2026 Colorado Legislative Update

About this episode

The episode discusses the slow start of the Colorado legislative session and key issues being debated by lawmakers.

The Colorado legislative session—which began Jan. 14 and will adjourn on May 13—is off to a slow start while a structural budget crisis looms over the Capitol. Tune in as Brownstein’s Sarah Mercer, Jia Meeks and Cooper Reveley discuss the state budget and other issues lawmakers are debating like housing supply and local control, AI and data center regulation, and energy policy, among others.

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Hosts: Sarah Mercer, Jia Meeks, Cooper Reveley

Topics covered

• Colorado legislative session
• state budget
• housing supply
• local control
• AI regulation
• data center regulation
• energy policy

Keywords

• Colorado
• legislative update
• budget crisis
• housing
• AI
• data centers
• energy policy

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Places: Colorado

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