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Despite the Democratic majority in the legislature, the progressive agenda faced an uphill battle throughout the session, with key pieces of legislation failing to reach the finish line.

Defeats of bills in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming are welcome. But the political reasons aren't wholly encouraging, and understanding is rare.

Democrat state Rep. Elisabeth Epps suffered yet another legislative loss as Gov. Polis vetoed her bill this week that purported to tell him just who and how he could issue those coveted "Get out of Jail Free" cards to state prisoners asking for clemency. It’s my constitutional power, Polis told Epp

In one of his first vetoes of 2023, Gov. Jared Polis rejected a bill to standardize commutation applications and said the measure unconstitutionally infringed upon his authority over the clemency process.

Wolf reintroduction in Colorado is set to continue as planned after Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday vetoed a bipartisan bill that could have delayed the process in an effort to ensure ranchers will be all...

The Democratic proposal would have set out new procedures for how the governor’s office manages applications for sentence commutations.

DENVER — As Colorado House lawmakers churned through final votes during the last night of this year’s session, Republicans stood up and marched out of the chamber before the Democratic

Colorado's chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple state's leftward shift.

Colorado’s chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple state’s leftward shift.

Colorado’s chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple state’s...