Shaun Boyd

Congressional hearing for Denver mayor, 4 days after ICE says city released Tren de Aragua gang member, filled with tense exchanges

K-12 schools in Colorado could lose $50 million instead of $150 million under a deal by Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie and Gov. Jared Polis.

For months, lawmakers on Colorado's Joint Budget Committee have poured over every line item in the general fund looking for a way to cut more than $1 billion.

As the budget writers search for where to cut, State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer found a surprise in the legislature's own budget -- about $20 million in unspent general fund allocations from previous years.

State lawmakers spent over five hours debating a resolution condemning President Donald Trump's pardon of those involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Republicans sat with their backs to Democrats as the bill was read.

A controversial bill limiting who can buy ammunition in Colorado was expected to get initial approval in the Capitol on Friday. The bill narrowly made it out of a committee and was heavily amended before a debate even started.

Before 2009, developers were building an equal number of apartments and condominiums in Colorado. Now they're building 14 apartments for every one condominium. State lawmakers say costly class-action lawsuits are largely to blame.

The Jefferson County School District is apologizing to the parents of a Columbine High School student after school officials helped the student lie on a federal form and then hid it from her parents so she could move in with a teacher.

A bill that makes it harder for insurance companies to deny coverage for mental health care passed in the Colorado House.

Safety net providers in Colorado say they're losing millions of dollars a year due to uncompensated care and may need to close clinics. The crisis has been building for years due to Medicaid changes and soaring health care costs.