Legislature

Durango students after classmate’s overdose death inspire Narcan bill at Colorado Legislature

Students in Colorado would be expressly allowed to carry drug overdose reversal medication on campus and at school activities under a bill working its way through the Legislature, a policy that advocates say is a reasonable application of harm reduction thinking.

Bills Addressing Affordable Housing, Deepfakes in Elections Campaigns, Federal Immigration Law Enforcement Introduced

After being vetoed last session, the government right of first refusal bill has been reintroduced with modifications.

First in the Nation Bill Would Protect Coloradans’ Biological and Neural Data

A first in the nation bill that intends to protect consumer biological and neural data passed its first hearing in the Colorado Legislature.

Here’s what is in the Colorado bill to allow construction of more accessory dwelling...

Owners of single-family homes would be allowed to build accessory dwelling units on their property under a recently introduced bill.

There’s a crisis at the border. On that these rival Colorado congressional candidates agree.

The Democratic frontrunner in the race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District seat and a prominent Republican candidate agree there’s a crisis on the southern border.

Poll finds strong support for Colorado housing ideas backed by Democrats

Colorado voters across party lines say they support the policies that state lawmakers are prioritizing this session when it comes to increasing the state’s housing supply.

Flurry of Eviction Bills Introduced in Third Week of Session

This week, lawmakers introduced a handful of bills that address evictions in the state.

Colorado House Bill 24-1090 Seeks to Address Unintended Consequences of Colorado Senate Bill 23-075

Colorado House Bill 24-1090 would apply a technical fix to Senate Bill 23-075, and passed its first reading in the House Judiciary Committee.

Bipartisan deal to expand child tax credit, revive business tax breaks advances in Congress

A plan to temporarily expand the child tax credit and revive tax breaks for businesses received overwhelming bipartisan support in a committee vote Friday, a rare moment of compromise in a divided Congress that’s headed into a heated election year.

Occupancy limits targeted in first housing affordability bill from Colorado Democrats

A Colorado bill would prohibit cities from enacting limits on how many people can live together, one of the many efforts lawmakers are considering this year to address the state’s housing shortage.