Colorado House caucuses elect officers even as two races hang in the balance
Colorado House Democrats held fast to most of their current leadership slate in a caucus election held Monday, even as continued vote tabulations show that…
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Democrats choose collaborator as next Colorado Senate president
Senate Democrats on Friday chose James Coleman, an eight-year legislator who has sponsored numerous workforce-development bills and carries a reputation as a collaborator, to be…
Democrats set to hold supermajority in one Colorado legislative chamber, not the other
Colorado Senate Democrats appear unlikely to capture a supermajority in that chamber, even as House Democrats are on track to maintain that veto-proof status in…
Colorado voters easily reject ranked-choice voting
Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected Proposition 131, an effort to reform the state’s voting systems in a way that sought to produce more aisle-crossing office…
Is end of Democratic House supermajority needed to restore balance to business debates?
While politicos are focused on eight or nine races to see if Democrats keep their Colorado House supermajority in the Nov. 5 election, maybe the…
Five key Colorado Senate races have major business implications
Democrats need to flip just one seat in the Nov. 5 election to ramp their control of the Colorado Senate up from a majority into…
Could an election-reform initiative really help the business community?
To the average business owner struggling to keep up with inflation and new regulations, electoral reform may not seem like an issue that should be…
Bill signing, initiative withdrawal sets November ballot at 14 measures
Colorado’s November ballot took its final 14-initiative shape Wednesday as Gov. Jared Polis signed a tax-cut bill resulting in the withdrawal of two high-profile initiatives…
Concerns grow over expanded property-tax proposal
A new version of the tax-cut bill at the heart of next week’s special legislative session seeks to further limit property-tax revenue growth — a…
Could provisions of property-tax-cut initiative make it harder to build new homes?
Initiatives 50 and 108 would affect Colorado’s housing market directly by cutting property-tax bills. But builders and special-district leaders believe they also will have an…