#ColoradoPolitics

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday granted clemency to Tina Peters and ordered the former Republican county clerk’s release from state prison, capping months of speculation that the Democratic governor would shorten a nine-year sentence related to her…

Mandates more police training on trauma A new Colorado law to strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is now on its way to Gov.…

Colorado lawmakers pulled back plans to counter a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of consumers to use natural gas. The bill’s backers said the legislation would not have significantly affected the initiative’s impact, even as…

A Democratic‑backed proposal to direct money to K‑12 schools using Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights dollars is headed to the ballot, setting up a major debate over taxpayer refunds and long‑term education funding.…

The 2026 legislative session was marked by a major push to regulate artificial intelligence, a technology advancing at breakneck speed. Colorado is at the forefront of AI policy, becoming the first state to pursue regulation on “algorithmic…

With just days left in the 2026 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers are rushing a trio of artificial intelligence bills to Gov. Jared Polis, aiming to set rules on artificial intelligence in the areas of health care, therapy and consumer-facing…

A stack of papers is keeping eastern Colorado and western Kansas farmers out of the lucrative west-coast market and bringing a group together to levy an antitrust suit against the railroads.…

Americans are both proud and critical of our higher educational system. More American universities are highly ranked than those in other countries. More international students come here than to any other country. And basic research at U.S.…

The lighter side of the state Capitol, usually. At first, May the Fourth might have been a bit of a disappointment. Usually, there’s a lot of Star Wars foolishness on this particular day, but early on, it was low-key. The Senate had nothing.…

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday officially signed a $46.87 billion spending plan for the Colorado state government in the next fiscal year. His signature is the culmination of months of work by legislators, who resorted to cuts, transfers and other mechanisms…

A discussion about a proposal to eliminate $300 million in taxpayer refunds over the next two fiscal years quickly shifted into a strategy session — and a tense exchange among members of a budget committee — over what would happen if a lawsuit were filed…

Colorado’s $1.5 billion budget deficit is driving widespread cuts across state services, including reduced reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers and steep income losses for families caring for relatives with intellectual and developmental…

The battle over road funding intensified at the state Capitol this week, where legislators are seeking to negate an initiative that supporters say is sorely needed but which critics insist would divert money from other state priorities.…

Gov. Jared Polis signed 25 bills into law Monday, bringing changes that will affect workers, families, schools, and local governments across Colorado.…

With just 10 days left in the 2026 session, Colorado lawmakers are staring down the final stretch of a crowded agenda, with 228 bills still unresolved and several major measures that have yet to even be introduced.…

With just nine days left in the 2026 legislative session, a revised proposal to amend the 2024 artificial‑intelligence law is finally advancing — even though it’s not the bill Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez had hoped for.…

The House ethics committee said Monday that reviewing the financial records connected to an ethics complaint against Aurora Democrat Rep. Mandy Lindsay is proving more complex than usual. The committee is examining a complaint from Rep.…

We the people of Colorado no longer control our own state constitution. I found this out the hard way. In Colorado, a government for, by, and of the people is a fib. We lowly citizens no longer have much of a say in altering our own state constitution.…

The Gazette’s David Migoya was recently recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists for his investigative reporting on Colorado’s $110 million charitable gaming industry.…

One of the strangest and most expensive fights of the 2026 session got a little closer to being over on Friday when the Senate took a second final vote on Senate Bill 134. It’s not a David-and-Goliath story. It’s more like a Goliath versus Goliath tale.…