Everything from federal immigration enforcement to affordable housing and artificial intelligence will be debated under the Gold Dome in the coming months. Here’s a primer on the legislation that could impact Colorado for years to come.
From a serious crackdown on semiautomatic firearms to expanding immigration rights, Colorado lawmakers tackled some contentious topics in this year’s regular legislative session. Here’s what you should know.
Scott Yates, founder of the #LockTheClock movement, testified in a federal hearing on Thursday in hopes that we can solve the time-change debate for good.
Brittany Pettersen is leading a bipartisan effort to let new parents in Congress vote remotely—after she gave an impassioned speech while holding her nine-week-old son, nine Republicans joined Democrats in voting down an attempt to block her proposal.
With a new year come new laws to live by in the Centennial State. Here, we break down which will have the biggest impacts on Coloradans in 2025.
Mayor Mike Johnston maintains that Denver is a model when it comes to immigration. His critics, however, say there’s nothing novel about his administration’s response to the crisis, which can be summed up in two words: not enough.
We ask a local Republican pollster why the state voted so blue amid a nationwide red wave—and if there’s hope for the party here.
A complete list of how Coloradans voted on the presidential election, statewide ballot measures, U.S. congressional contests, and local ballot questions.
As the executive director of LGBTQ+ advocacy organization One Colorado, Bridges is working to ensure that all Coloradans have the right to marriage.
Tips for being a responsible, engaged, and civics-minded Coloradan.
A letter from the editor of 5280.
We didn’t know, either, so we did a deep dive into Colorado’s minority political parties to bring you this unofficial guide.
The Aspen Democrat chased Lauren Boebert out of western Colorado with a savvy, practical, centrist message. Now that he’s facing a practical Republican opponent in Jeff Hurd, his mission to flip the reliably red district has gotten a whole lot harder.
From same-sex marriage to funding for law enforcement, there’s a lot for Centennial State voters to weigh in on this November.
The state’s regular session wrapped without much drama. These are the most noteworthy bills that passed—plus a few that didn’t make it across the line.
For the first time in Denver’s history, all of the senior staffers in the mayor’s office are women. Here’s what that means now—and for the city’s future.
