Senate Minority Leader Lundeen resigns to head national group
Colorado Senate Republicans will have a new standard-bearer next legislative session after Minority Leader Paul Lundeen resigned Monday to take a job heading a national…
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Unions introduce ballot measure to require employers prove “just cause” to fire workers
Colorado’s labor battles escalated significantly on Friday, as the state’s largest unions filed a ballot initiative that would require private-sector employers to prove just cause…
Several notable changes highlight new makeup of legislative committees
Colorado House and Senate leaders have announced the makeup of committees in preparation for Wednesday’s commencement of the 2025 legislative session, making some key panels…
Republicans end Dems’ House supermajority as legislative dominos fall in Senate
The makeup of Colorado’s Legislature is beginning to look a bit different than it appeared it would look when election night wrapped up one month…
Potential gubernatorial candidates suggest new approaches to transportation
Two of Colorado’s leading potential gubernatorial candidates suggested Wednesday that the state should focus more attention on maintaining and upgrading highway infrastructure, signaling a potential…
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…
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…