Tag:Gov. Jared Polis

Governor signs mountain pine beetle bill into law

Gov. Jared Polis has signed HB26-1150 (Department of Agriculture Supplemental) into law, marking the first bill signed into law this legislative session. The measure...

Gov. Polis announces commissions appointments

Each of Colorado’s judicial districts has a judicial district nominating commission responsible for selecting nominees to fill district and county court vacancies. The commissions...

AI Can Provide a Business Advantage — If Attorneys Know How to Use It

Law firms have the brains, the data and the discipline to lead in the age of generative AI. Yet most practices are only beginning...

Legal Lowdown: Spencer Fane, Fisher Phillips Add Attorneys, 20th Judicial District Chief Judge Appointed

In case you missed it this week: Two firms added local attorneys and Chief Justice Monica Márquez appointed Judge Nancy Salomone as chief judge of the 20th Judicial District.

The Two Sides of the Energy Development Coin in Colorado

Colorado energy and natural resources attorneys talked with Law Week about how the state’s legislative and regulatory efforts have incentivized clean energy development and made oil and gas development more difficult.

Thousands Protest State Education Funding Shortfalls, Executive Order Closing Education Department Signed

One of the signed bills so far in Colorado makes mid-year adjustments to school funding to account for changes in enrollment and the local share anticipated.

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Protect Whistleblowers at Large Artificial Intelligence Companies

Two Colorado lawmakers brought forth a measure to create a state-level whistleblower protection for workers building artificial intelligence models.

When the Sanctuary Movement Went on Trial

A religious movement that provided safe harbor to refugees found itself in the legal crosshairs of the federal government in the 1980s.