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Presentations about the so-called big, beautiful bill to the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council on Wednesday was a precursor to a special lawmaking term expected to be called by Gov. Jared Polis for the coming weeks.

The state legislature's Youth Advisory Council presented more than a dozen policy proposals to lawmakers this week.

Congressman Joe Neguse and a coalition of lawmakers are pushing back on a White House proposal to slash funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that supports climate research, including several laboratories in Boulder.

Colorado is joining a multistate coalition in a lawsuit to block the mass transfer of individual personal data to DHS and ICE.

Elected leaders described the shootings as an attack on democracy and called on Americans to reject political violence.

Officials anticipate organized rallies to be peaceful.

The Republican push comes after the House removed a much smaller federal lands sale provision from its bill.

Democrats decried the incident as a violation of basic democratic principles, while Republicans said it was Padilla who was out of line.

The law will increase oversight over the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and try to triple the turnaround time for sexual assault evidence kits.

As demonstrations swirled around the Capitol five years ago, state lawmakers came together on a sweeping package of reforms that are still playing out.