Colorado State Resources
University of Colorado at Boulder Government Publications Library is a depository for Colorado state publications, and Chinook (CU's library catalog) contains call numbers for most of them. The majority of Colorado state publications in paper can be found in Norlin Library's basement (NORBASE). To find copies of materials in microfiche, please come to the Government Publications desk on the 3rd floor of Norlin Library.
Colorado State Government
- CEDIS (Colorado Economic and Demographic Information System)
Provides state, county, city, and regional data on population, housing, employment, city and county finance, income and earnings, tax base and rate, and school enrollment. Not all data series are available for all levels of government. Additional data is available from the main menu of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, the agency that compiles the CEDIS database. - Colorado Bar Association
Links to legal resources. - Colorado by the Numbers: An Online Statistical Abstract
- Collaborative Digitization Program (CDP) (Formerly Colorado Digitization Project)
"Through digitization, the Collaborative Digitization Program, a collaboration of archives, historical societies, libraries and museums of the West, enables access to cultural, historical and scientific heritage collections, thereby increasing understanding of the past and informing future generations." See the Projects page for a complete description of the collections. - Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology
- Colorado Information and History
Developed by Colorado State Archives; provides rich information on Colorado history. - Colorado Maps from Colorado School of Mines Map Room
Includes a variety of full-text publications on plants, animals, water quality, population growth, and land use. The interactive mapping application "displays state-of-the-art information on wildlife, plants, and natural communities in Colorado." Users can map vegetation patterns, create maps of suitable habitat by species, land use, and more.
For businesses, marriage and divorce, campaign contributions, professional licenses, property, and other types of information.
Gives information about the location and characteristics of land, natural aggregate, water, and energy resources on the Front Range.
Colorado Legislature and Legislation
- Colorado
General Assembly
Provides House and Senate calendars, bills, status dating back to 1997. In addition, the site provides directories of the members of the Colorado House and Senate and information from services of the General Assembly, such as the Legislative Council, Joint Budget Committee, and the Office of the State Auditor.- Colorado
Ballot Proposals Information
Provides information about the process and an analysis of the state ballot issues by the Legislative Counsel Staff. Known as the "Blue Book", the guide is available in Spanish and English language editions.
- Colorado
Ballot Proposals Information
- Campaign Finance--see Colorado Public Records
- LexisNexis State Capital CU
Provides access to bills, statutes, constitutions, digests of state law, proposed and final regulations, legislative directories, and news. Although the service covers all fifty states, some types of information are not available for all states. For example, proposed regulations for the State of Colorado are available online, but the final regulations are not available because of copyright restrictions.
Statutes (Enacted Law) and Regulations
- Code of Colorado Regulations
Contains administrative rules of the executive agencies of the state of Colorado. - Colorado Constitution, Revised Statutes and Court Rules
- Session Laws of Colorado
- LexisNexis Academic CU
Provides access to state statutes and state case law from appellate and high courts.
Court Opinions
- Colorado Courts
Provides information about the Colorado Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial Courts by County or District, Water Courts, Denver Probate Court. The site also includes Colorado-approved forms, court rules, statistical data on the operation of the courts, and other information. Provides selected opinions online. - Colorado Supreme Court
- Colorado Court of Appeals
- Colorado Court Legal Forms
- LexisNexis Academic CU
Provides access to state statutes and state case law from appellate and high courts.
