Lottery officials say digital sales would boost funding for parks and wildlife, but lawmakers fear a shift toward casino-style gaming.
After removing 136 malfunctioning cameras, state transportation officials are rebuilding their surveillance network to improve safety and visibility.
Mayor Mike Johnston wants city services to run as smoothly as DoorDash, betting that artificial intelligence can make Denver’s government faster and more responsive. Skeptics warn of bias, job loss and misplaced priorities.
Colorado’s revenue dropped by $1.2 billion due to tax code changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Lawmakers altered some tax credits but left spending cuts up to Gov. Jared Polis.
Negotiations over revising the first-in-the-nation law collapsed and now it won’t be enacted until at least June 2026.
A new statewide energy code seeks to lower emissions and utility bills, but homebuilders may push back over concerns about affordability.
Colorado will no longer allow donors of sperm or eggs to remain anonymous. Georgia recently guaranteed adoptees the right to see their original birth certificates.
Colorado’s “rolling conformity” with the federal tax code, coupled with sweeping tax breaks enacted by Congress, triggered a sudden revenue loss.
From new state parks to expanded public access, Gov. Jared Polis has made conservation and recreation a signature focus as he enters his final year in office.
Montana’s law empowers residents with control over sensitive neural data, building on Colorado and California's legislation amid growing concerns over consumer neurotechnology.
So far, 20 states have created retirement programs for private-sector workers.
The state’s first drone-as-first-responder program gives police near-instant visual access to emergency scenes.
The initiative was created four years ago to combat Colorado’s teacher shortage. More than 2,000 people have received grants from the program since its creation.
The city faces a $250 million shortfall. It’s hired 4,000 more workers over the past decade and expanded services, but post-pandemic spending patterns have led sales tax collections to flatten.
The cities contend that new laws and an executive order meant to encourage housing development take away local control.
There are lessons for other states in Colorado, where policymakers are struggling to walk back legislation that would do more harm than good.
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