“We have a red-state budget and we have blue-state ideals, and that doesn’t work very well,” one observer said — forcing difficult budget choices every year for Colorado lawmakers.

Weiser’s plan called for the state to shift investment toward preventive care, build on the Colorado Option and use the courts to challenge health care consolidation and enforce laws limiting surprise medical bills.

Soon, data will reveal whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status.

Gov. Jared Polis acknowledged in an interview Friday that he was working on an executive order to end state spending on sugary drinks and alcohol, which he said he would issue in a few weeks.

Refusals of vitamin K shots nearly doubled between 2017 and 2024.

Earlier this month, the state Board of Human Services delayed its vote on whether to implement a change preventing SNAP from paying for most sweetened beverages.