Controversial weapons detection system approved for Highlands Ranch school
Three years after a deadly shooting, STEM School in Highlands Ranch is installing a controversial weapons detection system.
Ghost guns could soon be illegal in Colorado
As hundreds of students from East High School converged on the state Capitol for the second time this month to demand gun reform, two state senators announced they are introducing a bill to ban ghost guns in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis unveils sweeping new affordable housing proposal
Gov. Jared Polis unveiled what he calls historic legislation to address the state's affordable housing crisis.
Lawmaker: State will have windfall from Marshall Fire if taxes not waived
State lawmakers are considering a bill to waive or refund millions of dollars in taxes for people impacted by certain wildfires, including the Marshall Fire.
Gov. Polis orders 30% reduction in oil and gas emissions over next two years
Gov. Jared Polis is rolling out what may be the state's most ambitious effort yet to reduce ozone pollution. The Front Range has one of the worst ground-level ozone problems in the country.
Some lawmakers aim to lower penalty for driving commercial vehicle with no CDL
Some state lawmakers say the penalty for driving an 80,000 pound tractor trailer without a valid license should be the same as driving a car without one.
Congresswoman Pat Schroeder remembered as trailblazer
Former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder is being remembered as a trailblazer. The 82-year-old died in Florida Monday after her family says she suffered a stroke.
Couple who bought home before Marshall Fire still fighting with insurance
A Boulder County couple who bought their dream home hours before it was destroyed by the Marshall Fire is now fighting their insurance company to cover all the losses.
DAs look to step up penalties on child indecent exposure offenses
More than 1,200 people have signed an online petition urging lawmakers to close what they call a loophole in the state's sex crimes statutes that prevents the youngest victims from ever seeing justice.
Colorado lawmakers to consider changes to felony sentencing statutes
The Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice voted Friday to refer bills to the legislature that would allow judges to waive mandatory consecutive sentences in certain circumstances and allow defendants in those cases to ask for a reduction in their sentence after two to five years.
Lawmakers consider report to address underinsurance
Wendy Wyss is among the more than one thousand homeowners who lost everything they owned in the Marshall Fire. She had just bought her house nine months before the fire and says her dwelling coverage was more than half of the purchase price.
Lawmakers consider no criminal charges for kids under 12 other than murder
The yet-to-be-introduced bill is being co-sponsored by two state representatives -- a Republican former sheriff's deputy and a Democrat who's worked in child welfare and juvenile justice for 20 years.
CO company gets boost in its plans to mine strategic minerals & metals in the US
A Colorado-based company may be the nation's best hope of lessening our dependence on foreign countries for minerals and metals that are critical to our economy and national security.
Lawmaker looks to strengthen Colorado's Consumer Protection Law
A bill at the state Capitol would make some of the biggest changes to the law since it was passed more than 50 years ago.
Lawmaker introduces bill to provide easier access to opioids
Seven years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released guidelines aimed at stopping the over-prescription of opioid painkillers, patients who need those medications to ease chronic pain have been left suffering, some to the point of suicide.