DENVER — New legislation that aimed to pause Colorado's gray wolf reintroduction program and reallocate some of the funds underwent amendments — ultimately allowing the program to continue as planned — and is now headed to the governor's desk.

This bill was introduced during the special session that Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced on Aug. 6 to address a $1.2 billion loss of revenue. Forecasts estimated that the state will be $783 million below the TABOR camp in fiscal year 2026.

Among a list of several bills that lawmakers were set to review was the bipartisan Senate Bill 25B-0010 , which aimed to pause Colorado's gray wolf reintroduction program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The original bill reads that in the context of "an emerging budget and health insurance affordabilit

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