Jared Polis

The governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they’re enacting policies to encourage more housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds.

Gov. Jared Polis recently signed a bill set to go into effect in 2027 to allow kei cars and trucks on Colorado roads — just not on interstates.

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From lawmakers to Catholic followers, many had a reaction to the news of Pope Leo.

Democrats at the Capitol defied Gov. Jared Polis and took steps to push back against the Trump administration. A big slate of gun bills passed. Lawmakers tried to clear hurdles halting sex assault investigations.

Legislators failed to make revisions or to come up with a plan to keep a first-in-the-nation AI law that's been derided by tech companies from taking effect early next year.

Senate Bill 5 would abolish a requirement in the Colorado Labor Peace Act that 75% of workers at a company sign off before unions can negotiate with businesses over union security. That’s after a majority of workers vote to unionize.

The measure, House Bill 1169, would have overridden local zoning laws, escalating a long-running dispute between the state and local governments over housing policy. It was a priority of Gov. Jared Polis.

House Bill 1302 would have imposed a 1% fee on every policy for grants to hail-proof roofs and an effort to limit insurers' risk. But homeowners would have borne the cost, which is why the measure died.

Senate Bill 318 was tabled after consensus on the tweaks couldn’t be reached among the tech industry, consumer advocates and lawmakers. Colorado’s controversial AI law goes into effect Feb. 1, but a special session may be in the works.