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The first data from the 2020 census is out and Colorado's population has grown so much over the last decade that we will pick up an eighth congressional seat.

Colorado governor signs bills adding new gun-theft reporting and gun storage requirements Jeremy Beaman © Provided by Washington Examiner Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado signed legislation on Monday adding new gun-theft reporting and gun-storage requirements to the state’s firearm regulations. Polis put his signature on two bills sent to him by the Democratic-majority Legislature, one requiring gun owners to report the loss or theft of a firearm to law enforcement within five days of discovering it missing and the other requiring that firearms be “responsibly and...

Colorado Senate passes school cannabis medicine bill March 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail DENVER (AP) — Colorado's Senate has passed legislation to make it easier for children with complicated medical conditions to receive cannabis-based medication at school. Wednesday's 33-1 vote sends the bill to the House. One champion of the legislation is Republican Senate minority leader Chris Holbert, who cited emotional testimony by Benjamin Wann, a Douglas County student who takes a cannabis-based medication to treat his epilepsy. Under current law, school districts must allow parents and caregivers...

Hart Van Denburg/CPR News A pedestrian walks past the boarded-up windows and front door of the Satellite Bar on Colfax Avenue in Denver, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Just as Congress passed a large federal stimulus package, a bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers announced their own, smaller plan to boost the state’s economy. A parade of top Democrats and Republicans — along with two business owners — heaped praise on one another and talked about the months ahead. They spoke surrounded by “Building Back Stronger” signs that reflected President Joe Biden’s national message. “Colorado ...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and state lawmakers said Wednesday they plan to...