NEWS

Colorado Politics | Mar. 23, 2026

Likening the recent record-setting warm temperatures to hot political rhetoric, Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, pleaded for an end to death threats and other hate speech directed at lawmakers of both parties.

Colorado Politics | Mar. 2, 2026

A panel of Colorado lawmakers on Monday unanimously approved a bill that supporters say will offer protections and support to victims of domestic violence, stalking, sex trafficking and sexual assault, including mandatory training for law enforcement on trauma.

Fox 31 News | Mar. 2, 2026

An audit of the Colorado Bureau of Investigations’ DNA evidence testing took a deep dive into the work the agency is doing to decrease its backlog of sexual assault kits.

Denver Post | Feb. 24, 2026

The state Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would allow Coloradans to sue federal agents if they believed their constitutional rights were violated during immigration enforcement.

Aurora Sentinel | Jan. 14, 2026

Colorado lawmakers return to work Wednesday for their annual 120-day regular legislative session, and the buzzword of the next four months will once again be affordability.

June 26, 2026

The critical weeks post-session during which the governor signs or vetoes legislation have concluded and we now have a comprehensive picture of what legislative efforts from our 2026 session are on their way to become law and what aren’t.

June 19, 2026

On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that enslaved Black Americans were free. Although President Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier, its promise could not be realized where it could not be enforced.

May 14, 2026

There’s a lot I’m proud to have worked on this year. We passed significant legislation on consumer protections, constitutional rights, criminal justice, workplace safety, elections, and immigrant rights.

April 14, 2026

Medical debt is a leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States, and no one should face the loss of their livelihood because they sought medical care. In one of the wealthiest states in the wealthiest country in the world, it is unacceptable that people risk losing their home or their savings because they got sick.

For months, the Joint Budget Committee has been working through the extremely difficult and sobering task of balancing the state budget under challenging fiscal conditions, and they are now nearing the end of their deliberations before the budget moves to the full legislature.