CBA Prepares for Session’s Start
As the Colorado legislature gets back to work for 2019, the Colorado Bar Association is likewise getting down to work in pushing for issues...
Substance Abuse Interim Committee Discusses Bill Frameworks
At an interim committee meeting Tuesday, state legislators moved a step closer to introducing a new package of bills and gave updates on the...
Using Legislation to Destigmatize Drug Use
In 2017, 1,112 people in Colorado died from drug overdoses, up from 912 in 2016. And according to state officials, the extent of the...
Uncertain Legislative Future for Pay Equity
The last month of the 2018 legislative session saw the rise and fall of two bills that put Colorado back in the debate happening...
Bill Allowing Cannabidiol Prescriptions on Governor’s Desk
A bill passed unanimously by the Colorado State Senate near the end of the session has fine tuned regulations on medical marijuana products. The...
Legislative Wrap Up
Gov. John Hickenlooper touted the 2018 legislative session as the most successful one under his two terms in office.
The session saw bipartisan compromise on...
On the Road Again
Colorado transportation projects will finally see a bump in funding after a contentious fight over the last few years in the state legislature. After...
In Colorado, Employers Can Still Ask for Pay History
A watershed 9th Circuit decision in April wasn’t enough to convince Colorado senators to pass a bill limiting employers’ ability to ask about applicants’...
Legislature Offers Concrete Guidance on Campus Sexual Misconduct
The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill for what Speaker Crisanta Duran has called a distinctly Colorado approach to ensuring colleges and universities...
Bill Aims to Align National Standards for Municipal Courts
A bill introduced in the Colorado Senate aims to expand state-regulated public defense attorneys to municipal courts for indigent defendants. The Senate Judiciary Committee...