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Gov. Polis signs $40.6 billion Colorado state budget

Funding reflects a 3.7% increase from last year, or about $1 billion more in general fund spending

DATE: Apr 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado legislative property tax plan is in 11th-hour limbo

A commission has been working to prevent spikes in annual bills

DATE: Apr 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

As session hits final days, Democrats push forward with gun bills

Nearly a dozen gun bills remain active, but opposition is stiff

DATE: Apr 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers scale back legislation to limit local control over renewable energy projects

A new bill introduced in the Colorado Senate last week cautiously wades into a growing debate over community opposition to utility-scale wind and solar projects. An early version of the legi...

DATE: Apr 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘We would lay our arms down:’ Is this the end of the property tax wars, or just another battle?

Once again, Colorado lawmakers are debating a big plan to reduce property tax rates

DATE: Apr 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

15 ways housing, development and renters’ rights could change in Colorado this year

Democrats have advanced series of measures that would push cities to loosen development restrictions

DATE: Apr 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango City Council pushes back on Southern Ute’s claim of illegal land grab

Councilors decline invitation to meet with tribe, deciding to ‘let calmer heads prevail’

DATE: Apr 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe accuses Durango of illegal land grab in Senate committee hearing

City to host information session about La Posta Road project Monday

DATE: Apr 22, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado House passes bill banning sale of so-called assault weapons

House Bill 1292 faces an uncertain fate in the Senate

DATE: Apr 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s $40.6B budget is nearing final passage. Here’s what’s in it

Spending plan invests heavily in state workers, health care services, K-12 and higher education

DATE: Apr 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bill would reauthorize Colorado’s Indian boarding school research program

Historical society would receive $1 million in funding to conduct research and tribal consultations

DATE: Apr 12, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Republican state representative left a loaded handgun in Colorado Capitol bathroom

Incident comes as Democrats try to ban guns at the state house

DATE: Apr 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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