Author: HANNAH METZGER hannah.metzger@coloradopolitics.com

When Maggie Seldeen’s mother died from a heroin overdose, no one called 911. At only 15 years old, overdoses were almost commonplace in Seldeen’s world, surrounded by addiction, drug dealing and domestic violence in the Roaring Fork Valley. Seldeen, an injection drug user herself at the time, did not know about naloxone, or Narcan, which…

Colorado lawmakers open every morning of the legislative session with a group prayer on the chamber floor, recognizing their religious beliefs and often asking for guidance from their respective God before beginning policy work. But a growing number of legislators spend this designated prayer time waiting in the hall. Of Colorado’s 100 state lawmakers, 24…

Nearly one year ago, 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw was killed in the break room of the Colorado Springs Walgreens where she worked. The horrific details of the crime, allegedly committed by an adult co-worker who Riley had previously complained against, quickly consumed state and national news.  In a matter of days, many of Riley’s relatives, friends…

An effort to lower interest rates for the more than 700,000 Coloradans with medical debt passed its final vote in the state legislature Thursday — now only needing the governor’s signature to become law.  If signed, Senate Bill 93 would cap interest rates at 3% for medical debt, down from the current 8%. The bill would also…