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Gov. John Hickenlooper shakes hands after delivering his final the State of the State address at the Capitol.

A major change to state employees’ pay fails, and the botched rollout may cost taxpayers even more

May 14, 2018 at 11:05 p.m.

A move to biweekly "lag pay" for more than 27,000 state employees will no longer take place in July as expected after the move failed to win approval from Colorado...

#MeToo dominated Colorado’s 2018 legislative session. But advocates ask: Did anything change?

May 13, 2018 at 6:00 a.m.

The #MeToo discussion聽dominated the Colorado legislative session. But advocates who put it at the forefront left unsatisfied and now wonder where the effort to crack down on sexual harassment at...

101 bills that passed and failed: A digest of what you missed in the 2018 Colorado legislative session

May 14, 2018 at 2:58 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers introduced more than 700 bills in the 2018 legislative session covering a wide range of topics. If you鈥檙e wondering what you missed, one line about 101 bills that...

Teachers union slams PERA deal as Gov. Hickenlooper characterizes it as a fair compromise

May 22, 2018 at 3:27 p.m.

Colorado's largest teachers union on Thursday slammed an 11th-hour deal reached聽Wednesday night by lawmakers聽to rescue the state's pension fund from the fiscal brink, saying they were especially frustrated with the...

Rep. Yeulin Willett wears red, white ...

Colorado lawmakers vote to rescue PERA from the fiscal brink and reach deals on beer and civil rights

May 22, 2018 at 3:29 p.m.

Colorado lawmakers late Wednesday reached a deal to rescue the state pension fund from the fiscal brink by passing a bill at the eleventh hour to cut retirement benefits, raise...

Dave Alexander works on his keyboard ...

Colorado politicians approve — and then reject — bill to distinguish blockchain tokens from securities

May 10, 2018 at 2:50 p.m.

One vote was all it took for Colorado to be on the cutting edge of blockchain policy movement. But that one vote was overturned minutes later. And HB-1426 died Wednesday...

Colorado wants to address opioid abuse, but even the advocates say the effort isn’t strong enough

May 8, 2018 at 2:14 p.m.

Colorado's much-touted 2018 legislation to address the overprescribing of opioids is filled with so many exemptions and caveats that some of the bill鈥檚 sponsors and advocates question whether it will...

Winner winner, beer for dinner. WeldWorks takes home gold in “beery olympics”. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)

Colorado breweries take home 9 gold medals at 鈥淥lympics of Beer Competitions鈥�

May 7, 2018 at 9:19 a.m.

More than 2,500 breweries submitted beers to the World Beer Cup awards.

Colorado’s first-in-the-nation marijuana “tasting rooms” bill heads to Hickenlooper’s desk

May 3, 2018 at 7:40 p.m.

Licensed marijuana "tasting rooms" could be operating in Colorado this time next year if Gov. John Hickenlooper signs a first-of-its-kind bill that state lawmakers sent to his desk Thursday.

Mercedes Gray, center, and friends enjoyed ...

The so-called “beer wars” are back. And without a truce, you won’t be able to drink beer in Denver parks

May 3, 2018 at 10:16 a.m.

The General Assembly is spending its final days debating new regulations that would affect where you can drink and buy beer in Colorado. Here鈥檚 a look at five major questions...

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