Two Colorado lawmakers face open-records lawsuit as rift over Vail retreat expands

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 4/10 11:00A Seth Klamann

A Denver progressive activist is suing two Democratic state lawmakers and the invite-only caucus they lead, alleging they violated the Colorado Open Records Act. The lawsuit, filed Friday, is the latest front in the intraparty fight over an...

Amid crisis in tiny Colorado community, bill would make it easier to declare towns abandoned

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 4/10 2:00A Sam Tabachnik, Seth Klamann

A bipartisan pair of Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would make it easier for residents and counties to declare a town abandoned, and for the state to assist dissolved...

Colorado lawmakers take another stab at spinning off Pinnacol, the state’s workers’ comp carrier

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 4/7 2:00A Nick Coltrain

After several failed attempts to spin off Pinnacol Assurance through the state budget, supporters are now taking a different route pushing new legislation that would lay the groundwork to convert Colorado s workers comp program to a private...

Officials take stock of how tariffs have impacted Colorado economy

The Denver Post (Airlines & Aerospace) 4/7 2:00A Jessica Alvarado Gamez

Since President Donald Trump rolled out his sweeping tariffs policy last year, promising job growth, U.S. manufacturing protection and forcing foreign countries to bear the cost, some officials and...

Search warrants for social media companies, renaming a holiday and more from the Colorado...

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 4/4 2:00A The Denver Post

Colorado lawmakers face a familiar question as they consider new financial regs: Is a paycheck advance a loan? Twice in the past year, Democratic lawmakers have debated legislation that revolves around a fundamental question: If a finance company...

Lawmakers are finalizing budget as bill-signing season gets into full swing in the Colorado...

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/30 8:41A Seth Klamann

In NASCAR, the white flag tells racers when they re entering the final lap. In the Colorado legislature, the white flag comes in the form of the state budget the introduction of which serves as a signal that the frantic final weeks of the...

Colorado lawmakers pass bill to ban 3D printing of guns after veto threat forces amendments

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/30 8:07A Seth Klamann

Colorado lawmakers are poised to pass legislation prohibiting people from using 3D printers to make firearms and gun components but only after stripping out a key provision in the face of a veto threat from Gov. Jared Polis. As it stands, House...

Littleton decides on location of Front Range Passenger Rail stop as economic potential takes shape

The Dever Post (Local Politics) 3/24 2:00A John Aguilar

Littleton has chosen the Mineral light rail station as the site of its future Front Range Passenger Rail stop, nudging aside the south suburb s popular downtown largely because of the exorbitant...

Seeing ‘economic opportunity’ in data centers, Weld County readies rules as companies come knocking

The Dever Post (Local Politics) 3/24 2:00A John Aguilar

Weld County grows metric tons of food, raises thousands of head of cattle, and produces oil and gas by the millions of barrels. What hasn t risen from the ground so far in the largely rural but growing county northeast of Denver are data centers...

Colorado’s local elected officials have the power to provide badly needed property tax relief...

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/24 1:01A The Denver Post Editorial Board

Coloradans badly need property tax relief . And it must come from our local elected officials who have the power and means to reduce our taxes. We don’t just need the rate of increase to ease, or even to stop; we need a full reversal, a reduction...

Renaming of César Chávez Day, 3D-printed gun ban, data center regs in the Colorado legislature this...

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/23 8:39A Nick Coltrain

The Colorado legislature will debate a bill that would strip César Chávez s name from a holiday less than a week after an investigation reported allegations that Chávez sexually abused women and girls for decades. House Bill 1339 was introduced...

As Medicaid costs rise, should Colorado charge fees on large employers that don’t insure all...

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/21 2:00A Seth Klamann

As Colorado policymakers grapple with the state s increasing Medicaid costs , an Arvada legislator has an idea for how to fill some of the gap. Her bill would levy fees on large employers that have hundreds if not thousands of workers receiving...

Colorado’s budget deficit jumps to $1.5 billion under new forecast

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/20 2:00A Nick Coltrain

The fiscal picture for Colorado s state government has somehow gotten even murkier and potentially much worse. Lawmakers walked into Thursday s key economic forecasts pessimistic about what the reports would tell them about the state budget. They...

Task force reaches framework on new AI legislation — but agreement is anything but certain in...

Denver Post (Colorado Legislature) 3/18 2:00A Nick Coltrain, Seth Klamann

A task force of consumer advocates and technology groups released a proposed framework to rewrite Colorado s artificial intelligence regulations on Tuesday, setting off a renewed public debate on how...

As Lakewood sends out ballots, backers of rezoning measures outraise pro-repeal groups in special...

The Dever Post (Local Politics) 3/16 2:00A John Aguilar

Supporters of a sweeping rezoning effort enacted last year by Lakewood s elected leaders have outraised opponents by a 5-to-1 ratio ahead of a special election that could repeal the measures, according to recent campaign finance reports . The...