Colorado Capitol °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Alliance /colorado-capitol-news-alliance Colorado Capitol coverage is produced by the Capitol °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Alliance, a collaboration between KUNC °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and The Colorado Sun, and shared with Rocky Mountain Community Radio and other news organizations across the state. Funding for the Alliance is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:45:11 GMT Veto showdown could be looming for sweeping social media bill /news/2025-04-21/veto-showdown-could-be-looming-for-sweeping-social-media-bill Backers want platforms to have to take action when users engage in illegal activity, but Gov. Jared Polis has serious concerns about the policy. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:45:11 GMT /news/2025-04-21/veto-showdown-could-be-looming-for-sweeping-social-media-bill Bente Birkeland Purplish: Colorado answers Trump's immigration crackdown with expanded protections /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Democratic state lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to stymie some of the tactics they’ve seen deployed by the Trump administration. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:53:51 GMT /politics/2025-04-21/purplish-colorado-answers-trumps-immigration-crackdown-with-expanded-protections Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods Colorado Democrats revive proposal to allow lawsuits over past child sexual abuse /news/2025-04-18/colorado-democrats-revive-proposal-to-allow-lawsuits-over-past-child-sexual-abuse The resolution, which was voted down in the Senate last year, needs two-thirds support in the legislature and voter approval because it would amend the Colorado Constitution. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-18/colorado-democrats-revive-proposal-to-allow-lawsuits-over-past-child-sexual-abuse Lucas Brady Woods Governor signs bill adding gender to death certificates /politics/2025-04-17/governor-signs-bill-adding-gender-to-death-certificates Supporters say the law creates a space on forms to recognize lived experience and aligns death certificates with other state records. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:00:26 GMT /politics/2025-04-17/governor-signs-bill-adding-gender-to-death-certificates Chas Sisk Colorado Republicans want the feds to intervene in freshly signed gun law /politics/2025-04-16/colorado-republicans-want-the-feds-to-intervene-in-freshly-signed-gun-law House Republicans announced an effort Wednesday to get U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to review the constitutionality of a sweeping gun-control measure signed into law last week. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:11:53 GMT /politics/2025-04-16/colorado-republicans-want-the-feds-to-intervene-in-freshly-signed-gun-law Lucas Brady Woods Sand Creek Massacre memorial to replace Civil War statue at the Colorado State Capitol /news/2025-04-15/sand-creek-massacre-memorial-to-replace-civil-war-statue-at-the-colorado-state-capitol Colorado lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a 24-foot statue to commemorate the Sand Creek Massacre. It will replace a Civil War statue torn down in 2020. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-15/sand-creek-massacre-memorial-to-replace-civil-war-statue-at-the-colorado-state-capitol Lucas Brady Woods CBI hires outside labs to chip away at evidence backlog in sexual assaults /politics/2025-04-14/cbi-hires-outside-labs-to-chip-away-at-evidence-backlog-in-sexual-assaults The agency is still months late in processing DNA evidence, but it hopes to bring down turnaround times. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:57:38 GMT /politics/2025-04-14/cbi-hires-outside-labs-to-chip-away-at-evidence-backlog-in-sexual-assaults Bente Birkeland Colorado governor signs bill halting expansion of hard liquor sales in grocery stores /politics/2025-04-14/colorado-governor-signs-bill-halting-expansion-of-hard-liquor-sales-in-grocery-stores Senate Bill 33 is meant to protect small businesses that sell alcohol from further economic decline following the expansion of beer and wine sales in grocery stores. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:14:29 GMT /politics/2025-04-14/colorado-governor-signs-bill-halting-expansion-of-hard-liquor-sales-in-grocery-stores Jesse Paul What Colorado's latest gun law actually does /politics/2025-04-14/what-colorados-latest-gun-law-actually-does Starting in August 2026, the manufacture, sale and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms that can accept detachable ammunition magazines will be outlawed in Colorado. But there are some exceptions. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-04-14/what-colorados-latest-gun-law-actually-does Jesse Paul As Colorado's legislature debates transgender policies, community watches closely /politics/2025-04-11/as-colorados-legislature-debates-transgender-policies-community-watches-closely Democratic lawmakers want to expand protections, even as the federal government moves rapidly in the opposite direction. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:52:53 GMT /politics/2025-04-11/as-colorados-legislature-debates-transgender-policies-community-watches-closely Bente Birkeland, Lucas Brady Woods