Colorado General Assembly

Today marks the first day back in session for Colorado's 2012 General Assembly (the 68th, for those of you counting). What better way to announce th...

Colorado House Democrats elected Mark Ferrandino their minority leader last Friday, making him the first openly gay man to serve such a high position ...

Technical parole revocations back to prison (where there is not a new crime, but rather some violation of the terms of parole) is an available area for lawmakers to seek out reforms for cost savings.

Jane Norton has been telling reporters she cut her own budget when she headed the Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment. In an article, The Denver Post set the record straight.

Over the next 10 days or so, Colorado will sit dead center in the debate over how to improve public education in this country.

On April 21, Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll announced that he would not be introducing the Elections Modernization bill during this session.

Parliamentary process can be tedious. That's why Colorado lawmakers have to find ways to keep everyday proceedings at the capitol interesting. Take ...

Lawmakers on the Colorado General Assembly's Legislative Audit Committee ripped into RTD board members this morning for showering former agency Genera...

Aren't Pinnacol's actions exactly the kind of gift voters banned when they passed Amendment 41 in 2006? The answer is no.

By tomorrow, we will know whether Colorado lawmakers, particularly Democrats, mustered the will and courage to pass one of the most significant pieces of education legislation in years.

A significant number reckless riders of off-road vehicles continue to venture off marked trails to cause extensive damage to watersheds and fish and wildlife habitat.

On Wednesday, dozens of former addicts made the tough decision to share their stories publicly, doing so before news cameras and a standing-room only crowd.

"What kind of state do we want?" Finding answers that most Coloradans will agree with is quite a challenge. We must consider the costs of inaction along with the costs of action.

As Colorado's medical marijuana community prepares for the legislative session to kick off, the focus will be on a proposal by Sen. Chris Romer. Its present language raises significant concerns.

A legislative process is best when there are two fully represented stakeholder groups that can debate the merits of compromise and finding common ground.

Colorado's failed attempt to incarcerate away drugs costs taxpayers roughly $140 million per year just for prison beds. Budget hawks have turned a blind eye to one of the most extreme spending sprees in state history.

When the 2010 Colorado Legislative Session convenes on Wednesday, the most pressing issue facing the General Assembly will unquestionably be how to cl...

I am running against another old friend and ally of Mayor Peña's for the State Senate. I do not know whether Federico will endorse or stay neutral in this race. Whatever he chooses to do will not diminish my respect for him.

Yesterday in committee we heard the results of the recent audit of CollegeInvest and there are findings we should all be concerned about.

We are faced with cutting mental health programs, raising tuition, cutting medical services for the poor. Yet we seem to have plenty of dough for corporate welfare that simply does not work.

The "change makes us California" story is intended to scare us, but like many good tales, it's blatantly untrue. Budget reforms will not transform us into the Golden State. Almost the opposite is true.

We want Colorado to be the best place to raise a child. As we travel the state and ask people what kind of Colorado they want, we need to ask ourselves a question.

Labeling schools doesn't help kids, and it doesn't make schools better. Judging schools on one year's test scores alone is not a valid reflection of how they are doing.

Why is the Ethics Commission so concerned about having to operate in the public eye that it is considering going to the legislature to ask for a special exemption from the sunshine laws?

Women are charged as much as 30 - 40% more than men for the same coverage in individual health insurance plans.