Colorado’s governor vetoed more bills in 2023 than he has before
Jared Polis rejected 10 measures this year; his previous record was five
DATE: Jun 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado lawmakers’ $42,000 average salary influences who drafts and votes on bills
A Colorado Sun analysis of lawmaker salaries as compiled by the National Council of State Legislatures
DATE: Jun 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Federal lawsuit challenges Colorado’s ‘bubble’ law
State becoming a legal battleground over abortion rights
DATE: Jun 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado bans the manufacture, possession and sale of ‘ghost guns’
Senate Bill 279 makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days in jail, to violate the ban
DATE: Jun 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado governor vetoes three bills, including one that may have delayed wolf reintroduction
Polis wrote that the legislation was ‘unnecessary and undermines the voters’ intent’
DATE: May 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado moves away from rented aircraft to fight wildfires
Right now, Colorado has no operational, state-owned aircraft that can drop water and retardant on fires
DATE: May 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado Democrats move to issue $2 billion in flat-rate taxpayer refund checks
Single filers would get $650 under the proposed change, while joint filers would get $1,300
DATE: May 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Proposal would prevent Coloradans’ property taxes from rising too quickly
If plan fails, the average homeowner would experience a property tax increase of 40%
DATE: May 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado plans to send taxpayers $2 billion in refunds this year
Democrats plan to rely on a system they’ve blasted in the past as being inequitable
DATE: May 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado cities still not allowed to authorize ‘overdose prevention centers’
House Bill’s failure comes amid a string of defeats for state’s progressive Democrats
DATE: Apr 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado is expected to return $2.7 billion to taxpayers
If the Legislature doesn’t act, the TABOR surplus will be returned through checks tied to taxpayers’ income levels
DATE: Mar 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Adam Frisch nearly unseated Lauren Boebert last year. In one big way, 2024 could be harder
The former Aspen city councilman will have more name recognition, but he won’t have the element of surprise
DATE: Mar 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
