Leroy Garcia’s opening remarks are notable for what he didn’t mention. Here’s...
The 72nd General Assembly, with Democrats at the helm of the House and Senate, convened Friday for the 120-day lawmaking term. The new Democratic leaders in each chamber — House Speaker KC Becker and...
View ArticleKC Becker outlines aggressive agenda in her opening remarks. Here’s the new...
The 72nd General Assembly, with Democrats at the helm of the House and Senate, convened Friday for the 120-day lawmaking term. The new Democratic leaders in each chamber — House Speaker KC Becker and...
View ArticleGov. Jared Polis unveils ambitious, expensive plans in first State of the...
Gov. Jared Polis outlined an ambitious — and equally expensive — agenda Thursday in his first State of the State address. The tenor of the 55-minute speech, interrupted dozens of times for applause,...
View ArticleColorado’s Senate president was unusually progressive in his opening remarks....
New year, new Senate President Leroy Garcia. The Pueblo Democrat struck an uncharacteristically liberal tone during his opening day remarks Wednesday as Colorado’s 2020 legislative session got...
View ArticleIn Colorado House, Democrats celebrate achievements and promise more. Here’s...
In remarks to open the 2020 legislative session, House Speaker KC Becker outlined the Democratic majority’s lengthy agenda — which touched on everything from criminal justice reform to tackling the...
View ArticleGov. Jared Polis wants to go even bigger in 2020. Here’s his State of the...
Gov. Jared Polis celebrated his first-year wins during his second State of the State address Thursday, imploring the General Assembly to go even further by expanding preschool education and reducing...
View ArticleWatchdog faults Bureau of Land Management for sending jobs to Colorado, the West
The Bureau of Land Management’s logo. (Handout) BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. government watchdog agency said Friday that 81 Bureau of Land Management employees have declined to relocate to Western states...
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