Julie McCluskie

Since 2019, Democrats have passed bills imposing new fees to pay for everything from transportation projects to waste diversion initiatives. Last year, some members of the party started saying “no more.”

The state predicts that the Covering All Coloradans program will cost Colorado $104.5 million in the fiscal year that began July 1. Nonpartisan fiscal analysts estimated the cost would be $14.7 million.

Ethics complaints. Gov. Jared Polis’ final year. New leaders. A lawmaker who died in November. The legislature has a lot to navigate in 2026 beyond its policy agenda.