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Despite budget cuts this year that nearly ended the program, members of Colorado's Youth Advisory Council met with lawmakers this week to present more than a dozen policy proposals to legislators at ...

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared in The Unaffiliated, The Colorado Sun’s politics and policy newsletter. The Colorado legislature, as part of ...

School staff would be required to address Colorado students by their preferred name under a new bill a state youth council advanced. Refusal to do so would constitute discrimination. "Giving students ...

Colorado legislators created a program seventeen years ago to work directly with teenagers on issues that impact young people. Around 350 middle and high schoolers have participated since then, ...

The Colorado Legislature, as part of its efforts to close a budget hole of more than $1 billion, is planning to ax a nearly two-decade program that enlists teenagers from across the state to help ...

Some have channeled their influence through COYAC — the youth council created by Durango Republican Ellen Roberts, who served in both the House and Senate before leaving in 2016. They’ve weighed in on ...

Young Coloradans are often affected by policies passed by the state legislature while not being old enough to have a say in such legislation. But what if the kids were in charge? The Colorado Youth ...

Amalia Sparhawk, a junior at Roaring Fork High School, is stepping into new territory as the first-ever youth representative from the Roaring Fork School District to serve on the Colorado Youth ...