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Colorado Democrats hold majorities; GOP blunts a second blue wave Durango, Colorado Currently Tue 23% chance of precipitation 57% chance of precipitation 54% chance of precipitation 66% chance of precipitation Republicans cheer two apparent victories by GOP incumbents Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 3:03 PM The Senate Chamber at the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 8. Kathryn Scott/Special to The Colorado Sun Colorado Democrats hold majorities; GOP blunts a secon...

How Democratic control in Washington and Colorado work together Durango, Colorado Currently Tue 11% chance of precipitation 17% chance of precipitation With party control of Congress and White House, priorities change at home Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 6:58 PM Updated: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 11:47 PM The Colorado House of Representatives is pictured from the gallery on the first day of Colorado’s 73rd legislative session at the Colorado Capitol in...

Colorado General Assembly convenes for quick three-day session before adjournment by Derek Draplin, The Center Square  | January 14, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article The Colorado General Assembly began the 2021 legislative session on Wednesday, swearing in new members, taking care of administrative duties, and approving temporary rules. The legislature will meet through Friday then adjourn until mid-February, citing safety concerns about the COVID-19 pandemi...

Most folks have something they geek out about. One of mine is highway funding.

The first regular session of the 73rd General Assembly gets underway in Denver on Wednesday, and it will look a lot like the special session that concluded just over a month ago. Once gaveling in and taking care of necessary duties, lawmakers will quickly work through seven bills to fix some errors before adjourning until February, when the bulk of the legislation will be introduced. At that time, lawmakers are expected to focus on pandemic relief, education and health care, with a public optio...

Holbert said all Republicans want is a voice in the big decisions, and chance to have some say in how bills are written and how many is spent, long before

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Democrat-led Legislature launched on Wednesday a brief...

3 arrested in Denver protests, city offices close early Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Denver7 and last updated 2021-01-07 08:09:12-05 DENVER — Three people were arrested Wednesday during protests in Denver over President-elect Joe Bidens victory in the Electoral College, police said. Crowds gathered in the downtown area through the afternoon Wednesday, but they remained peaceful, unlike Tr...

It was the year superlatives fell short. From a jam-packed January that opened in the midst of a presidential primary and plunged head-long into only the third impeachment trial in the nations history, to February and its leap day, which couldnt explain why it felt like the month that would never end, until March arrived and time slowed to a glacial crawl — from the start, 2020 was all about jerking from one extreme to the next. "We’ve had a pandemic with the flu in 1918; we’ve h...

Andy Colwell/Special to The Colorado Sun The Colorado legislature will delay its full return next year for at least a month because of the prevalence of coronavirus in the state. The General Assembly was originally set to reconvene for the 2021 lawmaking term on Jan. 13 and work uninterrupted into May. Instead, lawmakers will “gavel in” on that date and address urgent business, including the swearing in new members, before “gaveling out” after a few days. The plan is to return in full o...