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Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives Crisanta Duran beings her new role on the first day of the 2017 session in the senate chamber at the Colorado State Capitol, January 11, 2017. Both the Colorado Senate and the House began their 2017 session.

Partisanship in the Donald Trump era overshadows first day of Colorado legislative session

February 2, 2017 at 11:50 a.m.

Colorado's top lawmakers struck starkly different tones to open the 2017 legislative session Wednesday, with Democratic leaders in the state House calling for cooperation even as Republicans outlined a partisan...

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper gives his State of the State speech inside the House chambers of the State Capitol in Denver on January 15, 2015.

Before State of the State, Colorado governor looks to legacy in final years

January 11, 2017 at 7:23 p.m.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will climb the dais Thursday for his annual State of the State address and put one eye on the horizon as he looks to cement his...

Senate President Kevin Grantham talks over his new role during the start of the 2017 session at the Colorado State Capitol, January 11, 2017.

Republicans push to repeal state health care exchange in partisan start to 2017 session

January 24, 2017 at 5:34 p.m.

Republicans will pass the gavel to a new leader in the state Senate and outline their priorities for the 71st General Assembly as the legislative session opens Wednesday.

This file photo shows the 70th General Assembly at the Colorado State Capitol Jan. 13, 2016.

New session, same issues: Why will 2017 be any different in Colorado politics?

January 11, 2017 at 10:47 a.m.

The Colorado General Assembly is again searching for a fix to the chasm between the services the state government wants to provide, and the ones it can afford.

Tenth and Blake Beer Company鈥檚 (a Coors division) Daniel Imdieke poses for a portrait January 4, 2017 at Blue Moon Brewing in RiNo. Imdieke has become one of just 13 individuals to earn the title of Master Cicerone庐. Imdieke earned the certification through a series of exams culminating with two days of intense written and oral questioning about beer styles, draft systems, beer evaluation, brewing technology and beer and food pairing given on October 25-26 in Chicago.

Think you are a beer expert? The Cicerone program puts you to the test

January 10, 2017 at 2:50 p.m.

The Cicerone program, founded in 2007, is designed to educate hospitality and beverage professionals in an era in which the common man鈥檚 drink is becoming increasingly sophisticated -- and complicated...

The Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines Festival draws dozens of brewers and craft beer fans each year to seminars and a tasting event.

Big Beers festival makes its debut in Breckenridge

January 8, 2017 at 4:11 p.m.

Dozens of brewers and industry leaders from across the nation attended the three-day event at the Beaver Run Resort that features seminars on making beer, a homebrew contest and a...

The top 10 issues facing Colorado lawmakers in the 2017 session

January 4, 2018 at 11:30 a.m.

Colorado state lawmakers begin the 2017 term Wednesday with a daunting to-do list. Here鈥檚 a look at the top 10 issues and a forecast for what to expect in the...

DENVER, CO - MAR 6 2015: The Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver Mar 6 2015

5 players to watch in the 2017 Colorado legislative session

January 9, 2017 at 11:59 a.m.

A look at five players to watch during the 2017 legislative session in Colorado.

Colorado Republicans objected to gutting congressional ethics office

January 4, 2017 at 9:46 a.m.

The majority of Colorado鈥檚 Republican congressional delegation opposed a move to neuter an independent ethics office in a closed-door vote Monday.

Specialist John Haubert Colorado Army National Guard, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces group, Airborne posts the Colorado Flag on the House floor to start the 2016 Colorado Legislative session at the Colorado State Capitol January 13, 2015.

The crazy 2016 political year means Colorado politics will never look the same again

January 1, 2017 at 2:15 p.m.

Here鈥檚 a look at the top 10 political storylines from 2016 and the impact on Colorado politics in the years to come.

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