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• Thousands march for gun control in Washington

  January 26, 2013 1:41 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people have gathered in front of the Capitol for a march on Washington for gun control. Marchers were led by Mayor Vincent Gray and other officials Saturday morning, and the crowd stretched for about two blocks along Constitution Avenue. Police blocked off half the road.... more »

• Colorado oil and gas supporters against Longmont's fracking ban

  November 13, 2012 8:54 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado business groups are rallying against a ban approved by Longmont voters banning hydraulic fracturing in their city. Leaders of chambers of commerce from the Denver area were among about 200 hundred people who gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to show their support for the oil... more »

• Occupy protest planned for Capitol

  January 17, 2012 7:49 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement will meet outside the Capitol in Washington for what participants hope will become the largest gathering of Occupy activists from around the country. Participants say they plan to decry the influence of corporate money in politics and show... more »

• Mining company donating gold for Capitol dome

  September 22, 2011 4:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A Colorado mining company is donating gold to restore the dome of the state Capitol. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company plans to present the gold gift Thursday to officials at the state Capitol. Colorado's state architect says that water has damaged the cast-iron panels leafed... more »

• Repairs of Colorado Capitol dome delayed

  April 14, 2011 12:51 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Repairs to Colorado's Capitol dome are facing a six-month delay as expenses to restore the rusting cast-iron dome mount and private fundraising lags. An update to state lawmakers Thursday took on the atmosphere of a scratch-and-dent sale as lawmakers planned to sell old gold gilding scraped... more »

• Chamber plans trip to Capitol

  February 25, 2011 7:00 PM

  The Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce will take a trip to Denver next week in hopes of influencing legislators. The group hopes to "focus the attention of the state government on Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region." The group will leave the Sears Parking lot at the Chapel... more »

• Capitol gold dome renovation effort renewed

  January 19, 2011 8:41 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A plan to repair Colorado's gold dome on the state Capitol is getting a fresh effort. Former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown is heading a new attempt to raise some $12 million needed to restore the aging dome. Weather has damaged iron columns, railings and facades... more »

• Udall says seating plan at State of the Union Address has support

  January 17, 2011 7:22 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Sen. Mark Udall says a campaign to get Democrats and Republicans to sit together rather than by party during the president's State of the Union address is gaining support. The Democrat said Monday that 22 senators and nine House members have signed a letter endorsing... more »

• Hickenlooper's State of State speech

  January 13, 2011 4:54 PM

  The following is the text of Governor Hickenlooper's first State of the State address. "A lot of people don't think the state can operate in a nonpartisan way for the benefit of Colorado," Hickenlooper said during the speech. "We don't agree." Hickenlooper talked about multi-year budgeting... more »

• Colorado Capitol tree honors fallen military

  December 1, 2010 7:05 PM

  DENVER (AP) - This year's Colorado Capitol tree honors fallen members of the military from Colorado. The tree, which was lighted Wednesday, is decorated with cards bearing the names of 142 service members who died in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 13-foot Noble fir is also decked with 300 red, white... more »

• Byrd burial service planned for today

  July 6, 2010 8:14 AM

  A private burial is planned for the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd at a suburban Washington cemetery. Byrd is to be buried Tuesday at a cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, next to his late wife Erma. The burial is the final moment of farewell for the elder West Virginia statesman... more »

• Teacher tenure bill appears likely to pass

  May 12, 2010 8:22 AM

  A proposal to change the way teachers earn and keep tenure appears likely to pass before lawmakers adjourn for the year. The bill passed an initial vote in the House late Tuesday by a vote of 36-29. It came about 45 minutes before the midnight deadline to keep the... more »

• Lawmakers consider watchdog for child welfare

  April 2, 2010 8:35 AM

  A proposal to hire an outside contractor to serve as a watchdog for Colorado's child welfare system is picking up wide support at the Capitol. Democratic Sen. Linda Newell's bill easily passed its first vote in the Senate on Thursday. Thirty-five children involved in the system have died... more »

• Ads could help pay for capitol repairs

  April 1, 2010 2:28 PM

  State lawmakers are considering selling ads to pay for repairs to the Colorado Capitol. A bill presented Thursday to the Capitol Development Committee would allow a nonprofit preservation group to sell space on curtains surrounding repair work on the Capitol's gilded dome. Contributors would be allowed to use project... more »

• Gov. Ritter back at Capitol after bike accident

  March 10, 2010 6:54 PM

  Gov. Bill Ritter held his first news conference after his bike accident last week and says he's in pain, but recovering. The governor signed 28 bills on Wednesday, most of them to fix this year's budget. He also met with his staff at the Capitol. Ritter says he... more »

• Unaffiliated ballot bill advancing in legislature

  February 22, 2010 6:30 PM

  A proposal that would shorten the ballot wait time for unaffiliated candidates has passed its first test at the Capitol. Unaffiliated candidates now have be registered for 17 months before an election to be listed on the ballot. The official wait time for Republicans and Democrats is 12 months... more »

• Colorado wounded warrior to attend State of the Union Address

  January 26, 2010 1:18 PM

  A wounded soldier from Fort Collins is headed to Washington to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama during the State of the Union address. Army Specialist Scott Vycital was invited to hear President Barack Obama's address. The 34-year-old was hit in the head by a bullet in Mahmudya, Iraq... more »

• Bill changing state pensions up for vote

  January 25, 2010 6:00 PM

  A plan to keep the state's pension system from going bankrupt is set to get its first hearing at the Capitol. Senate President Brandon Shaffer and Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry are backing the bill and expect it to pass its first vote in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.... more »

• Massachusetts Senate poll shows shift toward GOP candidate

  January 15, 2010 9:31 AM

  A new poll in the Massachusetts Senate special election shows a tectonic shift in favor of the Republican Party and an impending disaster for President Barack Obama and his Democratic political agenda in Tuesday's election. A Suffolk University survey released late Thursday showed Republican Scott Brown with 50 percent of... more »

• Colorado lawmakers introduce dozens of bills

  January 13, 2010 5:18 PM

  Colorado lawmakers have introduced dozens of new bills on the first day of their 120-day session. Among the proposals introduced Wednesday are bills that would allow police to confiscate handicapped parking placards that are being misused and barring phone companies from delivering phone directories unless customers request one. Another would... more »

• Tempers flare in health care debate at Capitol

  September 24, 2009 12:07 PM

  Tempers are flaring as the Senate Finance Committee starts its third day of exhaustive deliberations on a sweeping overhaul of the health care system. Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona indignantly raised his voice after committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana urged him to hurry up and finish a point.... more »

• Doctors campaign in Denver for reform

  September 14, 2009 1:21 PM

  A coalition of doctors from Oregon is campaign for a single-payer health care system at the Colorado state Capitol. The doctors are holding a rally Monday to express their indignation over the lack of universal health care. The doctors are being joined by local supporters, including state lawmakers and Colorado... more »