Tag:Lorena Garcia

Colorado voters will decide if first-degree murder defendants should be denied right to bail

Colorado lawmakers approved legislation that will send a question to voters asking if people charged with first-degree murder should be denied bail “when proof is evident or presumption is great” that the person will be found guilty. 

Colorado House approves $40.6 billion amended state budget

The Colorado House of Representatives approved the state’s $40.6 billion budget and its accompanying bills on Monday, approaching the end of the constitutionally-required, months-long process to craft a balanced spending plan.

Colorado Lawmakers Eye Permanent Remote Court Options

The bills come as courts weigh the benefits and pain points of carrying pandemic-era changes into the future.