Jared Polis

Gov. Jared Polis has reduced the state prison sentence of Tina Peters, making her eligible for parole on June 1, 2026.

The Colorado Sun and Colorado Capitol News Alliance parsed through nearly 650 pieces of legislation debated in the legislature this year to find the ones that will most directly impact people’s lives — or would have had they passed.

House Bills 1221 and 1222 were killed in the Senate Finance Committee on Monday at their sponsors’ request in response to a veto threat from Gov. Jared Polis.

State lawmakers spent the last four months debating and passing hundreds of bills on topics as wide-ranging as transit to K-12 schools to workers rights and elections.

Legislative leaders are prepping a last-minute bill to blunt the impact of the proposed constitutional amendment.

The bill would let Colorado residents sue federal immigration authorities for civil rights violations.

The Senate’s Local Government and Housing Committee voted in April to kill the proposals amid fierce resistance from local officials and some neighborhood groups.

Companies that create and use AI wouldn’t have to disclose how their systems help make decisions on things like hiring, loans and housing.

Lawmakers are trying to find a way to lift enrollment freezes to a government subsidy program that helps low-income families cover the cost of childcare.

It’s unclear if the measures will be enough to offset the need for reopening one or two prisons.