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Licenses for undocumented residents clears House panel

DENVER – Democrats continued a push Wednesday to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants living in Colorado illegally, an idea that has gained traction nationwide. On the day Orego...

DATE: Apr 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

GOP fights Colorado elections legislation until past midnight

DENVER – Furious about Democratic-proposed election changes, Colorado Senate Republicans pushed debate past midnight Wednesday arguing against same-day registration and sending ballots by ma...

DATE: Apr 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Hickenlooper signs budget for next year

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper signed next year’s budget for Colorado on Monday, a spending plan that includes more funding for public schools, pay raises for state workers and money to exp...

DATE: Apr 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Immigrant reporting law repealed

DENVER – Colorado sheriffs and police will no longer be required to notify federal authorities when they arrest someone suspected of living illegally in the U.S., ending a policy passed seve...

DATE: Apr 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Guns, mentally ill bill OK’d by House panel

DENVER – A proposal to study possible firearm restrictions on the mentally ill and those with substance-abuse problems in Colorado advanced Tuesday. The measure was prompted by th...

DATE: Apr 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

DNA sampling bill passes Colo. House

DENVER – An expansion of DNA collection for some misdemeanor convictions cleared the Colorado House Tuesday with wide support, despite trepidations from some lawmakers who said the sampling ...

DATE: Apr 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Politics prevails, but budget passes

Republican irked as House nixes scholarship amendment

DATE: Apr 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Study about guns, mentally ill may take different path

DENVER  A panel would study firearm restrictions on the mentally ill and those suffering from substance abuse in Colorado under a proposal unveiled Friday thats heavily scaled ba...