Colo. gov signs school funding overhaul

Governor signs Colo. child welfare bills

Cellphone location without warrants becomes law

Shelter dogs, cats now Colo.'s official state pet

Colorado Medicaid expansion signed into law

Police training for dog encounters becomes law

New training for Colorado law enforcement officers in the aftermath of deadly dog shootings will be a requirement under a bill being signed into law.

Colorado politicians size up legislative victories

Colorado lawmakers finished their official business long before their deadline of midnight last night.

Expansion of DNA sampling fails in Colo.

A proposal to expand DNA collection for some misdemeanor convictions in Colorado failed during the last days of the session because one of the sponsors couldn't get enough support for the measure.

Colo. House passes immigrant licenses

Driver's licenses for immigrants living in Colorado illegally barely passed the state House.

Colo. session ends with contentious bills settled

Colorado lawmakers are closing the 2013 session Wednesday with the most contentious issues behind them.

Driving-stoned debate appears settled in Colo.

A marijuana driving limit in Colorado is headed to the governor's desk -- on the measure's sixth try through the Legislature.

Marijuana regulation far from settled in Colo.

Colorado lawmakers have put off marijuana legalization until the last possible minute.

New bill to place sales taxes on internet purchases

A new bill could require websites to place sale taxes on all online purchases.

Colo. lawmakers racing to finish session by Wed.

The session must end by midnight Wednesday and there are a lot of big issues pending, including new regulations for the legalization of marijuana.

Pot timeline growing short for Colo. lawmakers

Colorado lawmakers are running out of time to talk about pot.

Sparks will fly: House panel braces for heated IRS hearing

Capitol Hill readied Wednesday for perhaps the most explosive -- or at least dramatic -- of the three hearings into IRS abuses of conservative and Tea Party groups in the past week, with one of the key witnesses expected to invoke her constitutional right to remain silent.The Republican-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform committee was set to convene its own hearing on the revelations...

'I hope I get a second chance': Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

Anthony Weiner, whose career as a congressman collapsed after he posted sexually suggestive pictures of himself on Twitter, has announced that he’s running for mayor of New York City.“I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I've also learned some tough lessons,” the Democrat said in a video posted on his website late on Tuesday."I'm running for mayor because I've been f...

Tea party seizes on IRS scandal as investigations, ineptitude perpetuate outrage

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Immigration reform bill survives first hurdle, passes Senate committee

Immigration bill clears hurdle with 13-5 approval by Senate committee

A sweeping bill to overhaul the nation's immigration system cleared its first major hurdle late Tuesday night, with the 18-member committee charged with completing a first round of legislative edits voting to advance the amended bill to the full Senate.  The vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee was 13-5.  Three Republicans - Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Orrin...

Leahy withholds amendment to include LGBT couples in immigration reform

Acknowledging that it would jeopardize the passage of a sweeping immigration reform bill, a top ally of LGBT rights advocates will not call for a committee vote on an amendment that would include the spouses of LGBT individuals with the same standing as heterosexual couples in immigration law. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy announced "with a heavy heart" that he would withhold h...

Ex-manager doubts IRS on Tea Party scandal

With high-tech visa compromise, immigration reform proponents win GOP ally

With a final committee vote on a comprehensive immigration reform bill finally in sight, proponents of immigration reform won the support of a key Republican panel member after hammering out a bipartisan compromise dealing with visas for high-skilled foreign workers.Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, long considered a Republican swing vote on the 18-member Senate Judiciary Committee, announced Tuesday nigh...

IRS official to invoke Fifth Amendment at hearing

A top IRS official scheduled to testify Wednesday before the House Oversight committee has notified Congress that she will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer questions.Lois Lerner, head of the IRS unit which handled tax exempt organizations, won't answer questions about what she knows about the improper screening of conservative groups or about why she repeatedly failed to tell Congre...