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Gov. Jared Polis unveils plan to pay for full-day kindergarten 鈥� but Democratic lawmakers want to pump the brakes
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to use a聽windfall announced well after the election to pay for one of his major campaign promises -- full-day kindergarten -- he announced Tuesday. However,...
Shutdown could cut flights out of Denver International Airport, air traffic controllers say
Coloradans could be waiting in longer lines for fewer flights in and out of Denver International Airport if the shutdown drags into February, the president of Denver's National Air Traffic...
Colorado Democrat seeking to unravel the mystery of hospital costs
Colorado sends about $2.9 billion annually in state and federal dollars to hospitals across the state, but the agency that regulates the hospitals doesn't really know how it's being spent.
Colorado legislators plan to overhaul education funding system critics say disproportionately benefits wealthy districts
A plan with bipartisan support would make it so voters in wealthy areas with low property tax rates would have to increase their property taxes to keep school funding at...
Twitter name change renews talk Michael Bennet is running for president
Speculation about whether Colorado鈥檚 Democratic senator wants to be president reignited Friday after Michael Bennet changed the name of his campaign Twitter account.
Colorado Democrats introduce public option health care as they take control of General Assembly
Creation of a public option health care plan is one of the most ambitious changes Colorado Democrats proposed Friday as they kicked off a new session of the General Assembly...
Top Colorado House Democrat says voters “chose compassion … over cruelty” as General Assembly opens
It's the first time in four years that both chambers of the Colorado General Assembly are controlled by Democrats. But that doesn't mean the chambers will agree on everything.
Colorado’s General Assembly, controlled by Democrats, opens for business with a focus on the environment, health care and economy
After four years of a split legislature, Democrats are once again in control 鈥� by wide margins 鈥� of both the state House of Representatives and Senate as the 72nd...
Colorado’s Cory Gardner breaks ranks with Senate Republicans, calls for end to government shutdown
Colorado's Republican U.S. senator says he would vote yes on a package of bills to reopen the federal government and thinks his Republican colleagues should do the same.
“It takes your breath away”: Colorado’s large new class of legislators prepare to wield power
The diverse group of incoming state legislators includes a pediatrician and solar entrepreneur, as well as Colorado's first transgender lawmaker and nine new Latino members who, when added to the...