Tag: Colorado General Assembly
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Colorado Senate kicks off 2026 session with bills on competency law, housing, schools and public safety
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The Colorado Senate opened the 2026 legislative session Wednesday with a flurry of policy proposals, including changes to the state’s competency law, tougher penalties for child trafficking, early action on school funding and measures addressing housing, firearms and immigration enforcement. The first of several expected bills addressing the state’s competency law was introduced at the…
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Senate friendship, shared grief set tone for opening day of Colorado’s 2026 session
Friendship, grief and a call for unity echoed through the Senate chamber on Wednesday, as Colorado lawmakers convened for the first day of the 2026 legislative session, led by remarks from Senate President James Coleman and Minority Leader Cleave Simpson. Coleman, a Democrat, and Simpson, a Republican, both mourned Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, who died…
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House Speaker urges colleagues to fight Trump, who ‘would hold Colorado hostage’
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A top Colorado Democrat on Wednesday characterized Colorado as under siege by the Trump administration, as she invoked Winston Churchill and urged colleagues to fight back. “In this moment, when the White House would hold Colorado hostage, I’m reminded of a Churchill saying: ‘You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor,…
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Opening Day: Colorado lawmakers return to state Capitol for 2026 session
Underneath the pomp and circumstance of this morning’s opening ceremonies, the 100 lawmakers who took their seats at the state Capitol face a daunting task — how to keep the state’s economy moving forward in the midst of a challenging budget situation. Meanwhile, an election will follow at the tail end of the year, with…
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Kenny Nguyen selected to represent Colorado House District 33
Kenny Nguyen, a member of the Broomfield City Council, was chosen by a 36-member Democratic vacancy committee on Monday to represent House District 33. Nguyen will replace Sen. William Lindstedt, who was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis last week to serve out the final year of the term of the late Sen. Faith Winter. Nguyen…
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Colorado legislators eye ramping up penalties for child trafficking
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Colorado legislators on Monday announced a proposal to ramp up the penalties for human trafficking of children. The proposal, which received the backing of Democratic and Republican leaders in the House, will address one of the many problems when dealing with individuals who buy children for sexual exploitation — penalties so low that most offenders…
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Colorado legislature votes to make committee hearing livestreams permanent
The executive committee of the legislative council — the six top leaders of the House and Senate — voted 5-1 Wednesday to make permanent the video livestreaming of committee hearings, starting in the 2026 legislative session, which begins Jan. 14. And they managed to do it at a lower cost than initially anticipated. The executive…
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2025 Unfiltered: Top stories of the Colorado General Assembly
In 2025, the Colorado legislature faced a budget deficit, sought to tackle a lingering housing crisis and saw a wave of lawmakers leaving for other opportunities, prompting multiple vacancy committees to act. Here are a look at the year’s top issues: Vacancies. Lots of them. The 2024 election produced 21 first-time lawmakers for the House.…
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Investigation finds Colorado Sen. Faith Winter was at fault in fatal crash
Legislator’s alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit County authorities have concluded their investigation into the I-25 crash that killed Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, determining the Colorado legislator was at fault in the two-vehicle collision. An autopsy found that Winter had alcohol in her system, according to 9News. The autopsy listed her blood…
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Colleagues and friends remember former Colorado state lawmaker Lew Entz
Lew Entz, 94, a former Republican state senator from Hooper, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, following a long illness. A visitation for Entz is scheduled at Rogers Family Mortuary, 205 State St. in Alamosa, on Friday, Jan. 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 10 a.m. at…