DENVER – Two Democrats joined Republicans on Monday to defeat legislation in the Democratic-controlled House that would have expanded local control over oil and gas development. House Bill 1355 –...

DENVER – Deeply conflicted by legislation that would have cracked down on “sexting” between minors, state lawmakers on Tuesday failed to advance the effort. How one viewed the measure was a matter...

DENVER – Debate on a $27 billion state budget Wednesday in the Senate devolved into a referendum on federal air pollution standards. Republicans stripped about $300,000 from the Air Pollution...

DENVER – Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is preparing defensive and offensive strategies to legal disputes in the wake of the Gold King Mine spill. “We haven’t foreclosed the option of...

DENVER – Distillers have joined the ballot fight to allow full-strength alcohol sales in supermarkets, competing with grocery stores that have been pushing for beer and wine sales. Distillers on...

DENVER – Colorado Republican state lawmakers on Monday killed this year’s effort to make it easier for transgender people to change the gender marking on their birth certificates. It was the second...

DENVER – Marijuana legalization stands in Colorado – for now – after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday opted not to hear a challenge brought by neighboring states. Attorneys general for Oklahoma and...

DENVER – The Colorado Legislature on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that would add pink to a list of acceptable colors to wear when hunting. A hunter is required to wear fluorescent orange...

DENVER – A federal appeals court on Tuesday set up a potential new battle over gun control laws in Colorado after it sent a legal challenge back to a lower court to be dismissed. Sheriffs from most...

DENVER – Lawmakers last week navigated the choppy currents of water policy, including one effort to study storage in the South Platte River basin. Republican Rep. J. Paul Brown of Ignacio, who...

DENVER – State lawmakers last week took up a second phase of police reform measures after stopping short of addressing larger issues last year. The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed four...