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Former Rhode Island Mayor Leaves Colorado Governor’s Race

Secretary of State Scott Gessler (credit: CBS)

Secretary Of State Gessler Repays Colorado For Trip To RNC

CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd talks with Navy veteran Rick Grimes. (Credit: CBS)

Federal Legislation Aimed At Getting Vets Back To Work

Gov. John Hickenlooper signing the bill into law on Tuesday (credit: CBS)

Gov. Hickenlooper Signs Massive School Funding Overhaul Bill

Colorado educators looking for bold changes to how the state funds public education have part of the equation answered, with Gov. John Hickenlooper signing into law Tuesday a mammoth bill.

2013/05/21

Former East Coast Politician Announces Plan To Run For Governor

Steve Laffey, a onetime Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Rhode Island, announced Tuesday he’s running for governor of Colorado.

2013/05/21

Weld County DA Buck: ‘I Am In Remission’

The district attorney in Weld County says he’s cancer free after going through chemotherapy to treat lymphoma.

2013/05/21

Colorado Democrats Strike Back At GOP Voting Measures

In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots.

2013/05/20

New Legislation Helps Fund Eisenhower Tunnel Fire Suppression System

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law Saturday establishing the Petroleum Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund within the Division of Oil and Public Safety, a part of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

2013/05/18

Browns Canyon National Monument (credit: John Fielder/brownscanyon.org)

Udall Seeks Feedback On Proposed National Monument

U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is asking for the public’s help in crafting legislation to create a national monument that would include 22,000 acres on both sides of the Arkansas River between Salida and Buena Vista in south-central Colorado.

2013/05/18

State Lawmaker Helps Domestic Violence Victim

It’s a place where important issues are debated and laws are created- the state Capitol. But one day a state lawmaker reached out to help a victim of domestic violence who literally had no where else to go.

2013/05/17

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa stands with other Colorado sheriffs on May 17, 2013. (credit: CBS)

Colorado Sheriffs Suing Over Gun Control Measures

Most of Colorado’s elected sheriffs are trying to strike new gun restrictions with a federal lawsuit against the state that argues the laws violate the right to bear arms.

2013/05/17

New Laws Aim To Speed Up Processing Of Rape Evidence

Lawmakers in both Washington, DC and Colorado have passed new laws aimed at putting rapists behind bars. The laws speed up the processing of evidence collected in rapes.

2013/05/16