Democrats on Saturday invoked a little-used rule to limit debate, effectively shutting down a filibuster by Republicans, after two days in whi…
The lighter side of the Capitol, usually.
On a day when teachers and supporters of East High School came to the Capitol for a second day, a trio of Democratic-sponsored gun violence bi…
They came by the hundreds — parents, students, gun violence prevention advocates — to the state Capitol on Thursday, the day after a 17-year-o…
Alexander Cisneros spent Wednesday morning in lockdown after one of his classmates at East High School allegedly shot two faculty members. Sev…
Gov. Jared Polis is set to on Wednesday afternoon roll out long-awaited legislation intended to address Colorado's dire shortage of affordable…
A legislative effort to impose felony penalties on those who deal a variety of drugs that result in a deadly overdose won a narrow vote to pas…
Days before a hearing on a bill to ban hospital facility fees, supporters of the legislation are backing off a blanket prohibition on those fees.
The way one former staffer put it, it was an opportunity to work for a young, charismatic rising star in Denver and state politics.
The Denver Gazette asked 16 candidates for Denver mayor several questions about public safety, including how they would address a police offic…
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Colorado school districts could soon offer mental health screenings to sixth through 12th graders — if a bill passed by the state House is enacted.
The investors who want to develop the former Park Hill's Golf Course land in Denver want to keep information about their ongoing lawsuit under…
Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead at the Colorado state Capitol.
We asked Denver's candidates for mayor their position on the city's most challenges energy issues.
Rep. Regina English’s bill to prohibit corporal punishment in schools and child care centers cleared the House this week — but not before she …
The lighter side of the Capitol, although this week there may be an extra pound or two among lawmakers
In Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults. State lawmakers are trying to help address that with one sm…
Denver mayoral candidate Lisa Calderón celebrated picking up several new endorsements this week by hosting a rally downtown on the steps of th…
A high school specializing in youth who suffer from addiction hosted a mayoral debate sponsored by Rise Above Colorado, and featured several c…
Kwame Spearman drops out of the Denver mayor's race, endorses Kelly Brough.
Colorado landlords could soon be prohibited from evicting tenants or declining to renew leases without "just cause," if a bill passed by the s…
The March revenue forecast — key for legislators who will craft the Colorado state government's spending priorities in the upcoming fiscal yea…
The most combative Denver Mayoral debate yet dealt primary with homelessness resolution and public safety.
A task force studying the gaps in services if policymakers raise the minimum age that Colorado children can be charged with crimes released it…
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