Bill Clears a Path to Public Guardianship Program
For nearly two years, a state program to provide guardianship services for at-risk adults has been stalled by fundraising hurdles. A bill nearing the...
Colorado Poised for Its Piece of Sports Betting With House Bill 1327
Since a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last May struck down a federal ban on sports gambling, dozens of states have rushed to introduce...
Equal Pay Bill Clears First House Hearing
The Equal Pay for Equal Work Act cleared its first hurdle in the Colorado House Wednesday evening. The bill seemed to have an easier...
Back to the Drawing Board With Paid Leave
In a lot of ways, the bill for paid leave that passed out of Colorado’s Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday evening doesn’t much resemble...
A Long Road to Pay Equity
More than two months after its introduction, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act awaits passage by the full Senate. It passed final reading...
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...