
Robert Tann
Colorado Statehouse Reporter at Summit Daily News
Colorado Statehouse Reporter at Vail Daily
Colorado Statehouse Reporter at The Aspen Times
Regional reporter for Rocky Mountain newspapers including @SummitDailyNews, @VailDaily, @TheAspenTimes & more. Telling stories from the High Country 🏔️
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1 week ago |
aspentimes.com | Robert Tann
A measure that proponents say could lead to more than 200 individuals and families buying affordable homes passed the Colorado legislature on Wednesday and now heads to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 6 would direct the state treasurer’s office to invest up to $50 million in state-issued bonds to affordable housing developers.
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1 week ago |
aspentimes.com | Robert Tann
Top statehouse Democrats are seeking to redirect $4 million in federal funding to Gov. Jared Polis’ office for legal defenses against President Donald Trump’s administration. House Bill 1321 would siphon the money from the state’s share of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a 2021 federal law passed under then-President Joe Biden.
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1 week ago |
craigdailypress.com | Robert Tann
A long-awaited program to prevent and reduce conflict between wolves and producers in Colorado is ready for launch. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Agriculture have hired 12 range riders who are preparing to start helping producers across northwest Colorado this month. The program makes Colorado one of three states — with Washington and Arizona — to sponsor a range riding program.
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1 week ago |
summitdaily.com | Robert Tann
A bipartisan bill to raise the lodging tax cap for Colorado counties cleared the statehouse and is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’s desk. Currently, counties cannot ask voters to approve more than a 2% lodging tax in unincorporated areas, while towns and cities can ask for as much as 6%. Under House Bill 1247, counties would be able to seek up to 6% and be given more latitude for how to spend that revenue.
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1 week ago |
skyhinews.com | Robert Tann
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a major gun control bill on Thursday, the culmination of months of bitter legislative debate, 11th-hour concessions, and pressure campaigns. Beginning in August 2026, Coloradans will need to apply for a permit and undergo hours of vetting and training to purchase certain semiautomatic guns, including AK- and AR-style rifles and pistols.
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Colorado will stop issuing new licenses for grocery stores to sell hard alcohol after governor reluctantly signs bill The measure is hailed as a win by independent liquor retailers #copolitics https://t.co/6dvFF8fIqe

Colorado governor signs into law major gun control bill targeting semi-automatic rifles, pistols #copolitics https://t.co/2oXvjIZEJu

Colorado Democrats are seeking to build on state protections for immigrants with new legislation that would further curb local officials’ interactions with federal officers and limit deportations in certain spaces #copolitics https://t.co/SRaN6NQNbz