Supporters say expanding the commission from three to five members would improve representation and capacity. Critics warn it would be costly and slow decision-making.

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an experimental immunotherapy that takes an unconventional approach to metastatic cancer: instead of going after cancer cells ...

For the second time four months, the Colorado Department of Corrections is asking lawmakers for more money. The request comes as the state's prisons are overflowing with inmates, and the department is ...

Legislators working on Colorado’s budget are considering an increase for daily per-person costs for private prisons. State ...

The state’s Joint Budget Committee voted on Wednesday to deny the Department of Corrections’ $2.4 million request for ...

I want to know what it is (Gov. Jared Polis’) administration is going to do and going to support, beyond just continued ...

As we begin the year, the Trump administration is moving further to shrink the VA workforce. Fewer staff means longer wait ...

This story by Lindsey Toomer appeared on Colorado Newsline on January 21, 2026. A request by Colorado prisons to expand ...

Nonpartisan staffers told lawmakers this month that the way they spent billions of dollars in one-time federal funds given to Colorado during the COVID pandemic contributed to the state’s budget short ...

In a 4-2 vote, the Democrats on the JBC voted in a bloc to deny the dollars, complaining that the DOC lacked a plan to ...

Lawmakers rejected a request to add hundreds of new prison beds, saying the state must first address staffing shortages and ...