DENVER – State economists say Colorado’s economy continues to outpace the nation’s. But constitutional mandates could tie lawmakers’ hands over how they spend growing revenue, while the state...

DENVER – A state lawmaker from Adams County is working on a measure that would allow local governments to enact their own higher minimum-wage standards. Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, told...

DENVER – State lawmakers this year are expected to debate a bill that would require counties that ban hydraulic fracturing to compensate mineral-rights owners. Even before the measure has been...

DENVER – Attorneys general for Oklahoma and Nebraska filed a U.S. Supreme Court case Thursday seeking to overturn Colorado’s marijuana legalization. The case comes as neighboring states have become...

DENVER – State natural-gas and oil officials Monday considered a proposal that would increase fines related to industry operational violations. The rulemaking by the Colorado Oil and Gas...

DENVER - A NASA study released in October revealed that one small methane "hot spot" in the Four Corners is responsible for producing the largest concentration of the greenhouse gas in the nation. ...

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper last week received a draft of a historic water plan that aims to offer a framework for how the state should grapple with shortfalls in the future. Colorado’s Water...

DENVER – A NASA study released in October revealed that one small methane “hot spot” in the Four Corners is responsible for producing the largest concentration of the greenhouse gas in the nation....

DENVER – A new report highlights big spending and tax revenue from native and foreign-born Hispanics in an effort to push federal immigration reform. The report, from Partnership for a New American...

DENVER – For a lame-duck U.S. senator, Democrat Mark Udall seems to be holding a royal flush. When it comes to a classified report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s use of torture, Udall can...

DENVER – Television broadcasters worry that federal legislation aimed at providing Denver television to Southwest Colorado would do little without a commitment from satellite providers....