16, 2019 4:14 pm Colorado is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that could have big implications for future presidential elections.
- Originally published on October 14, 2019 4:32 pm Proposition CC is pitting lawmakers who are seeking more money to pay for roads and education against residents who think government spending should have a limit. At the heart of Prop CC is the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR amendment.
- Originally published on October 7, 2019 11:59 am When Gov. Jared Polis used an executive order to create his new Office of Saving People Money on Health Care eight months ago, he said it was the first office of its kind.
