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House panel sets pot tax at 30%

Think tank predicts $185 price for ounce of weed

Colorado preps to tax Internet

With Amazon’s backing, tax-free online shopping may be finito

Parker: Election reform will help voters

La Plata County clerk says mail ballot for all eases complexity

Senator: Ads could finance air force

Senate OKs fleet, but won’t spring for appropriation

County clerk on receiving end of elections-reform attack mailing

Flier’s return address is Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s former law firm

No funds for firefighting force

State measure’s sponsor upset with governor’s response

Lawmakers on elections: Mail in the ballots

DENVER – State representatives passed an overhaul of Colorado’s elections law Friday that will make voting by mail the standard way elections are run. The House also passed bills ...

Colo. senators back failed gun bill

WASHINGTON – Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall voted Wednesday in favor of a failed amendment that would have strengthened federal gun controls. Both Colorado Democrats supporte...

Tax credit for working poor passes Senate

GOP protests about paying $100M bill fail to persuade

Activists’ bid to force uranium-mine cleanup fails

DENVER – Environmentalists failed in their attempt Wednesday to force the cleanup of several long-dormant uranium mines on the Western Slope. Decades ago, Colorado’s uranium belt ...

Dems seek to advance Colorado election bill

GOP secretary of state opposes measure

Lawmakers advance mental-health studies

DENVER – Legislators at last began moving on the final piece of their gun-violence agenda Tuesday with the first of two bills addressing people with dangerous mental problems. Spo...