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Attorney General Weiser calls the federal move on loan forgiveness appalling as Colorado joins a multi-state lawsuit.

A pair of statewide measures will increase funding for Colorado's free school meals program and let the state use leftover revenue to help cover SNAP costs.

With 600,000 Coloradans losing benefits, one analyst describes the state aid as ‘trying to plow a field with a fork.'

The fight is causing a rift between Trump and an industry that has long stood behind him.

Analysts warn: “This one feels different”.

The document was submitted as part of a lawsuit to stop the layoffs of government workers during the shutdown.

The midterms are a year away, but the money races are already going strong, as each party eyes control of Congress.

Colorado's prisons are understaffed and overcrowded, pushing inmates into county jails. The state's emergency plan is now active, but local leaders say it's only a temporary fix.

With food insecurity skyrocketing in Colorado, Congress is rolling back funding for SNAP, or food stamps. Two statewide ballot measures coming up in November would let the state step in to try to fill the gap.

With the House out of town and the Senate far from a deal, funding for the federal government is set to run out on October 1st.