Drilling Further Into ‘Necessary and Reasonable’
Colorado’s controversial regulatory overhaul of oil and gas operations passed in the House Friday morning. In the bill, an added clarification that local government...
Senate Committee Debates Definition of ‘Family Member’ at Paid Leave Bill Hearing
A bill for paid family and medical leave in Colorado appears on its way to passing the Democrat-controlled legislature, but for now the sponsors...
Legislature Moves Bail Reform Forward
Two bills that take significant steps toward bail reform in Colorado got hearings in the House Judiciary Committee Thursday. The committee advanced one and...
Senators Spar Along Party Lines Over Oil and Gas Measure
Sen. John Cooke (pictured right) took the podium on the chamber floor Tuesday to rail against Senate Bill 181, a sweeping regulatory overhaul of...
Paid Family Leave Bill Advances in First Committee Hearing
The Colorado Senate’s Business, Labor and Technology Committee passed a controversial bill for paid family and medical leave, known as the FAMLI Act, last...
Oil and Gas Bill Advances as Questions Loom
A bill that could bring sweeping changes to Colorado’s oil and gas law rolled through Senate committee hearings last week, but debate over Senate...
Capital Punishment: An Effective Deterrent or Failed Public Policy?
Colorado’s Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a controversial bill to repeal the death penalty after nearly six hours of testimony, and the measure...
Colorado Senate Committee Advances Pay Equity Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a pay equity bill Wednesday evening after four hours of testimony and debate over amendments. It’s the second iteration...
House Committee Advances Contentious ‘Red Flag’ Bill
Colorado’s House Judiciary Committee voted to advance a bill Thursday evening that would allow family members or law enforcement officers to ask a court...
House Committee Advances Bill Expanding Sexual Contact Definition
Editor’s Note: This article includes graphic descriptions of a sex act involving a child.
As sponsors described the origin story of a bill to expand...