Author: hannah-metzger
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‘This is not enough’: East High students to continue fight for gun violence prevention
Students say they’re happy, but not satisfied, with the state’s new gun control legislation
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Conservative groups form coalition against reducing TABOR refunds
Upcoming ballot measure seeks to dip into TABOR surplus to provide property tax relief
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4 Colorado House members file to run for Senate
House lawmakers are aiming to succeed some of the most powerful Democrats in the Senate
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Polis vetoes bill requiring driver’s education for Coloradans under 21 to get a license
The governor raised concerns about increasing the cost of getting a driver’s license
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Colorado passes first legislation for eating disorder prevention — with some rollbacks
1 in 10 Coloradans will be diagnosed with an eating disorder in their lifetime
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Colorado governor to consider banning speculative ticketing
The final version of the bill removes key additions made by House lawmakers last month
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Colorado lawmakers unanimously vote to ban intimate exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients
21 states have already outlawed pelvic exams on unconscious patients without consent
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Colorado expands access to DNA testing after criminal convictions
Colorado updated its post-conviction DNA testing law for the first time since it was established in 2003, with the signage of House Bill 1034 on Friday. Under the current law, only three people in Colorado have been exonerated of crimes for DNA-related reasons in the last two decades. Beginning on Oct. 1, 2023, the bill will increase eligibility for…
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Senate OKs capping medical debt interest rates in Colorado
An effort to lower interest rates for the more than 700,000 Coloradans with medical debt took a major step forward on Friday, receiving approval from the state Senate. If passed into law, Senate Bill 93 would cap interest rates at 3% for medical debt, down from the current 8%. The bill would also pause debt collections when…
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Senate OKs banning speculative ticketing, other ‘deceptive’ ticket sale practices in Colorado
Buying tickets for events could soon look very different in Colorado thanks to legislation advanced by the state Senate on Thursday. If passed into law, Senate Bill 60 would prohibit many common practices in the ticket selling industry, classifying them as “deceptive trade practices.” This would include banning “speculative ticketing,” in which companies resell tickets they do not…