Denver strengthens departing-employee payout process
The Department of Finance has strengthened processes to ensure it pays out former city employees promptly and accurately for all…
Supreme Court to weigh in on case over rights of immigrants in ‘prolonged’ ICE detention
The Supreme Court recently agreed to weigh in on the issue of whether some immigrants with criminal records can be…
Trump administration accelerates plans to restrict voting by mail in states
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow states to access federal citizenship data by June 30 and plans to…
Colorado passes landmark police reform bill in the wake of 2020 George Floyd protests
The Colorado General Assembly took the unprecedented step of suspending its work on March 14, 2020, pausing in the middle…
Colorado Unions groan as Gov.Polis vetoes bill meant to make organizing easier
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has for the second time vetoed a bill that would have eliminated a unique second election…
Colorado governor signs executive order banning carbonated drinks at state functions
Gov. Jared Polis recently prohibited the state from buying soda and other sugary drinks for official state functions, part of…
Housing Stability does little to fix known shelter oversight issues
Timothy M. O’Brien, Auditor for the City and County of Denver The Department of Housing Stability remains unaware of how…
Gov. Jared Polis signs $46.8 billion state budget
Federal tax changes, rising Medicaid costs forced deep cuts to close $1 billion gap Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee joins Gov.…
New Colorado law will ban cat and dog sales in pet stores
Colorado state Rep. Karen McCormick speaks at the Colorado Capitol during the bill signing for legislation that bans cat and…
Colorado lawmakers pass bills aimed at reducing state prison population
The Colorado Department of Corrections’ Buena Vista Correctional Complex prison, outside Buena Vista in the Arkansas River Valley. The Colorado…