A decision is pending in a trial in Oregon in which the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the merger until it can resolve its administrative complaint against Kroger and Albertsons. The attorneys general of Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Wyoming joined the lawsuit.

Colorado argues the outcome of this case will not just shape where people in Colorado buy groceries but what is available and how much they pay.

Colorado’s case points to Kroger and Albertsons' anti-competitive past as federal antitrust trial over $24.6 billion merger wraps