Colorado Newsline

Colorado Newsline is an independent and nonprofit online news outlet that operates without political bias. Established in July 2020, it aims to deliver honest and precise coverage on various topics, particularly politics and policy, that matter to the people of Colorado. Based in Denver, Colorado Newsline focuses on reporting from the Capitol while also addressing important issues such as the environment, health care, education, the economy, the justice system, and how state government operates. Their dedicated team works to ensure that readers across the state, from Lamar to Dinosaur and Durango to Sterling, receive trustworthy information. All content on Colorado Newsline is accessible for free.

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Attorney David Seligman joins 2026 race for Colorado attorney general

1 day ago | coloradonewsline.com | Lindsey Toomer

by Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline May 13, 2025 Worker and consumer rights attorney David Seligman, executive director of the Denver-based progressive legal nonprofit Towards Justice, will join the 2026 race to be Colorado’s next attorney general.
Gov. Polis signs voting rights bill, shielding Colorado from federal backsliding

2 days ago | coloradonewsline.com | Lindsey Toomer

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the Colorado Voting Rights Act into law Monday, establishing various protections contained in the federal Voting Rights Act at the state level. Senate Bill 25-1, the first bill of the 2025 legislative session, prohibits election practices that limit the participation of people of color and other protected groups, bill sponsors said.
Tech-related tariffs remain uncertain, but prepare for cost hikes, experts say

4 days ago | coloradonewsline.com | Paige Gross

The price of technology goods and services in the U.S. will likely rise in the next few months, experts say, as the White House continues to shift its strategy on tariffs for imported electronic hardware. After initial reports that Chinese goods would receive as high as a 145% tariff, President Donald Trump said on April 13 that electronics like smartphones, computers and semiconductors — chips that process, power and transmit information — would be exempt.
How Colorado’s housing-supply politics contradict the 'abundance' narrative • Colorado Newsline

6 days ago | coloradonewsline.com | Chase Woodruff

by Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline May 9, 2025 Colorado’s 2025 legislative session, which ended Wednesday, was another mixed bag for those who want to make it easier to build more housing units and solve the state’s affordability crisis. It’s been three years since Gov. Jared Polis embraced the YIMBY movement — short for “Yes In My Back Yard” — and made “More Housing Now” a signature goal of his second term.
Public media is an invaluable service to all Coloradans

6 days ago | coloradonewsline.com | Quentin Young

by Quentin Young, Colorado Newsline May 9, 2025 In July 2020, just several months into the COVID pandemic, Colorado Public Radio published a remarkable story about how the virus was spreading just as a “brain drain” weakened the state’s public health agency and the governor was turning to outside tech entrepreneurs for help with disease testing.
Colorado Democrats cite efforts to protect freedoms, core services as 2025 legislative wins

6 days ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

Colorado Democratic lawmakers on Thursday touted their successes during the 2025 state legislative session, which ended Wednesday, but they warned of a need to come back to the Capitol for a special lawmaking term if Congress passes a federal spending plan with significant funding cuts for programs like Medicaid.
Here are 5 key bills the Colorado Legislature passed this year

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

The 2025 regular lawmaking term in Colorado wrapped up Wednesday evening after 120 days of policy proposals. Lawmakers grappled with a year of financial strain — an extraordinarily tight budget situation prevented new programs or many new spending attempts — and an ever-changing federal landscape as President Donald Trump began his second term in office, two themes that colored much of the session.
Heavily amended bill adding legal protections for transgender people passes Colorado Senate

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Lindsey Toomer

by Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline May 6, 2025 The Colorado Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a heavily amended bill adding legal protections for transgender people in a 20-14 vote after hours of debate and opposition from Republican senators.
Colorado Senate approves ride-sharing safety bill with substantial amendments

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

Lawmakers heavily amended a bill on Tuesday that aims to improve safety for users of ride-sharing services like Uber, two weeks after the company threatened to pull out of the state if the legislation became law unchanged. The Senate then gave preliminary approval to the bill after the amendments. It will be up for a final recorded vote on Wednesday, the last day of the 2025 regular lawmaking session. “Uber and Lyft have severe safety issues and are in crisis, whether they want to admit it or not.
A power company plans for life after coal

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Allen Best

by Allen Best, Colorado Newsline May 5, 2025 This commentary originally appeared in Big Pivots. Oh, what a difference 20 years has made in how Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association views energy. An organization that in 2005 wanted to build a giant new coal plant now sees a future almost entirely devoid of coal. It expects to be at 70% renewables by 2030.