Sunny forecast a boon for state budget, but long-term outlook uncertain, state economists warn
Consumer spending is up. Businesses are investing more. The economy is hot, state economists say — but now they’re warning it may overheat.
The...
Lawmakers put the kibosh on leasing Huerfano prison, call for sentencing reforms
The Department of Corrections wants to reopen a shuttered prison in Walsenburg to house an expected rise in inmates next year, but lawmakers aren’t...
Colorado’s 2018 legislative session midyear review: House takes stand on sexual harassment
Inside the chamber of Colorado's House of Representatives, disheveled stacks of paper are piling up on the desks of lawmakers. It’s one sign of...
Colorado’s oil and gas regulatory agency – and other environmental programs — likely to...
Environmental and conservation programs, including the body that regulates Colorado's oil and gas industry, may see the cash influx they need to keep operating...
Cuts to benefits and bump in worker and taxpayer contributions part of PERA reform...
Public workers would be required to pay a little more toward their retirement as part of a long-awaited reform package unveiled by lawmakers on...
Short take: Littwin on where sexual politics meets plain old politics at state legislature
Come to the Colorado Senate to see where sexual politics and, well, plain old politics clash. Senate President Kevin Grantham has made it clear...
Colorado House of Representatives expels Rep. Steve Lebsock in historic vote following sexual harassment...
The Colorado House of Representatives voted on Friday to remove embattled Rep. Steve Lebsock from office over allegations of sexual harassment, a historic move...
Democrats pursue vote to oust Rep. Steve Lebsock
Democrats are moving forward with a resolution to expel Rep. Steve Lebsock from office over allegations of sexual harassment even though they may not...
Report details alleged sexual harassment ahead of vote to oust Rep. Steve Lebsock
As House lawmakers were voting on bills Wednesday morning, Rep. Steve Lebsock was walking around the chamber showing a 2015 calendar to colleagues. The...
Lebsock faces expulsion following report into sexual harassment allegations
Colorado House leadership is planning to introduce a resolution Friday that would expel state Rep. Steve Lebsock from his seat after a top lawmaker...