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Colorado state employees, retirees should expect to pay more, get less from PERA
School districts, state employees and retirees who rely on public pensions should start preparing for an increase in contributions or a reduction in benefits starting in the summer of 2020.
Big changes could be on the way for Colorado renters’ applications if this bill becomes a law
Renters would have the right to know why a property rejected their application, receive an itemized receipt detailing any and all fees, and get any unused fees returned if a...
Walker Stapleton sues the company he paid to get him on the ballot
The lawsuit, filed June 25 in Denver District Court, alleges Kennedy Enterprises breached its contract when it "unethically and unlawfully failed to disclose that it was gathering petition signatures using...
Consent at core of Colorado’s proposed sex education changes
The idea of requiring verbal consent before sexual activity has been spreading across college campuses for the past two decades, but Colorado would be just the ninth state to require...
Mike Johnston to run for Senate, becoming Cory Gardner’s highest-profile challenger yet
Mike Johnston, a Western Slope-born former state senator, wants to be the Democrat who unseats Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020.
Colorado sex education bill advances after debate stretching to midnight
After more than 10 hours of debate and the testimony (both written and spoken) of more than 300 people, Democrats on a Colorado House committee approved a controversial bill addressing...
Hundreds converge on Colorado Capitol to oppose sex education bill
Hundreds of people crowded into meeting rooms and spilled into the hallways of the Colorado Capitol on Wednesday afternoon over a sex education bill.
Colorado Democrats bring back “ban the box” — and this time it could happen
A bill introduced in the Colorado legislature would prohibit most employers from including questions about criminal history on initial job applications.
Sex education: Colorado bill would ban abstinence-only approach
A contentious bill that would block Colorado's public schools from teaching聽abstinence-only sex education is scheduled for its first hearing at the Capitol on Wednesday.
Colorado lawmaker wants to bar convicted animal abusers from owning pets
People convicted of animal abuse could be banned from owning, babysitting or living with an animal if a Denver Democrat's bill becomes state law.