Though Colorado wouldnât confirm its first case of COVID-19 until March 5, 2020, public health officials later concluded that it had been circulating in the state as early as January â fittingly enough, for a year that would come to be defined, above all else, by the spread of the novel coronavirus.
But a deadly pandemic was far from the only thing that left its mark on a tumultuous year in Colorado politics. Historic protests and waves of civil unrest gripped Denver and other cities. Record-breaking wildfires choked the skies with haze. Democrats prevailed in a pivotal presidential race, while Republicans launched baseless, conspiracy-laden attacks on the integrity of the election. Meanwhile â often out of the spotlight â lawmakers and regulators made critical decisions that shaped the lives of millions of Coloradans.
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