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By saying a plan to reclassify a billion-dollar hospital program is constitutional, Colorado's Republican attorney general today bolstered a key strategy by the Democratic...
As Coloradans wait for an opinion from Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman over what's become the biggest political debate in Colorado, two former executive branch lawyers are weighing in with their...
DENVER — More than a month has passed since the Democratic governor here asked the Republican attorney general to help clear up a legal question involving...
DENVER - When voters in Colorado legalized recreational marijuana, a new industry emerged, along with a new state revenue stream.
According to early estimates from...
Lawyers on Thursday will argue their case before a federal judge about why they believe Colorado's voter-initiated Taxpayer's Bill of Rights amendment to the state Constitution is,...
Even before lawmakers gaveled the 2016 session into order on Wednesday, three words have dominated debate at the Capitol: Hospital Provider Fee. Understanding the...
Coloradans enjoyed Wednesday's pot-tax holiday, even if understanding TABOR – the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights which allowed for the tax-free day at recreational dispensaries...
The saga around a notorious provision in Colorado's state constitution continues, in what could be the most fundamental disagreement in state politics this decade.
The U.S. Supreme Court punted...