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Colorado lawmakers hustled Monday to steer through a bill to dramatically raise the pay of elected officials, including themselves.
The chairman of the Republican National Committee is in Denver to tout his party's Hispanic outreach.
Colorado's rules for the medical marijuana industry are hanging in the balance in the Legislature's closing days because of a dispute over drug felons in the industry.
Democrats concerned about interference on abortion rights on Monday rejected a Republican measure to create a new crime of fetal homicide, legislation that was crafted in response to an attack last month on a pregnant woman in Longmont.
Legislation to make Colorado public schools legally liable for student safety awaits the governor's signature.
The House will take a final vote on a proposal to allow children to bring medical marijuana to school in Colorado.
Colorado lawmakers face a chaotic three-day stretch of work before adjourning for the year Wednesday.
Lawmakers pulled a confusing move over body cameras on Friday. A state Senate committee killed a bill that could provide more cameras but then immediately had a change of heart.
On the eve of the first round of Common Core testing, the Colorado State Board of Education declared its support for parents' right to choose to keep their children from being assessed.
State lawmakers began a debate over whether to allow children to bring medical marijuana to school on Friday.
Sheriffs in Colorado and two other states may not like legal marijuana, but they don't have the ability to force Colorado not to allow it, Colorado argued Friday in a motion asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from 10 county sheriffs in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
A May Day protest near the state Capitol in Denver drew about two dozen people Friday.
Measures to ban the use of welfare cards at pot shops have been signed into law in Colorado.
A Colorado Senate panel rejected a bill Friday calling for expanded use of body cameras by police officers despite its bipartisan support and backing of law enforcement.
The head of the Republican National Committee will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo in Colorado.
Three months after Colorado's legislative Joint Budget Committee approved emergency funding for nearly 1,000 more beds in Colorado's prisons, the system is already near capacity again.
On Monday, the Colorado State Senate will take up a bill that could help restaurants make ends meet by eliminating credit card swipe fees.
The Aurora City Council says it needs residents' help finding ways to ensure respectful, productive public comment at city council meetings.
The state Senate gave initial approval Friday to a proposed ballot measure that would eliminate billions of dollars in refunds under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR.
State lawmakers are considering changing the penalties for crimes involving extreme indifference.
Under the bill, anyone who believes their constitutional rights have been violated could file a civil suit against any public official in state court.
On Monday night the Aurora City Council rejected a new policy outlining how police will respond to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
As Denver's 420 Fest sent a cloud of smoke into the Rocky Mountain air on Monday, lawmakers debated a bill that, if passed, would have voters decide in November if and how marijuana would be subject to testing and taxes.
The case hinges on discrimination after an appeals court in Colorado ruled that Catholic pre-schools can't discriminate against children over their parents' sexual orientation or gender identity.
The state Senate passed a bill Friday regulating copycat versions of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy.
A bill is on the way to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis's desk that would require farm workers to work more hours before earning overtime.
The budget came in at just under $47 billion, an increase of about $3 billion over last year.
Voters could be decide in November whether to allow the state to retain $6 billion in revenue that would otherwise be refunded under TABOR. However, a debate is emerging over how the measure is described and what it would do.
A new report by the Department of Human Services says a lack of oversight at facilities that provide therapy for kids with Autism has resulted in dozens of complaints of child abuse.
A new report by the FBI finds elder fraud has reached a record high, including in Colorado.
The Trump Administration said the school district is violating Title IX and federal laws about discrimination in schools on the basis of sex.
A new rule by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission could cost county governments millions of dollars. The rule requires landfills to control methane emissions from decomposing waste.
Over 2,000 state Republicans packed an auditorium on CSU's Pueblo campus after waiting in line for up to five hours.
More than 2,000 Republicans gathered in Pueblo on Saturday to hear from candidates in statewide races.
A progressive activist has filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court against two democratic state lawmakers who attended an expensive retreat with lobbyists.
Colorado is losing businesses and jobs at an alarming rate. Now, the ones who've stuck around are calling on state leaders to make changes before things get even worse.
The race for mayor in Nederland this week came down to one vote. Incumbent Billy Giblin is leading in the race against the town's Mayor Pro Tem Nichole Sterling. But the razor thin margins could call for a recount, it also means every vote certainly counted.
Gov. Jared Polis signed the bill on Wednesday.
City council members approved four separate ordinances last year that eliminated minimum parking requirements, limited the size of a home, and lifted restrictions on how many units could be in that home.
Wednesday afternoon spotty rain and a few isolated thunderstorms are possible across the state. That pattern will continue into Wednesday night, with showers gradually shifting east. But the more impactful round of moisture is expected to arrive Thursday into Thursday night.
Developers have broken ground on a new mixed-use district in the Centerra community in Northern Colorado.
Police are looking for the person responsible for stealing a historic bronze marker in the Denver metro area.
The building at 2000 North Broadway has been vacant for a couple of years.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a bald eagle that had been injured back into the wild on Thursday.
Small businesses along East Colfax Avenue may be eligible for grants of up to $15,000 as construction continues on Denver's Bus Rapid Transit project.
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During the ribbon-cutting, the Denver Firefighters Charitable Foundation received a $1,000 donation.
Charmaine Wilkerson's novel Black Cake takes place in 1970s London and CBS Colorado's Lauren Whitney interviews Tina Gallegos with the Denver Public Library for Book Talk.
There is no cure for Parkinson's Disease but Dr. Matt Main, a Functional Neurosurgeon from HCA HealthONE Swedish, talks about symptoms to watch out for.
Longtime Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday.
The new format would add eight more at-large teams, and take eight more teams out of the main bracket for play-in games.
Federal prosecutors charged 34 defendants across two indictments, alleging sports betting and mafia-linked rigged poker games.
A man raised in Aurora is making a name for himself in the UFC. Saturday, Youseff Zalal stepped into the octagon for his first ever main event match.
The Denver Broncos selected defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim from Texas A&M in the third round of the NFL draft Friday night.
The AI boom propped up U.S. economic growth in the first quarter, but inflation due to the Iran war is casting a cloud.
Brent crude surged past $126 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. gasoline prices jumped to $4.30 a gallon.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.
Detroit automaker expects big financial boost from refund of tariffs struck down earlier this year by the Supreme Court.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
The backlash was immediate after the Trump administration served notice that hospitals and nursing homes should limit sugary drinks and dietary supplements in favor of what HHS terms "real food."
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
The Colorado House passed a bill by a single vote that changes the penalty for murder with extreme indifference.
The budget blueprint is the first step in Republicans' two-pronged plan to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
The backlash was immediate after the Trump administration served notice that hospitals and nursing homes should limit sugary drinks and dietary supplements in favor of what HHS terms "real food."
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
AdventHealth Littleton's Forensic Nurse Examiner Program will provide medical care and forensic documentation to survivors of violence, including sexual assault, domestic violence, and victims of gun violence.
A new approach to suicide prevention shifts the focus from stopping harm in moments of crisis to upstream policies that give people reasons to live.
A $50 billion federal fund is supposed to modernize rural healthcare. But community clinics and advocates fear that the contractors administering the money for states will bite off a big chunk before it reaches patients.
The AI boom propped up U.S. economic growth in the first quarter, but inflation due to the Iran war is casting a cloud.
Brent crude surged past $126 a barrel early Thursday, while U.S. gasoline prices jumped to $4.30 a gallon.
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
Small businesses along East Colfax Avenue may be eligible for grants of up to $15,000 as construction continues on Denver's Bus Rapid Transit project.
Elon Musk alleges that OpenAI reneged on a promise to operate as a nonprofit dedicated to human progress.
State regulators are warning bad actors who are bringing hemp‑derived, often chemically-altered products into the state's legal marijuana system that there will be consequences.
A new, nearly 700-page report describes the Evergreen High School shooter's every move the day of the shooting last September, the law enforcement response, and interviews with friends, family, teachers, and witnesses.
A Denver City Council member is pushing to reopen long-term fire service contracts she says are now draining city resources instead of generating revenue.
A Denver family is sharing their story after thieves got away with the steel sculpture that stood outside their home for over a decade.
When the Orion spacecraft lifted off April 1, four astronauts were aboard -- but for the families of dozens of workers who died before the launch, the mission carried something else: the weight of those who would never see it fly.