Colorado's unemployment rate rose slightly for April after holding steady for three months. The state's unemployment rate remains lower than at this point last year.
Senate Republicans wrote to the Democratic majority leader to say they want a vote this summer to head off tax increases that will otherwise automatically take effect on Jan. 1.
Stocks are slipping in early trading as unease over Europe overshadows an encouraging U.S. employment report and good results from big retailers including Walmart Stores.
House Speaker John Boehner says that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap he will again insist on spending cuts and budget reforms to offset the increase.
A judge has overturned a nearly $10,000 small-claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented the gas mileage of her hybrid Civic.
State lawmakers are considering using the millions earned from medical marijuana cards to revive the cash-strapped Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division.
The Pentagon, military veterans and most Homeland Security programs are being spared from congressional budget cuts that are affecting several other agencies.
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper had a Monday deadline to sign off on the state budget, including a $7.4 billion general fund plan for the fiscal year that starts in July.