DENVER (AP) — Colorado will no longer require COVID-19 mask mandates and instead will allow mask “suggestions,” Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said Friday.

The announcement followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's more lenient mask-wearing guidance released Thursday for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings.

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced that some cities in the state will begin to accept state-issued digital identification during traffic stops.

A major goal of the digital ID program is to reduce how much time officers spend on the side of the road during traffic stops, the Colorado Public Radio reported, to limit the chance that they are hit by passing cars.

DENVER (AP) — A coalition of lawmakers, municipal officials and business interests have thrown their support behind an ambitious proposal to tackle Colorado's years-long struggle to pony up billions of dollars for its aging transportation infrastructure — and plan for the future...

DENVER (AP) — People in Colorado may keep celebrating happy hour at home with beverages from their favorite restaurants after the state House passed a measure to extend the sale of to-go cocktails past the duration of coronavirus pandemic...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says he would veto a bill backed by fellow Democrats that is designed to enforce, through additional regulation, a state plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change...

DENVER (AP) — Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law bills mandating the safe storage of firearms and requiring gun owners to report lost or stolen weapons...

DENVER (AP) — Cannabis-themed license plates in Colorado are being auctioned off to the highest bidder in a fundraiser for the Colorado Disability Funding Committee...

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado environmental coalition is demanding that Gov. Jared Polis remove the director of the state Air Pollution Control Division, who is named in a whistleblower complaint alleging the state endangers public health by unlawfully approving permits to pollute the air...

DENVER (AP) — The first female Supreme Court chief justice of Colorado has died after living for years with multiple sclerosis...

DENVER (AP) — Gov. Jared Polis said Thursday he is activating about 50 National Guard troops to help first responders conduct any search and rescues required during a winter storm expected to hit the Front Range this weekend...

DENVER (AP) — Anyone 60 and older will be eligible to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus beginning March 5 followed by those 50 and older toward the end of the month, Colorado Gov...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawmakers are resuming their 2021 session on Tuesday, with majority Democrats anxious to implement a proposed $1 billion-plus economic stimulus plan by Gov...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff on all public buildings across the state on Saturday after the death of FBI agent Laura Schwartzenberger, who was gunned down this week while serving a search warrant in Florida...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials unveiled a plan to cut heat-trapping air pollution in the state by 90% by 2050 in order to improve public health and reduce the effects of climate change...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado is sending at least 200 members of its National Guard to Washington to help provide security for next week's presidential inauguration...

DENVER (AP) — A statewide relief fund for those in need because of the coronavirus pandemic has been taken offline after raising nearly $23 million since March...

DENVER (AP) — A day after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced restrictions for places like restaurants and gyms will be eased in much of the state starting next week, some local public health officials said they were concerned about the move...

DENVER (AP) — Public health restrictions for places like restaurants and gyms are set to be eased in the much of Colorado starting next week...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced that state employees who have worked for the government for at least a year will soon be eligible for up to two weeks of paid family medical leave...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado will receive its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines next week if the federal approval process goes smoothly and supply chains function as expected, state health officials said Wednesday...

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Springs barbershop owner has sued the governor in relation to roughly $4 million in coronavirus relief designated for minority-owned small businesses, claiming the funding is unconstitutional and the race-based requirement should be removed...

DENVER (AP) — Ski areas in Colorado counties that are listed at Level Red, or “severe risk," will be allowed to keep their lifts turning when new restrictions take effect Friday, according to state health officials...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposed a $35 billion state budget Monday for the fiscal year starting next July 1 that he said would restore drastic cuts caused by the pandemic, promote job growth and replenish state reserves...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters have a chance this November to overturn a law that would commit the state’s presidential electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado will spend $2 million in federal pandemic relief funding to provide internet access to students who lack service as part of an overall effort to close the digital divide in both rural and urban parts of the state as the pandemic has forced many to rely on online learning...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado small businesses suffering from the effects of the coronavirus will be able to apply for grants and loans under a new state program, Gov...