State Law
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Colorado’s final ballot: 8 more measures voters will decide Nov. 3
Out-of-state money is backing several of Colorado’s newest ballot measures. Here’s what all eight would do, and who’s behind them.
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The Colorado Republicans who gave ICE $113.5 billion
Colorado’s four House Republicans voted to give ICE an unprecedented $113.5 billion, while blocking the very enforcement safeguards some of them promoted publicly.
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Colorado’s largest data center could rise next to homes — without a public hearing
A proposed 143-acre data center in Aurora would be Colorado’s largest — and under current rules, it could be approved without a single public hearing, in a neighborhood already exposed to more air pollution than 98% of the state’s census tracts.
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A court fight could erase Colorado’s only check on ICE’s warrantless arrests
A federal appeals court is weighing whether ICE has to prove someone is a flight risk before arresting them without a warrant — a question CO-8’s Gabe Evans and Manny Rutinel answer differently.
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Colorado has highest ‘teacher pay penalty’ in the nation
Colorado’s 40% teacher pay penalty towers above the average nationwide penalty of 25%.
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Everything you need to know about Colorado’s 2026 ballot measures
From fentanyl penalties to school sports, Colorado voters face a high-stakes slate of statewide decisions on Nov. 3.
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How Colorado keeps its elections safe and secure
From paper ballots to public audits, Colorado’s election security system is built on redundancy and transparency—including the lessons of a 2021 breach that helped rewrite state law.
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Recent Colorado Springs bear death highlights change to ‘wildlife luring’ law
The death of a bear that got trapped inside a vehicle in Colorado Springs this month underscores a new law, which took effect just days earlier, that lowers the burden of proof against people whose actions may lure bears.
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Faith group, Weld County resident sue Hudson over ICE detention facility zoning issue
A nonprofit and a neighbor to the defunct prison set to become Colorado’s second ICE detention facility allege that town leadership is skirting local land use code in allowing the facility to reopen.
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You won’t believe these 9 exotic animals you can legally own in Colorado
From zebras to hedgehogs, discover 9 exotic animals you can legally own in Colorado and what it really takes to care for them.
