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Can Colorado cities prevent thousands of apartments from losing affordability protections?
As Colorado faces a tidal wave of expiring affordability requirements in coming years, lawmakers hope to give cities and towns the opportunity to buy properties, preserving their lower rents for...
Colorado legislator targets same-sex marriage ban for removal from state constitution
A defunct provision of the Colorado Constitution that limits marriage to between a man and a woman may finally be stripped from the state's guiding document under a proposed amendment...
Flurry of Colorado gun bills advance in legislature, with one now headed to Gov. Polis’ desk
Fresh off a historic vote to advance a ban on many high-powered, semi-automatic guns, the Colorado House approved three more gun-related bills over the weekend, while the Senate approved two...
Land-use reform, next wave of gun bill votes and property tax growth caps in the Colorado legislature this week
Just over two weeks remain in the 2024 legislative session, and the days are getting longer as legislative leadership works to fit dozens of still-pending bills into the rapidly shrinking...
Colorado governor signs “for-cause” eviction protections into law. Here’s what they’ll do.
Gov. Jared Polis signed "for-cause" eviction protections into law Friday, making Colorado the sixth U.S. state to enact the policy that's aimed at blunting displacement of vulnerable tenants.
Colorado lawmakers defeat supervised-drug use sites bill for third time in a year
Colorado lawmakers have again rejected a bill that would have allowed supervised drug-use sites to open in willing cities -- the third time in a year legislators have killed the...
Colorado 鈥渁ssault鈥� weapons ban faces likely key vote in Senate from father of mass shooting victim
The proposed ban on the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic guns in Colorado will face an uphill fight in the state Senate after clearing the House for...
Colorado lawmakers will drop plans to remake RTD’s board — for now — after facing blowback
Colorado lawmakers are abandoning plans to overhaul the Regional Transportation District's governing board and change how its members are selected after transit officials blasted the plan.
Colorado child sex abuse amendment fails in Senate vote after Republicans unite against it
The Colorado Senate on Wednesday morning failed to pass a proposed child sexual abuse constitutional amendment that aimed to allow the state to lift the statute of limitations on older...
Gov. Jared Polis signs bill eliminating most occupancy limits in housing — here’s what is still allowed
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law Monday that officially eliminates most restrictions on how many unrelated roommates can live together in Colorado. Still moving through the legislature are...