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Surrounded by parents of preschoolers, early childhood teachers, and school district officials, Gov. Jared Polis didn’t have to make the case for universal preschool....
A group of Colorado lawmakers spent Monday afternoon plugging numbers into a proposed new school finance formula, squinting at a projection of a computer...
Colorado took a first step this week toward reforming a cash bail system that burdens the state’s poorest defendants.
House Bill 1225, which eliminates cash...
Universal full-day kindergarten in Colorado is on its way to becoming reality after initial Senate approval Thursday.
After a final Senate vote Friday and House approval...
It’s probably not often that the bail industry, Charles Koch and progressive criminal justice reformers agree.
But all three are backing a bill that would...
The mad shuffling of political seats in Arapahoe County is finally over.
Inside the Englewood Civic Center on Monday night, a Democratic Party vacancy committee...
Jeff Bridges will move from the Colorado House to the Senate, thanks to overwhelming support from a Democratic Party vacancy committee that selected him...
Updated to add statement from Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver.
As a powerful organization backed by some of the nation's wealthiest conservative families prepares to...