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• Colo. House approves $20.5 billion budget

  April 5, 2013 1:09 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado House has approved a $20.5 billion budget that includes more money for schools, colleges and parole officers. The House voted to add nearly $500,000 for more parole officers in the wake of a parolee recently slipping through the cracks in the criminal justice system to... more »

• Civil unions face Colorado House

  May 3, 2012 6:22 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The debate over whether gay couples should have civil unions in Colorado faces a defining moment in the Republican-controlled House. Senators approved the bill for the second consecutive year, but it's now in the hands of the same House committee that rejected it last year. Supporters of... more »

• Concealed carry controversy

  February 20, 2012 8:28 PM

  On one hand, NRA instructor Paul Paradis is a staunch constitutionalist. "You don't have to pay the government to carry a gun whether it is concealed or not," he said. But on the other hand he also said, "Part of having that privilege is getting appropriate training." ... more »

• Colorado House passes bill dealing with college credit

  February 14, 2012 8:16 PM

  DENVER (AP) - House lawmakers unanimously approved a measure to direct colleges to create a system for awarding credit to students for prior work and military experience. Supporters of the bill approved Tuesday say the goal is to reduce costs on students by allowing them to graduate faster. Some state... more »

• Solitary confinement bill advances Colo. House

  May 10, 2011 5:18 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado House has advanced a watered-down version of a bill that once sought big changes to how inmates are placed in solitary confinement and for how long. House lawmakers gave an initial OK to the bill Tuesday and will vote on it one more time... more »

• Health department reminds you to test for radon

  January 19, 2011 10:52 AM

  One out of every three houses in Colorado has elevated levels of radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer. It's a radioactive gas, which can seep into your home through the soil. January is National Radon Action month and the Pueblo City-County Health Department wants to... more »

• New Colorado Congressman wants to spend less

  January 6, 2011 12:59 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Cory Gardner is set to deliver his first speech in Congress. The Colorado Republican will speak Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives in support of cutting Congressional budgets. The former state lawmaker from Yuma was sworn into his new job in Congress on Wednesday along... more »

• Payday loan bill passes state senate

  April 30, 2010 7:20 PM

  The Senate has passed tighter limits on payday lenders, which opponents say will drive the industry out of business. The bill passed by just one vote Friday and now heads back to the House, which is expected to re-approve the latest version of the bill. It would require lenders... more »

• Committee passes bill to block Trinidad nursing home sale

  March 2, 2010 2:02 PM

  A bill to block the sale of a state-run nursing home in Trinidad got past its first hurdle this week. House Bill 12-17 would repeal the state's authority to sell the Trinidad State Nursing home. On Monday, a Health and Human Services committee in the Colorado House of Representatives passed... more »

• Colorado House cutting $475 million from state budget

  February 18, 2010 8:23 AM

  Colorado lawmakers are slashing jobs and state services in an effort to cut another $475 million from this year's budget, targeting education, prisons and Medicaid patients. The House approved 31 bills Wednesday that will cut nearly every sector of state government as they work to cut $1.5 billion over... more »

• Colorado tax hikes heading for governor's signature

  February 16, 2010 3:36 PM

  The Colorado House has approved and sent to the governor a package of budget-balancing bills taxing everything from candy and soda to online sales. Lawmakers also approved bills taxing energy used in manufacturing and pesticides, despite fears the taxes will cause layoffs. The bills approved Tuesday are among... more »

• Colorado lawmakers approve fuel tax

  February 1, 2010 6:37 PM

  The Colorado House has given tentative approval to a bill that would eliminate a tax exemption for energy used in manufacturing, transportation and agriculture. Gov. Bill Ritter proposed going after the tax breaks after the state was forced to cut $2 billion from this year's budget and another $1... more »

• Colorado acts against 10 foreclosure-rescue companies

  November 25, 2009 8:08 AM

  Ten more loan-modification firms have agreed to comply with Colorado laws or be barred from doing business in the state. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said Tuesday that the companies, nine of which are based outside Colorado, were accused of engaging in deceptive advertising or of collecting fees from... more »