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Littwin: If Trump’s war against the pandemic is ending soon, who...

For those keeping score at home, we are now officially ending the war-time presidency phase of the battle against the novel coronavirus pandemic and...

Colorado abolishes the death penalty Gov. Jared Polis also commuted the...

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed into a law a bill that ends the death penalty in Colorado for any convictions on or after...

Colorado health care workers worry they’ll be sick before the surge...

The state legislature recessed for two weeks on March 14 amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Four days later, Rep. Yadira Caraveo returned to work as...

Colorado, COVID-19, and the press: ‘Essential’ status requested from the governor—...

Across the state, Coloradans are feeling what it's like with daily life on low-power mode. The governor shuttered dining at bars and restaurants for a month; theaters, gyms, and casinos are...

‘It was one of the top five worst days of my...

As his employees showed up for work at Rolling Smoke Barbecue on Saturday, owner Terry Walsh called them into his office, one by one,...

Economic ripple effects of COVID-19 could deal an $800 million blow...

The speedy spread of COVID-19 has slowed Colorado's economy, state economists say.  In December, Colorado was projected to collect an extra $832.5 million in revenue...

Colorado public defenders seek to release people from jail before COVID-19...

Colorado's public defenders are asking judges across the state to release jail inmates out of concern they could be hardest hit by COVID-19, the...

Gov. Jared Polis declares a state of emergency over coronavirus The...

Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency Tuesday as the Colorado ramps up its efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.   The declaration...

Centennial South, a Colorado prison shuttered in 2012, reopens Lawmakers authorized...

Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a bill to reopen Centennial South Correctional Facility in Cañon City, marking a new chapter in...

On eve of paid family leave bill debut, some workers may...

Democrats are poised to release a landmark bill to create a paid family leave insurance program in Colorado, a dream years in the making...
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