Colorado's governor says his top priority for his final year in office is to make things more affordable. Gov. Jared Polis is set to speak about that goal in his final State of the State speech at the Colorado State Capitol.

Signs and chants at the “One Year is Enough” protest and march decried mass deportations, violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Trump’s reluctance to release the full Epstein files.

Colorado lawmakers returned to the State Capitol on Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans geared up to tackle a variety of challenges as we head into 2026, and Polis delivers his final address.

Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, who's running for governor, says the speech was full of platitudes. She says Polis has a crisis of priorities, and the state is less affordable than when he took office.

Ethics complaints. Gov. Jared Polis’ final year. New leaders. A lawmaker who died in November. The legislature has a lot to navigate in 2026 beyond its policy agenda.

Colorado lawmakers return to the state Capitol on Wednesday facing an $850 million budget shortfall, the Trump administration's volleys, an affordability crisis, a lame-duck governor and a poisonous workplace.

A painting of Donald Trump hanging with other presidential portraits at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed that his was “purposefully distorted,” according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. House Democrats ...

Colorado Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera previews Thursday's State of the State Address at the Colorado State Capitol.

Colorado lawmakers open their lawmaking term trying to tackle big issues — like housing, the environment and public safety — under a strained budget.