Budgets
White House threatens to veto debt bill
Denver Post: May 8
Economy/Economic Development
Dow crosses 15,000 as unemployment rate falls to 7.5%
Denver Post: May 6
Denver to suburbs: DIA development will help all of us
Denver Business Journal: May 8
EDC approves $3.9M in incentives for 3 companies
Denver Business Journal: May 9
Small Business Development Centers get extra money
Denver Business Journal: May 10
Colorado Democrats' jobs package survives session, but will jobs result?
Denver Business Journal: May 10
Education
Colorado school finance revamp next tax increase to voters
Denver Post: May 5
Poll: On tax increase for education, details erode voter support
Denver Post: May 6
CSU approves 9 percent tuition kike in 2013-14 for Fort Collins
Denver Post: May 6
Financial issues dominate Colorado legislature's education agenda
Denver Post: May 11
Colorado lawmakers face recall for anti-gun stance
Examiner.com: May 11
Elections/Politics
Hick in New Yorker profile: "I'm not gonna run for president"
Denver Post: May 6
Legislature blocks oil and gas bills opposed by industry
Denver Business Journal: May 7
Hickenlooper vs. the hicks? Hardly
Denver Post: May 7
Colorado Legislature session ends with contentious bills settled
Fort Collins Coloradoan: May 8
Carroll: A setback for election integrity
Denver Post: May 8
Colorado Legislature session ends with gun laws, civil unions
Fort Collins Coloradoan: May 9
Democrats give reaction after 2013 Colorado legislative session ends
Denver Post: May 9
In finale to legislative session, Hickenlooper lists accomplishments
Denver Post: May 9
Dems, GOP discuss likes, dislikes about a session just ended
Denver Business Journal: May 9
2013 Colorado legislative session scorecard
Denver Post: May 9
Colorado's historic 2013 legislative session in review
KDVR: May 10
In 2013, Democrats had their way
The Durango Herald: May 10
Election fraud bill signed by Gov. Hickenlooper
Washington Times: May 12
Tribune Opinion: Partisanship, lack of communication in Legislature disappoints
Greeley Tribune: May 12
Political recall season replaces legislative session in Colorado
Denver Post: May 12
Energy
A renewed bill on renewables
Denver Post: May 6
Denver named No. 3 oil and gas city in the world
Denver Business Journal: May 6
Drilling in gung-ho Greeley hits opposition near west-side homes
Denver Post: May 6
CSU database tracks energy legislation nationwide
Denver Business Journal: May 7
New oil gusher reported in Eastern Colorado
Denver Business Journal: May 7
Most oil, gas measures die during Colorado Legislature's 2013 session
Longmont Daily Times-Call: May 9
Boulder to consider moratorium on fracking
Denver Business Journal: May 9
Colorado court strikes down local fees for oil and gas wells
Denver Business Journal: May 9
Oil and gas riling critics mull next steps after defeats in Colorado legislature
Fort Collins Coloradoan: May 10
Rankin leads push for veto of SB 252
Glenwood Springs Post Independent: May 11
General Business
Legislature advances business bills
Denver Business Journal: May 7
Bills on local labor, Internet tax, stop-loss insurance pass Colorado Senate
Denver Business Journal: May 7
Fortune 500 lists 10 Colorado companies in 2013
Denver Post: May 7
United Way makes $7 million in innovation grants
Denver Business Journal: May 10
Winners and losers of the 2013 Colorado General Assembly
Denver Post: May 11
Colorado Legislature's work touched every resident
Longmont Daily Times Call: May 11
New Colorado law gives legal protection to corporate do-gooders
Denver Post: May 12
Health Care
University of Colorado Hospital tries to make its new ER more like The Gap
Denver Post: May 6
Consumer groups protest cut in Colorado exchange outreach budget
Denver Post: May 7
Delays increase cost of VA hospital by $500M
Denver Business Journal: May 9
Disparity seen in what Colorado hospitals charge
Denver Business Journal: May 9
Colorado's health exchange boosts request for outreach money
Denver Post: May 10
Obama declared health care law is here to stay
Denver Post: May 10
Hickenlooper: Health care, education reform keys to drawing small business
Denver Business Journal: May 10
Immigration
Grads preferred to grandmas in proposed immigration bills
Denver Post: May 7
Colorado companies optimistic about visa options in immigration bill
Denver Post: May 8
Colorado Legislature Approves Drivers Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Democracy Now: May 9
Immigration bill passes first early test in senate
Denver Post: May 9
Immigration bill could boost Social Security, analysis shows
Denver Post: May 9
Labor/Employment
Colorado lawmakers pull plug on union lockout bill
Denver Business Journal: May 6
Hickenlooper signs small-business discrimination bill despite heavy opposition
Denver Business Journal: May 7
Comp time or overtime pay? House passes bill to give workers a choice
Denver Business Journal: May 8
Denver council's e-mails show no improper union activity, chamber says
Denver Post: May 9
Marijuana
Colorado pot collectives test limits of Amendment 64
Denver Post: May 6
Aurora to consider running the show for recreational marijuana
Denver Post: May 6
Colorado legislature gives final OK to marijuana driving limit
Denver Post: May 7
Effort to repeal Colorado's legal pot law fails at the last minute
Daily Caller: May 7
Pot business not for government
Denver Post: May 7
Legitimizing pot in the Colorado legislature
Denver Post: May 8
Colorado legislature votes to tax recreational marijuana
Reuters: May 9
Colorado legislature gives final approval to historic marijuana bills
Denver Post: May 9
Hickenlooper urges voters to support taxes on Colorado marijuana sales
Denver Post: May 9
PERA
Guest Commentary: There is no need for panicky " fixes " to PERA
Denver Post: May 6
Taxes
Think the tax code is a mess? Here's one new way to tell Congress how to fix it
Denver Business Journal: May 9
Telecommunications
Colorado looks to regulate broadband like phone service in rural areas
Denver Post: May 6
Telecom bills die as Colorado Legislature winds down
Denver Business Journal: May 7
EAGLE-Net: $7.8 million remaining from $100.6 million broadband grant
Denver Post: May 7
Dish profit, revenue dip, but Hopper's catching on
Denver Business Journal: May 9
Transportation
Colorado road money can now be used on transit projects
Denver Post: May 6
Blasting at Twin Tunnels signal start of I-70 improvement projects
Denver Post: May 7
Rocky Mountain choo choo
Denver Post: May 7
Frontier's fees are a forecast for the industry's future
Denver Post: May 7
Acknowledge light rail's problems
Denver: May 10