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Two Democratic state lawmakers and Colorado House leadership entered into an agreement over the chamber’s public meeting procedures that puts clearer expectations around notifying the public about meetings and retaining

Colorado House leaders agreed not to hold legislative strategy meetings involving a majority of lawmakers unless they are publicly noticed under a settlement resolving two members' lawsuit.

This year, the General Assembly enacted a bill establishing "Jury Appreciation Day" in Colorado, which will be commemorated for the first time on Sept. 5.

As tourists milled about the Colorado Capitol on Thursday, staffers strode to committee rooms and maintenance staff polished ornate brass adornments, about a dozen people silently lay across the grand

A die-in protest at the Colorado Capitol building was meant to honor the people who have died of a drug overdose in Denver so far this year.

A Colorado legislative committee voted to draft a bill that would allow overdose prevention centers to operate in some parts of the state.

The Denver City Council approved a $4.7 million settlement Monday to compensate protesters for Denver police's response to the racial justice demonstrations in summer 2020.

Tim Hernández, a teacher who inspired student protests at Denver Public Schools last spring, will represent northwest Denver in the Colorado House next year after a vacancy committee selected him Saturday to fill a vacancy left by the district's longtime representative.

The Denver City Council approved a $4.7 million settlement Monday to compensate protesters for Denver police's response to the racial justice demonstrations in summer 2020.

Tim Hernández, a teacher who inspired student protests at Denver Public Schools last spring, will represent northwest Denver in the Colorado House next year after a vacancy committee selected him Saturday to fill a vacancy left by the district's longtime representative.