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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper pauses at a news conference at the Capitol in Denver on March 20, 2013, as he talks about the shooting death of Tom Clements, the state corrections chief. Clements was shot at his home in Monument, Colo., the previous night. (Associated Press)

Colorado shocked by prison chief’s murder

An emotional Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper reflected Wednesday on the death of state corrections chief Tom Clements, who was shot and killed at his home Tuesday night after he answered the door.

March 20, 2013
** FILE ** Sponsors and family members of victims watch as Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signs gun-control bills into law at the Capitol in Denver on Wednesday, March 20, 2013. The bills, which place new restrictions on firearms, thrust Colorado into the national spotlight as a potential test of how far the country might be willing to go on new restrictions after the horror of the Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo., shootings. (Associated Press)

Colo. governor signs slew of restrictive gun laws

An emotional Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed three sweeping gun control bills into law Wednesday, hours after learning that state corrections Chief Tom Clements had been fatally shot at his home.

March 20, 2013
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is caught between two cultural currents: his state’s longtime Western tradition of gun ownership, and the recent push for public safety in the wake of two notorious mass shootings. (Associated Press)

Colo. governor’s defining moment

Colorado Gov. John W. Hickenlooper has positioned himself as a problem-solver who steers clear of extremes, but sitting on his desk are three gun control bills that threaten to redefine his image and even his political future.

March 19, 2013

Colorado draws up rules for legal pot

A Colorado marijuana task force presented its proposed regulations to the state Legislature on Wednesday that the group's chairman says should alleviate the federal government's concerns about allowing states to legalize adult recreational marijuana.

March 13, 2013
** FILE ** Gun dealer Mel Bernstein takes down an AK-47 assault rifle from a sales rack at his own Dragonman's shooting range and gun store, east of Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 15. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Outdoor Channel striking tents in Colo. if gun bill passes

Colorado stands to lose its status as a premier hunting and sports-shooting destination if the governor signs gun-control bills now rolling through the state legislature, according to an executive producer for the Outdoor Channel.

March 9, 2013
In this Jan. 25, 2012, photo, traders Thomas Kay, left, Marshall Ryan, center, and Robert McQuade work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. World stock markets rose on Thursday, Jan. 26, after the U.S. Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubbornly slow economic recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Study: Debt-limit votes colored by personal bottom lines

Voters trying to predict how candidates will vote on the economy may want to look beyond party ID or interest-group scorecards. The real tell may be their investment portfolios, according to a just-released analysis of one of the key votes of President Obama's first term.

March 2, 2013
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Colorado House OKs 4 gun bills

The Colorado House approved four gun-control bills Monday after lobbying by the White House and in spite of warnings that they would drive firearms and ammunition manufacturers out of the state.

February 18, 2013