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Statehouse Republicans reject Colorado “red flag” gun bill, citing due process and other rights concerns

May 7, 2018 at 9:47 p.m.

A contentious measure that would have allowed Colorado judges to聽order the seizure of guns聽from people who are considered a 鈥渟ignificant risk鈥� to themselves or others was rejected by Republicans in...

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After whirlwind back-and-forth, a Colorado road funding compromise takes shape among Democrats, Republicans

May 7, 2018 at 7:47 p.m.

After weeks of a whirlwind back-and-forth about how to pay for billions of dollars in needed Colorado road repairs, Republicans and Democrats on Monday -- with just days left in...

Senate Republicans say Colorado “red flag” gun bill will fail upon arrival in their chamber

May 7, 2018 at 11:56 a.m.

Senate Republican leadership on Monday deflated any chance that a Colorado measure to allow judges to聽order the seizure of guns from people who are considered a 鈥渟ignificant risk鈥� to themselves...

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Gun control hasn’t worked for Democrats in Colorado’s battleground congressional district. Why they think it will lead to Mike Coffman’s ouster in 2018.

August 17, 2018 at 3:07 p.m.

Congressman Mike Coffman's reelection campaign being watched nationally, by the major parties and advocates on both sides of the gun control issue, for signs of whether firearm regulation can be...

This year's session of the Colorado legislature opens on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. The first piece of legislation introduced in the House of Representatives was House Bill 1001, the FAMLI Family Medical Leave Insurance Program.

Colorado “red flag” gun bill passes Democratic-controlled House — but with almost no GOP support

May 4, 2018 at 7:40 p.m.

Legislation that would allow Colorado judges to order the seizure of guns from people who are considered a 鈥渟ignificant risk鈥� to themselves or others passed out of the Democratic-controlled House...

Facilitating a vote trade — used by swing-state residents in attempt to defeat Trump in 2016 — will soon be illegal in Colorado

May 4, 2018 at 3:32 p.m.

Facilitating vote trading will soon be illegal in Colorado under a bill signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.

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Colorado Sen. Randy Baumgardner stripped of committee positions at legislature in wake of new harassment report

May 3, 2018 at 12:43 p.m.

State Sen. Randy Baumgardner has been stripped of several committee positions in the Colorado legislature in the wake of findings in a new, recently released investigation into harassment allegations against...

The Spot newsletter: Will Denver land the NFL draft?, Colorado legislature in its final sprint, a resolution in the Doug Lamborn ballot battle and more

May 3, 2018 at 9:18 a.m.

Welcome back to The Spot, where The Denver Post's politics team captures what's happening this week -- from the Colorado legislature to Denver city hall, with a stop through the...

The decision to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census brought swift condemnation from Democrats who said it would intimidate immigrants and discourage them from participating.

Colorado joins lawsuit to block Trump administration from asking citizenship question on 2020 census

May 1, 2018 at 5:38 p.m.

Colorado has joined onto a multi-state and multi-city lawsuit trying to block the Trump administration from asking a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

House Assistant Majority Leader Alec Garnett, front, announces a new "red flag" measure to allow judges to seize firearms from people who are considered a risk. He is joined by other supporters of the measure at a press conference at the Colorado Capitol on April 30, 2018.

Republican leader’s sponsorship of a Colorado 鈥渞ed flag鈥� gun bill riles GOP caucus — and prompts a call for his demotion

May 1, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

Members of the Colorado House of Representative's GOP caucus on Monday night pushed back against fellow Republican Rep. Cole Wist over his sponsorship of a so-called "red flag" bill that...

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