Nick Coltrain covers state politics for the Denver Post. He joined the news organization in 2022 after covering the Iowa caucus and COVID-19 for the Des Moines Register and all things for the Fort Collins Coloradoan.
The Colorado legislature has less than a month to complete its work -- both giving the 100 lawmakers and dozens of lobbyists a light at the end of the tunnel...
"I was devastated,” Arvada resident Debbie Fox said of falling victim to fraud. “My body collapsed to the floor. I couldn't comprehend this amount of harm that was done to...
“This was an extraordinarily hard budget. ... It kept me up at night (on) many, many days. It¶¶Ňőap taken a huge emotional toll,” said Sen. Jeff Bridges, the budget committee's...
State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer qualified for the Republican primary for Colorado governor on Wednesday. She will face state Rep. Scott Bottoms and political newcomer Victor Marx on June 30.
"This is a lot to take in,” Rep. Emily Sirota, the chair of the budget committee, told her fellow Democrats. “These are a lot of very, very painful cuts we...
Here is a sampling of some of the programs that are either on the chopping block or slated to be pared back in Colorado's proposed budget that's under consideration by...
"We've seen Democrats become quite frustrated with incumbent legislators and executives across the state and across the country," pollster Kevin Ingham said.
"It¶¶Ňőap our responsibility that we leave no stone unturned, that we look at every possible action that we can take to shore up the state’s fiscal health," House Speaker Julie...
"Colorado’s red flag law has been successfully used over 370 times though 2024, keeping Coloradans safe across the state," Gov. Jared Polis said in a signing statement Monday for a...