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Video & Transcript: Gov. Jared Polis’ 2024 Colorado State of the State address
The speech is a chance for the governor to lay out his priorities for the future.
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By Megan Verlee
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The legislature returns: what lies ahead?
Lawmakers start their annual session Wednesday, after an off-season that contained more than the usual number of bumps and bruises.
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Court rules ‘secret voting’ system used by state Democrats violates Colorado open meetings law
Democrats in the state legislature use the system, known as quadratic voting, to vote anonymously on which bills they believe are most worthy of limited state funds.
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By Megan Verlee
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Supreme Court agrees to consider Trump’s appeal to Colorado ballot ruling
The case brings constitutional questions to the court that it’s never ruled on before.
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By Megan Verlee
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Colorado’s new ‘ghost guns’ ban met with immediate lawsuit
Two gun rights groups are asking a federal court to block a law that prevents people from building guns at home
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By Megan Verlee
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Hello, paid family leave; goodbye, plastic grocery bags. New year brings new laws and policies
Renters with pets, big rig drivers, minimum wage workers and others will see changes.
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By Megan Verlee
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Colorado justices threatened after ruling removing Trump from the ballot
Law enforcement agencies say they are investigating threats but aren’t providing any details
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By Megan Verlee
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Republicans decry ruling disqualifying Trump from Colorado’s primary ballot
Almost universally, Republican officials and analysts predicted the Supreme Court will step in to strike down the ruling.
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By Megan Verlee
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Why does your windshield ice up on some nights and not others?
You might remember the phrase “dew point” from high school science, but here’s a reminder on how it works.
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By Megan Verlee
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Wielding baseball bat, Gov. Jared Polis orders lawmakers into special session on property taxes
The move comes after the failure of Proposition HH, which Democrats had hoped would be their answer to the issue
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Colorado voters strongly favor Proposition II, letting the state put more money into universal preschool
The measure asked voters whether the state could hang on to all the tobacco tax money it collected, or have to refund it.
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By Megan Verlee
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Colorado GOP Congressman Ken Buck not seeking re-election next year
“It is impossible for the Republican party to confront our problems and offer a course correction for the future, while being obsessively fixated on retribution and vengeance for contrived injustices of the past.”
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Lawsuit to keep Trump off the Colorado ballot goes to court this week
The suit will argue former president Trump violated the 14th Amendment by encouraging the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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State Sen. Faith Winter hospitalized after bike crash
Faith Winter had surgery to relieve pressure on her brain and is now “resting and recovering with a good prognosis.”
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Rep. Boebert apologizes for behavior at ‘Beetlejuice’ performance
“I’m truly sorry for the unwanted attention my Sunday evening in Denver has brought to the community.”
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