Shaun Boyd

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Shaun Boyd

Gov. Jared Polis is putting local governments on notice: Either they comply with state housing laws, or they risk losing at least $100 million a year in state funding. The governor signed an executive order that takes the battle over local control to a new level. Over the last two years, he's signed bills regarding residential occupancy limits and accessory dwelling units, transit-oriented communities and manufactured homes, and even limits on staircases and parking spots.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Shaun Boyd

Approximately 100,000 Coloradans would lose their health care under a bill that cleared its first hurdle in Congress. That's according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, which says Medicaid spending would continue to grow under the bill, but it would grow by about $700 billion less over the next decade than it is projected to grow now. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed the bill, that's a key part of the Republican budget, after a tense 26 1/2 hour hearing.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Shaun Boyd

The Arapahoe District Attorney's Office is defending its decision to give probation and community service to a teenager who was driving illegally and, in the country illegally, when he killed a woman.    The accident happened last July in Aurora. The victim, Kaitlyn Weaver, was headed home from work when a Jeep, barreling through a residential neighborhood, slammed into her car. The speed limit in the area was 45 mph. Investigators say the driver was doing more than 90 mph.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Shaun Boyd

The Colorado Supreme Court has cleared the way for a high-profile lawsuit, years in the making, to move forward in state court. The suit, filed by the City of Boulder and Boulder County, goes after some of the biggest names in the energy sector: Exxon Mobil and Suncor. The suit claims those companies misled the public for decades about the impact of fossil fuels and should be held liable for damages associated with disasters like the Marshall Fire.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Shaun Boyd

Two members of Congress from Colorado will play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of Medicaid, a program that provides health care for one in five Coloradans. Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican representing Colorado's 8th Congressional District, and Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat representing Colorado's First Congressional District, sit on the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid and is tasked with finding $880 billion in savings over the next 10 years.