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Colorado legislators are convening in a special session to address an $800 million budget deficit, which Democrats blame on the congressional budget and Republicans attribute to years of overspending. The state faces a $1.2 billion loss in income tax revenue, mainly on the corporate side, with proposals to cover part of the shortfall through changes to corporate taxes. Legislative leaders are suggesting that it is up to Gov. Jared Polis to make cuts, rather than having legislators review each agency's budget. The session will also address artificial intelligence, with business and labor groups watching closely as legislators propose fixes to last year's law on consumer issues around discrimination in AI.

A technology trade group on Tuesday lauded a move by the Colorado Senate to delay the implementation of new artificial intelligence regulations originally set to take effect early next year. Under the proposal approved by senators yesterday, the new implementation date would get delayed to June 30, 2026. In theory, that gives legislators and advocates […]

A technology trade group on Tuesday lauded a move by the Colorado Senate to delay the implementation of new artificial intelligence regulations originally set to take effect early next year.

A technology trade group on Tuesday lauded a move by the Colorado Senate to delay the implementation of new artificial intelligence regulations originally set to take effect early next year.

More than a hundred campers recreating along the Colorado River have been evacuated and more firefighters have joined battle against Snyder Mesa fire.

The race for governor in the Republican primary between state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer and ministry leader Victor Marx tightened on Tuesday night to roughly 1,400 votes, but whether a mandatory recount is triggered will depend on the tally over the next few days.

The race for governor in the Republican primary between state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer and ministry leader Victor Marx tightened on Tuesday night to roughly 1,400 votes, but whether a mandatory recount is triggered will depend on the tally over the next few days.

Residents celebrated Colorado’s 150th birthday in high fashion Saturday, marking the moment by climbing the state’s 14,000-foot mountain peaks. The Denver Gazette sent climbers up Mount Bierstadt near Georgetown and up Quandary Peak near Breckenridge to follow the action. A volunteer from Colorado Fourteener Initiative (CFI) waited at the trailhead for Mount Bierstadt when a […]