It was "non-negotiable, an absolute must."

Lawmakers adjourned their annual session a day early Tuesday after approving a referred measure asking voters to make it tougher to amend the constitution and performance pay for teachers.

Majority Democrats say the Legislature has made significant progress in helping Colorado children during the 2008 session, which wraps up this week.

Police Chief Charlie Deane on Wednesday revoked portions of Prince William County’s policy that directed officers to check the legal status of all suspected illegal immigrants stopped for minor crimes or traffic violations before an arrest.

A state lawmaker said Wednesday she has received threatening e-mails and phone calls since she chastised a colleague for referring to Mexican immigrant workers as "illiterate peasants."

A Colorado legislator known for kicking a photographer was ordered to leave the podium of the state House of Representatives on Monday because he called Mexican workers "illiterate peasants."

The president pro tem of the Colorado Senate asked legislative leaders on Thursday to convene an ethics committee to look into whether he had a conflict of interest in contracts awarded by the State Fair in Pueblo, The Associated Press has learned.