Council approved a five‑year Flock expansion worth about $4.5 million, a move officials say will aid investigations while privacy advocates call for audits.

A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that counties lack standing to challenge a 2023 law that bans local governments from signing immigration-detention contracts.

A bill moving through the Colorado Legislature would eliminate the small share of retail marijuana sales tax paid to counties and towns, potentially cutting about $6 million from local coffers annually.

Douglas County School District plans to present a mill levy override proposal this month to boost pay, special‑ed services and school safety; trustees could refer the measure this summer for a November vote.

A Denver federal judge ordered the release of an immigrant detainee and warned that immigration bond hearings are increasingly perfunctory. The decision could spur more habeas litigation.

Gov. Jared Polis signed SB26‑004, expanding Colorado's ERPO law to let hospitals, schools and mental‑health centers petition courts for temporary firearm‑removal orders.

A one-year contract approved this spring gives Denver sheriff deputies a 4% pay bump retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026, and adds specialty pay for mounted patrol. Implementation will be logged in council records.

The State Land Board’s stewardship plan would ban new energy leasing near active lesser prairie‑chicken leks and roll out habitat assessments and grazing incentives. Ranchers say the proposal overlooks years of private stewardship.

A Colorado Chamber report and local coverage say rising regulatory burdens prompted dozens of firms to leave the state and cost thousands of jobs, putting pressure on lawmakers.

An appeals court has remanded the Douglas County open‑meetings challenge, sending allegations that commissioners planned a home‑rule vote in private back to a lower court. The decision preserves the June vote but reopens the legal fight.

Xcel Energy filed a tariff asking very large data centers to sign long contracts and pay for the generation and transmission they require. The Colorado PUC will review the plan and take public comment.

SB26‑087 passed a narrowly divided House and now heads to the governor; the bill would let eligible Colorado lawmakers take unpaid, job‑protected leave during sessions.

Gov. Polis signed SB26-032 to let Colorado adopt guidance from major medical societies, expand pharmacists’ authority and protect vaccine coverage amid federal schedule changes. The law gives the state new tools as measles and other outbreaks strain local clinics.