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Proposed Colorado bill offers tax credits for converting offices into apartments

Proposed Colorado bill offers tax credits for converting offices into apartments

Businesses and individuals who want to convert commercial properties to at least half residential use would be eligible for a new tax credit under a proposed Colorado bill. Nearly four…

New poll shows bipartisan Colorado support for Dem housing policies

New poll shows bipartisan Colorado support for Dem housing policies

Multifamily residences on 11th Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver on June 9, 2023 (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline). Colorado voters across party lines say they support the policies that…

House GOP selects former Mesa County official Pugliese as new minority leader

House GOP selects former Mesa County official Pugliese as new minority leader

Colorado House Republicans chose state Rep. Rose Pugliese, a freshman lawmaker from Colorado Springs, as their new minority leader Thursday, a day after Rep. Mike Lynch stepped down following news…

Republican Minority Leader Lynch steps down in wake of drunk driving, gun arrest

Republican Minority Leader Lynch steps down in wake of drunk driving, gun arrest

Mike Lynch at a press conference in 2022 (Faith Miller/Colorado Newsline photo). Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch resigned from his leadership position Wednesday morning, one week after news broke…

Colorado GOP leader Lynch nearly ousted after drunk driving, weapon revelations

Colorado GOP leader Lynch nearly ousted after drunk driving, weapon revelations

Mike Lynch speaks following a special legislative session at the Colorado Capitol on Nov. 20, 2023 (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline). Colorado House Minority Leader Mike Lynch survived a vote to oust…

Rather than one big fix, state lawmakers focus on 3 housing bills as session starts

Rather than one big fix, state lawmakers focus on 3 housing bills as session starts

The Colorado Capitol in Denver (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline photo). The Colorado Legislature begins its new 120-day lawmaking term on Wednesday. Democrats will remain the majority in both chambers, but since…

Colorado lawmakers pass property tax relief as heated special session concludes in Denver

Colorado lawmakers pass property tax relief as heated special session concludes in Denver

House Majority Leader Monica Duran addresses the Colorado House of Representatives on Nov. 20, 2023. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) The Colorado Legislature wrapped up its four-day special session focused on property…

Colorado lawmakers look to limit train length, boost safety as federal bill stalls

Colorado lawmakers look to limit train length, boost safety as federal bill stalls

A train of mostly empty tank cars derailed outside Suncor Energy’s oil refinery in Commerce City on June 16, 2023 (Chase Woodruff Colorado Newsline). Colorado lawmakers will likely consider a…

Right to abortion in state constitution likely headed to voters next year

Right to abortion in state constitution likely headed to voters next year

Nearly 3,000 protesters gathered at the Colorado Capitol in downtown Denver on June 24, 2022, in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Roe v. Wade decision,…

Lawmakers look to boost mass transit statewide with universal pass

Lawmakers look to boost mass transit statewide with universal pass

 An RTD light-rail train travels south along Santa Fe Drive in Denver on June 29 (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline). A potential bill next year would establish a universal statewide transit pass…