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DENVER — Republicans and Democrats argued for four hours about their plans for new congressional districts Wednesday night, but they got no closer to drawing an actual map.After seven hours of...

DENVER — Rep. J. Paul Brown said Thursday he will amend his bear-hunting bill to forbid killing the animals in the spring.Brown, R-Ignacio, is seeking to partially overturn a 1992 ballot initiative...

DENVER — The state Senate voted Thursday to crack down on nonfarmers who claim an agricultural tax break on their land.The Senate voted 22-12 for House Bill 1146, which allows county assessors to...

DENVER — Tuesday was last call for beer bills in the Legislature.The Senate killed a bill to allow convenience stores to sell full-strength beer, at the request of the bill’s sponsor.A week ago,...

DENVER — A House panel passed Rep. J. Paul Brown’s bill Monday to partially repeal the ban on spring bear hunting.Brown’s House Bill 1294 would allow the Colorado Wildlife Commission to decide when...

DENVER — Democrats presented a radical new way to draw Colorado’s congressional districts Friday and drew a heated response from Republicans.The maps that Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, revealed...

DENVER — The House voted Monday to suspend a tax that business groups despise, although Democrats warned it could cost local governments hundreds of millions of dollars.House Bill 1141 passed...

DENVER — Senators delayed a bill to merge the state parks and wildlife divisions until next week, at the request of Senate President Brandon Shaffer.It was the first snag for Senate Bill 208, which...

DENVER — Rep. J. Paul Brown has introduced legislation to overturn a voter-approved ban on spring bear hunting.Brown’s House Bill 1294, introduced Thursday, would partially repeal a 1992 ballot...

DENVER — A deal on the state budget between Democrats and Republicans held true Monday, as the Senate took a series of bipartisan votes to approve the $7 billion spending plan.Like the showdown in...

DENVER — The House defeated an attempt Monday to let grocery stores and convenience stores sell full-strength beer.It was the furthest any bill to allow food stores to sell beer has made it in the...