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Lawmakers prep for final dash on housing, data centers, gambling in the Colorado legislature this week

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 and turning up the pressure.

Robin Reichhardt, director of organizing with the Globeville Elyria Swansea Coalition, speaks to a small crowd at the edge of Elyria Park during a news conference to voice concerns about the CoreSite data center under construction directly across the street on February 13, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)

Rep. Emily Sirota, right, talks with Rep. Kyle Brown in the House chamber of the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Both serve on the Joint Budget Committee, which proposed major cuts in state spending to other lawmakers. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Lost sleep for Colorado lawmakers as they reckon with budget cuts for disabled people, immigrant children

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Gov. Jared Polis delivers his final State of the State address in the House chamber at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. A new governor will be sworn in early next year. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

In poll, Coloradans express growing economic fears — and dimming views of Polis, Bennet and Hickenlooper

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Wendy Lamm, of Castle Rock, left, and her husband, Stephen, right, and their son, Evan, join other families of people with developmental disabilities to protest cuts to their Medicaid services at Civic Center Park in Denver on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Colorado is nearing another massive budget cut. Medicaid will take the brunt — and it may not be the last shortfall.

By Nick Coltrain

April 7, 2026 at 6:15 a.m.

鈥淲e have a red-state budget and we have blue-state ideals, and that doesn鈥檛 work very...

Jewell Elementary School teachers and staffs welcome students during the first day of school in Aurora, Colorado on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Democrats are proposing a dangerous income tax increase under the guise of funding education (抖阴ap)

By Barbara Kirkmeyer

March 24, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

Colorado families are being asked to believe a familiar lie; the only way to fund...

Colorado lawmakers listen during a Joint Budget Committee hearing at the Legislative Services Building in Denver on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado’s budget deficit jumps to $1.5 billion under new forecast

By Nick Coltrain

March 20, 2026 at 10:36 a.m.

The fiscal picture for Colorado's state government has somehow gotten even murkier -- and potentially...

The marquee at the Boulder Theater welcomes the Sundance Film Festival to Colorado on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Welcome to Colorado, Sundance Film Festival. Now about those $34 million tax credits. (抖阴ap)

By Bob Marshall

March 8, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

When lawmakers and Gov. Jared Polis promised you $34 million in tax credits to come...

Gambling and sports betting: Are we calling a public health risk ‘entertainment’? (Letters)

By DP 抖阴ap

March 5, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"Now consider modern gambling. It is available 24 hours a day, in every pocket. It...

Teller Street of Belmar shopping and ...

TABOR is a fiscal beast terrorizing Colorado’s townspeople — just ask Lakewood (抖阴ap)

By Sean Camacho

March 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

TABOR is a great example of a Frankenstein鈥檚 monster.

The Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Coloradans must remember to claim — and protect– TABOR refunds (Letters)

By DP 抖阴ap

February 20, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

"Your refund would have been about four times as large, except the legislature got sneaky...

State Rep. Yara Zokaie, a Fort Collins Democrat, speaks during a news conference before the start of a special session at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Colorado Democrats propose tax reforms steering impact of federal tax cuts to families

By Nick Coltrain

February 17, 2026 at 5:26 p.m.

Colorado Democrats are unveiling a suite of bills Tuesday that would divorce the state tax...

Susan Root adjusts her daughter Amy in bed at their home in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 17, 2025. Amy is paralyzed and uses a ventilator and feeding tube. Susan is her primary caregiver. Root said capping the number of hours she can care for Amu at 56 wouldn't work, because she can't find paid caregivers willing to work at Medicaid rates. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Colorado holds off on capping pay for home caregivers 鈥� for now

By Meg Wingerter

February 15, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

If lawmakers determine they have to cap caregivers' paid hours, they'll need to give families...

The Senate chamber inside the Colorado State Capitol building on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/Rachel Woolf)

Let our legislators do their jobs 鈥� dump TABOR (Letters)

By DP 抖阴ap

February 10, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Let our legislators do their jobs 鈥� dump TABOR Many have discussions pro and con...

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