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Colorado’s Medicaid spending has grown dramatically in recent years, making it tough for the state’s budget writers to avoid deep cuts to the program.

The Department of Corrections says it needs money to fund additional beds. But Colorado lawmakers don’t want to keep writing short-term checks without a long-term plan.

Police say the technology has improved public safety. But as public outrage over these systems grows, state lawmakers step into the debate.

For a lot of farmers in Colorado, and across the country, insecticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, have been a game changer. But what’s been a breakthrough for some has been a nightmare for others.

As community resistance to data centers grows, Colorado legislators weigh competing visions on the issue.

Are the president’s actions against the state policy disputes or political retaliation?

Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has a few months to get his final legislative goals done. He’s also navigating the Trump administration, which seems bent on punishing Colorado.

Budget woes, intraparty drama and more, Colorado lawmakers head back to the statehouse with a lot on their plates.

Colorado, like the rest of the country, is experiencing more, and worse, climate disasters, wreaking havoc on people’s homes and their homeowner’s insurance rates.

In statehouses across the country, the political playing field is being redrawn, as states wade into the murky waters of midcycle redistricting.