The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Scott Tipton's bill on ski area water rights Thursday, although bipartisan agreement on the Cortez Republican's proposal largely collapsed. Tipton's...

DENVER – Legislators have tried this year to expand public access to the finances of school districts and force boards to keep records of secret sessions. Democrats wanted to pass House Bill 1110,...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Scott Tipton’s bill on ski area water rights Thursday, although bipartisan agreement on the Cortez Republican’s proposal largely collapsed. Tipton’s...

DENVER – A dispute between Colorado ski areas and the Forest Service has caught the attention of the White House, which threatens to veto a water rights bill that U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez,...

GOLDEN – Gov. John Hickenlooper is expanding his goals for an already ambitious state water plan, and he is now aiming to craft a regional plan for the arid West. Hickenlooper has called on...

DENVER – A Durango financial adviser has ended his dark-horse bid to be the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Jaime McMillan had temporarily relocated to Denver to round up support to win the...

DENVER – Democrats killed a bill from Southwest Colorado Republicans on Wednesday to allow counties to elect their commissioners by district. County commissioners opposed the idea, which would have...

DENVER – Democrats are back with another attempt to tax Internet sales, and this year they are confident the courts will be on their side. The so-called “Amazon tax” has roiled the Legislature for...

DENVER – Republican U.S. Senate candidates took aim at incumbent Democrat Mark Udall on one of his signature issues – criticism of the country’s secret eavesdropping program. Udall has been one of...

DENVER – The Legislature will not place limits on the size of suburban lawns, senators decided Friday. But like a dandelion plucked from a nice green yard, the debate is bound to come up again....