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The Colorado Sun and Colorado Capitol News Alliance parsed through nearly 650 pieces of legislation debated in the legislature this year to find the ones that will most directly impact people’s lives — or would have had they passed.
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David Zalubowski/Courtesy Chloe East / University of ColoradoImmigration raids and deportations under the Trump administration are often discussed with an underlying assumption: That arresting workers without legal status will eventually help U.S. citizens by creating jobs for them. A new study by an economist at the University of Colorado says that simply isn’t true. The research is drawing national attention. -
Thomas Peipert/APPeople who decide to get in-patient help for substance abuse or mental health issues often face a dilemma: While they get treatment, who will care for their pets? Hear about a Colorado program that offers foster care for pets of people in recovery.
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Another provision in House Bill 1113, a major elections bill headed to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk, would let the governor declare a disaster emergency if there is a major election disruption. -
House Bills 1221 and 1222 were killed in the Senate Finance Committee on Monday at their sponsors’ request in response to a veto threat from Gov. Jared Polis. -
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office says the person who sparked the Sedona Hills fire will not face charges. -
State lawmakers spent the last four months debating and passing hundreds of bills on topics as wide-ranging as transit to K-12 schools to workers rights and elections. -
Democrats in the legislature referred a measure to the November ballot that would ask voters to increase the state’s cap on government growth and spending by billions of dollars. -
The initiative would give Coloradans a “right to natural gas” in the state constitution.
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Visits dropped about 8% in Colorado in the first year after wildfires. But recreation stayed flat or even increased after low-intensity prescribed fires. -
The program is already removing migration barriers on private land in Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming. Now, it’s coming to Utah. -
They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states. -
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A new analysis of public federal workforce data shows about 5,800 fewer workers at public lands agencies in 2025 compared to the year before. -
Getting the common abortion medication mifepristone via telehealth, mail or pharmacies was banned over the weekend. The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily restored access, but that could change.
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