CMS approved Colorado’s state‑directed payment plan, expected to bring roughly $455 million to hospitals and ease pressure from low Medicaid reimbursements.

Family members say four shackled men were loaded into a transport van outside an unmarked downtown office as advocates report a recent uptick in ICE activity. Local watchdogs are tracking the transfers to Aurora.

HB26-1234 requires counties to standardize how survivors and former foster youth request child-welfare records so they can access scholarships, medical care and legal supports.

Lawmakers and staff flagged security and communications failures at the EPA's Region 8 Denver office after a suspicious package and other lapses left employees unsure how to reach 911.

Public records show about $830,000 in reimbursable expenses as Nederland's $120M purchase of Eldora remains unfinished.

Raven Space and Intero joined Colorado’s industrial tech scene this year, drawn by grants and tax credits even as business leaders warn the state may be losing its tech edge.

A conservative legal group sued Denver Public Schools, alleging the district’s 2024 board map was drawn to secure Black and Latino majorities in Districts 2 and 4. The complaint reproduces board meeting remarks and frames the case against recent Supreme Court limits on race‑based maps.

The Firearms Policy Coalition filed Elliott v. Denver on June 30, challenging Denver's assault‑weapons ordinance and Colorado's 15‑round magazine limit as the Supreme Court weighs AR‑15 cases.

A federal judge blocked Colorado's first-in-the-nation Enbrel price cap, pausing the PDAB's plan and setting up a major legal fight over state drug-pricing authority.

Victor Marx has edged ahead of Barb Kirkmeyer in the Colorado Republican primary by fewer than 2,000 votes as counties finish counting ballots.

Tighter city rules and bigger penalties give neighbors fresh hope that a long-vacant 7th Avenue house will finally be repaired or remediated.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Unite for Colorado need not disclose donors after $4M in 2020 ballot spending, saying the advocacy didn’t meet a "major purpose" test. The decision revives debates over disclosure thresholds set by SB22-237.

Lakewood Police congratulated Michele Wagner after Golden named her chief; Wagner brings years of investigative experience and local ties.