Colorado lawmakers take first step toward banning polystyrene takeout containers
Two Democratic lawmakers are hoping that two weeks is enough time to pass a bill banning polystyrene food containers starting in 2024.
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Q&A: John Hickenlooper on Colorado’s marijuana legalization and how he talks to his son about pot
Colorado's former-governor-turned-presidential-candidate John Hickenlooper gets his fair share of pot questions on the campaign trail these days. He sat down with The Denver Post on the eve of 4/20 to...
Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to legalize sports betting
Sitting in Coors Field and legally placing a bet on whether the Rockies' pitcher strikes the next player out is one step closer to reality.
New Colorado bill would end higher summer electricity rates
A bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on Wednesday would direct electric companies to essentially get rid of two-tiered rates by June 2020.
Rancher puts $100,000 into effort to recall Colorado Rep. Rochelle Galindo
State Rep. Rochelle Galindo is one of several Democratic lawmakers being targeted for recall after voting for new oil and gas regulations. The recall effort against her is the only...
Colorado bill making vaccination exemptions harder gets OK in committee
A bill to make it harder for parents to get a vaccination exemption for their children passed out of a Colorado House committee on a 7-4 vote at about 4...
Debate on changing Colorado’s vaccine exemption process stretches into the night
Moms and their children paced the halls of Colorado's Capitol for hours on Tuesday as they waited to testify about whether the state should change the way it gives vaccine...
Gov. Polis signs hard-fought Colorado red-flag gun measure into law
Colorado on Friday gave judges the power to temporarily remove firearms from people believed to be at high risk of harming themselves or others, joining more than a dozen other...
Colorado to consider letting its colleges pay student athletes, whether the NCAA likes it or not
A bill being introduced in the Colorado General Assembly this week would add colleges and college athletes to Colorado's consumer protection laws. It would allow students to receive money from...
8 ways Colorado lawmakers want to make health care cheaper
Republicans, Democrats and the newly elected governor are all working on lowering the cost of health care for Coloradans. Here are some of the approaches they're taking.