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Legislation to boost a grant program that helps communities remove forest fuels to prevent wildfires has been signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Colorado has reached the era of budget surpluses after years of deficits. But state constitutional spending restrictions mean those surpluses set up an ideological battle between Democrats and Republicans.
State wildlife officials will study Colorado's black bear population and how to reduce conflicts with humans under a bill that has been signed into law.
Legislation allowing medical marijuana use by people on probation or parole in Colorado has been signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Rural schools in Colorado who want to opt out of Common Core linked tests can pilot their own assessments under a proposal passed in the waning hours of the state legislative session.
Colorado legislators passed a half-dozen bills this session increasing oversight on law enforcement, including encouraging the use of officer-worn body cameras, revamping training and strengthening the public's right to record police activity.
Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart regrets having disparaged Cory Gardner in his endorsement of Mark Udall, and is saying so publicly.
The legislature passed two bills that could get rid of red light cameras in Colorado, however, that doesn't mean thebills will make it into law.
U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner asked for more congressional oversight of the construction of Denver's troubled new veterans hospital on Thursday to ensure it's completed as soon as possible without wasting tax dollars.
The Colorado legislative session that concluded this week was among the most sharply partisan in memory — even for a state where political division is the order of the day.
Colorado lawmakers concluded the 2015 legislative session Wednesday by passing a major education overhaul that reduces student testing statewide, one of several substantial bills they finished hours before they adjourned.
Colorado lawmakers concluded work for the year well in advance of their midnight deadline. But the final hours weren't without the usual legislative drama and touching farewells.
A bill that will make repeate drunk driving a felony in Colorado has made it to the governor's desk.
Colorado's only-in-the-nation ban on backyard rain barrels is sticking around for another year.
The mad dash to the end of the Colorado legislative session is on and major proposals hang in the balance on the final day Wednesday, including reducing statewide student testing and banning red-light cameras.
