“We have a red-state budget and we have blue-state ideals, and that doesn’t work very well,” one observer said — forcing difficult budget choices every year for Colorado lawmakers.

Colorado lawmakers want to create a new way to institutionalize mentally ill and disabled people who are accused of serious crimes.

Colorado lawmakers face a familiar question as they consider new financial regs: Is a paycheck advance a loan?

Republicans are struggling to coalesce around a clear midterm message on Iran.

He said any denial of a service member’s request must be explained in detail.

Trump signaled the military is his priority, setting up a clash ahead in Congress.

The ruling stems from an April 2025 lawsuit brought by former Commissioner Lora Thomas, Democratic state Rep. Bob Marshall and Julie Gooden, an unaffiliated Douglas County voter, against the county.