In his first 19 years as a lawyer, Denver immigration attorney Hans Meyer said he’d filed six habeas cases. In the past six months, his firm filed 60.

PUEBLO — Colorado Springs Rep. Scott Bottoms won top-billing on the Republican primary ballot at the party’s statewide convention Saturday night, beating out fellow pastor and political newcomer Victor Marx.

“This is a lot to take in,” Rep. Emily Sirota, the chair of the budget committee, told her fellow Democrats. “These are a lot of very, very painful cuts we didn’t want to have to make.”

Here is a sampling of some of the programs that are either on the chopping block or slated to be pared back in Colorado’s proposed budget that’s under consideration by lawmakers.

A Denver progressive activist is suing two Democratic state lawmakers and the invite-only caucus they lead, alleging they violated the Colorado Open Records Act.

A Denver progressive activist is suing two Democratic state lawmakers and the invite-only caucus they lead, alleging they violated the Colorado Open Records Act.