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Colorado state Sen. Lindsey Daugherty, an Arvada Democrat, speaks at a news conference urging Gov. Jared Polis to sign a bill that would add regulations for social media companies on Monday, April 14, 2025, outside the Colorado State Capitol. Polis had expressed reservations about how the proposal would affect First Amendment rights. (Photo by Nick Coltrain/The Denver Post)

A veto override in the works, ‘junk fees’ bill signed into law and more from the Colorado legislature

April 26, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The Colorado Senate voted Friday to override Gov. Jared Polis鈥� veto of a bill aimed at regulating social media -- the first step in a maneuver that, if successful, would...

Snow covers tree blossoms at Eisenhower Park in Denver on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Colorado snow totals for April 19, 2025

April 19, 2025 at 9:55 a.m.

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for April 19, 2025.

Boxes of ammunition sit on the counter at Sportsmans Arms in Petaluma, Calif. Gun enthusiasts alarmed by the push by President Barack Obama and several states for stronger gun-control laws are stockpiling ammunition.

Moving gun ammunition behind the counter, Polis’ first veto and more from the Colorado legislature this week

April 19, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Gun ammunition sold in Colorado must be kept behind counters or in locked shelves starting in summer 2026 under a law signed by Gov. Jared Polis.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis reacts moments after signing Senate Bill 3 into law at the governor鈥檚 office, surrounded by bill sponsors and their family members, in the state Capitol in Denver on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The new law will institute a permitting and background check system before someone can purchase certain semi-automatic weapons. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Gun-control measure signed into law, a Trump defense fund and more from the Colorado legislature this week

April 12, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Gov. Jared Polis signed a sweeping gun-control measure into law, the culmination of years of effort by advocates and progressive Democrats to limit the sale of high-powered semiautomatic weapons in...

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is hoisted by star player Nikola Jokic鈥檚 brothers, Strahinja and Nemanja, after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets鈥� 94-89 NBA Finals clinching win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone through the years

April 8, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was the fourth-longest tenured head coach in the league and the winningest coach in Nuggets franchise history when he was fired on April 8,...

Tom Dodson, Safeway liquor department manager, ...

A limit on liquor sales, TABOR in the crosshairs, paying college athletes and more from the Colorado legislature this week

April 5, 2025 at 9:09 a.m.

Colorado lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would stop any more grocery stores from selling hard liquor in the state. But the fight over the measure may not be...

Bison gather in a field in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Denver on Dec. 12, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Protecting wandering bison, limiting HOAs’ foreclosure powers, a budget proposed and more from the Colorado legislature this week

March 29, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Every so often, wild bison from one of Utah鈥檚 herds cross the invisible state border and wander into northwest Colorado -- unknowingly putting their lives in danger.

Colorado teachers, family members and supporters rally for fully funded public schools outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on March 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Banning credit card “swipe fees,” school funding fight, filling the massive hole in the state budget and more from the Colorado legislature this week

March 22, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Bipartisan bill to eliminate some credit card fees for businesses passed by Colorado House

The Colorado State Capitol as lawmakers returned for a special legislative session to address property taxes, in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Anti-price-gouging bill watered down, changes in public records law and more from the Colorado legislature this week

March 15, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The Colorado House passed a bill Monday that would curtail sudden price increases -- but only after limiting the measure to when the governor has issued a disaster declaration.

Students at Jefferson Junior/Senior High School finish up their lunches in the school鈥檚 cafeteria in Edgewater, Colorado, on Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Free school lunches in trouble, hidden housing fees bill clears a hurdle, what’s in the sweeping gun control bill and more from the legislature this week

March 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Colorado鈥檚 universal school meals program has again blown past its projected costs by tens of millions of dollars.

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