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Colorado bill puts focus on lawmakers’ safety — and public access to disclosures — in wake of Minnesota shootings

A new bill proposed by Colorado lawmakers would tighten oversight of their own security while removing their personal and financial records from publicly available databases, a move that comes nearly a year after a gunman killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in their home ...

Federal immigration officer charged with assault over confrontation at Durango ICE protest

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer is facing charges of assault and criminal mischief in Colorado state court after an investigation into an October 2025 incident in Durango in which videos show he seized and threw a demonstrator’s phone and pushed her to the ground ...

Gov. Jared Polis signs new law sealing name-change records for people younger than 18

The law, which takes effect July 1, will require courts to keep records of petitions for a legal name change from public view if the petitioner is younger than 18 at the time of filing ...

A Colorado bill takes aim at Flock cameras, police surveillance technology. Here’s what’s in it.

State lawmakers are weighing a bill that would place new limits on how government agencies access and use data collected by automated license plate readers — cameras that log the movements of vehicles as they pass by — and bar government officials from sharing the data with outside jurisdictions, with some exceptions ...

DougCo commissioners challenging open meetings violation

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners is challenging a recent court decision that found the board violated Colorado Open Meetings Law ...

Xcel releases previously confidential information about broken coal plant, Comanche 3

Xcel reversed course and released the information after discussions with the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate (UCA), which advocates on behalf of utility customers ...

Effort to bridge divide between moderate, liberal Democrats in the Colorado legislature falls apart

The new bill — Senate Bill 168, brought by only Weissman and Zokaie — would require the same transparency measures as Senate Bill 108 with slight tweaks, like more narrowly targeting caucuses formed by lawmakers and changing reporting timelines ...

Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Troy A. Nunley waited until a temporary restraining order was about to expire before announcing he has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Nexstar Media Group-Tegna merger from moving forward.  ...

Colorado Springs moves to dissolve its police oversight commission

Many community members who support a police-accountability force also supported the commission’s dissolution. At a city council meeting, LETAC participants said that they had no authority over the Colorado Springs Police Department and their input was often ignored ...

Colorado justices weigh constitutionality of unique disclosure requirement for ballot measures

Members of the Colorado Supreme Court considered whether a unique feature of the state’s campaign finance system categorically violates the First Amendment by requiring the disclosure of a ballot measure committee’s legal representative on advertisements ...