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Most schools have trophy cases filled with trophies that celebrate athletic victories, basketball, football, baseball, etc. Now you'll soon find state championship trophies for academics.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed legislation that reroutes part of a $54 million annual ratepayer subsidy to telecom companies into a broadband fund to provide service in rural areas.
Gov. John Hickenlooper is already talking about the possibility of a special session just one day after state lawmakers wrapped up their regular session.
Lawmakers finished the 2014 Colorado legislative session lauding the same achievements: More money for schools and colleges, funding for an aerial firefighting fleet, and providing aid for victims of floods and wildfires.
Lawmakers are trying to agree on last-minute changes to a proposal that would give a property tax break to residents affected by massive Colorado flooding and wildfires last year.
Banking for marijuana businesses and property tax forgiveness for disaster victims headlined the final day of the Colorado Legislature on Wednesday, though the last hours were lacking the drama of many past sessions.
A bill that would have meant a felony conviction for people repeatedly caught driving drunk died in the state Senate on Tuesday.
Hope is washing away for Colorado homeowners who lost homes to recent floods and wildfires.
With the hours winding down, Colorado lawmakers had a number of big-ticket items to consider before the end of the session on Wednesday, including marijuana legislation and tax aid to homeowners devastated by floods and wildfires.
Colorado schools are getting a lot more money next year. But the education spending bills nearing completion in the state Legislature haven't been as popular as they might seem.
Four Western Slope counties have the highest insurance rates in the country, and time is running out for thousands of Coloradans there who are trying to get less expensive health care.
Colorado has some of the most lenient laws against drunk drivers and some lawmakers are reluctant to change that.
Colorado lawmakers neared agreement Monday on a series of marijuana spending and regulation plans, all modest proposals compared with last year's splashy set of pot bills to regulate the state's new industry.
A school safety hotline inspired by shootings at Columbine High School is closer to getting a state boost.
A Colorado bill prompted by public anger over public-private road contracts is on its way to the desk of Gov. John Hickenlooper.
