Jesse Paul
Position: The Colorado Sun

Colorado lawmakers reject push to prevent local short-term rental rules from applying to backcountry huts and cabins

Senate Bill 213, which was connected to the wealthy owner of a backcountry property outside Crested Butte, drew the ire of counties

Colorado legislative property tax plan is in 11th-hour limbo

A commission has been working to prevent spikes in annual bills

Colorado won’t legalize raw milk this year after proposal spoils in legislature

State has some of the strictest raw milk laws in the West

Colorado House passes bill banning sale of so-called assault weapons

House Bill 1292 faces an uncertain fate in the Senate

Republican state representative left a loaded handgun in Colorado Capitol bathroom

Incident comes as Democrats try to ban guns at the state house

Skier dies while attempting to jump highway near Winter Park

21-year-old man was killed just west of Berthoud Pass summit

Coloradans will decide whether suspects of first-degree murder should be denied bail

People charged with first-degree murder used to be denied bail in Colorado

Republican Greg Lopez selected in Colorado’s 4th CD to replace Ken Buck

Lopez is the former mayor of Parker. He lost two Republican gubernatorial primaries in Colorado and has a history of run-ins with law enforcement

Colorado voters to decide whether first-degree murder suspects should be denied bail

Ballot measures requires support from 55% of voters to pass in November

Bill banning purchase, sale and transfer of so-called assault weapons in Colorado clears first hurdle

A similar measure was rejected in its first committee hearing last year

Ken Buck rejects Lauren Boebert’s claim that he is resigning to hamper her run for his congressional seat

The Windsor Republican, in an interview with The Colorado Sun, called the accusation ‘ridiculous’

Lauren Boebert won’t pursue special election nomination to replace Ken Buck after his abrupt resignation

Boebert is still running, however, in the Republican primary to be the GOP nominee for the November election in the 4th Congressional District