DENVER — Guffaws erupted throughout the hearing room in the state Capitol basement when Democratic state Sen. John Morse talked about the “government economy.”Morse was defending a ballot...

DENVER — Oil and gas companies asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to delay new rules that would curb air pollution from wells.The EPA is proposing the tougher standards as part...

DENVER — Republican legislators rallied against a proposed tax hike for schools Thursday, saying it would cost the state 119,000 jobs over five years.But supporters said the Republicans were...

DENVER — State school leaders will ask the Obama administration for a waiver from the controversial No Child Left Behind Act, which set up a nationwide system of standardized testing of...

A California woman will serve a year on probation for smashing her car into vehicles stopped at a work zone on U.S. Highway 160 south of Cortez in February.Mary A. Savali of Signal Hill, Calif.,...

A judge has upheld the state’s rules that exempt some gas and oil wells from stricter regulation of their water use, but the ruling contains one notable exception.It’s an exception that just...

DENVER — With a deadline approaching, Republicans and Democrats split farther apart Monday on how to draw new legislative districts for Southwest Colorado.Democrats are sticking to their desire to...

DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper is looking for federal help for the workers hit hardest by the recession.Hickenlooper said Thursday that he is “in the discussion stages” with the federal government...

GOLDEN — Things to do at Colorado Mills shopping mall:Stock up on school supplies at Super Target.Catch “Shark Night 3D” at the 16-screen movie theater.And, if two activist groups get their way,...

DENVER — First, the good news.University of Denver economists think Colorado’s economy is due for a long-term expansion, adding a healthy number of jobs — and revenue for the government — for the...

DENVER — A landmark school finance trial ended Friday, leaving District Judge Sheila Rappaport to make a decision that will affect every Colorado student, teacher and taxpayer.The five-week affair...