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KUNC statehouse reporter Lucas Brady Woods takes us inside the halls of power today to explain what lawmakers are prioritizing at the Colorado state Capitol.
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Colorado's chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple state's leftward shift.
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Colorado’s 2023 legislative session ended on Monday. Democrats passed some historic pieces of legislation this year, but also failed to achieve some major policy priorities. Republicans struggled to assert influence, but also staged fierce resistance.
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Democratic lawmakers are forging ahead in the face of sometimes-heated Republican opposition. They have more than 150 bills to get through by the time the legislative session ends on Monday.
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The new laws make up the most consequential firearm reforms in Colorado history. They cover red flag laws, gun-buying age, gun purchase waiting periods, and a rollback of liability protections for the firearm industry.
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Republicans in the state House of Representatives continue to stage filibusters, throwing the legislative schedule into question.
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Lawmakers are advancing a bill to spend an estimated $693,966 each year to cover tuition at public universities and trade schools for all foster youth growing up in the state. If they enroll, the state will pay for it.
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Colorado lawmakers have already introduced more than 160 bills in the first two weeks of their legislative session. And starting next week, they will kick off debates on many proposals that could affect your life.
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Gov. Jared Polis' final State of the State address of his first term was more subdued and somber than his previous speeches to lawmakers.
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After a summer that saw lawmakers from both parties work together to advance a plan to spend hundreds of millions of coronavirus relief dollars on affordable housing and mental health initiatives, it did not take long for the day to devolve into partisan bickering that is common in the Capitol.