Senate committee advances bill that opens files on police internal affairs investigations
A Colorado Senate committee Wednesday evening advanced legislation that would open records on completed law enforcement internal affairs investigations.
House Bill 19-1119, which passed the...
Ask the Indy: Is the Electoral College a ‘relic of slavery?’ Is there any...
Following our explainer on the latest Electoral College protest movement and Colorado’s role in it, readers reached out with still more questions about the...
Electoral College protest movement: Colorado’s role, and how reform would change the way we...
Editor's note: Gov. Jared Polis signed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact into law on March 15.
Any day now, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis is...
When policy becomes personal: Statehouse friends take opposite sides on Colorado death penalty bill...
Jovan Melton and Rhonda Fields are good friends. He ran her campaign for the state House in 2010, and now they’re both representing Aurora...
“Ban the box” movement takes aim at college applications And this time it's got...
Majid Mohammad knows first-hand what a criminal record can do to your self-esteem.
Mohammed, who served seven years behind bars for robbery, wanted to go...
Ask The Indy: How far will Colorado Democrats go with gun reform?
The Ask the Indy project is a way for our readers who’ve got pressing questions on policy and politics to put them directly to...
Guest Post: Colorado must better regulate the oil and gas industry Lawmakers need to...
Three years ago, I heard a large fracking project was coming to my neighborhood. I did some research and everything I found brought more...
Jared Polis, longtime advocate for immigrants, could now stand in way of two reform...
Gov. Jared Polis, who ardently supported immigrants’ rights as both a philanthropist and Congress member, may be the biggest obstacle to immigration reform measures...
Bennet rips into Big Pharma at committee hearing on soaring prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON — Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet was among the lawmakers who grilled pharmaceutical executives Tuesday on the soaring costs of prescription drugs.
In...
Younger Colorado students seek access to mental health care, without parental permission
A bill before the Colorado legislature would allow younger children to access confidential therapy on their own to fight mental illness and youth suicide.
A...