Tag: Colorado General Assembly
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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…
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Colorado vacancy panels face challenge: Replacing senator and representative from the same area
Two vacancy committees that will convene in the next month or so will have an interesting challenge: Picking a new state senator and state representative who will represent the same geographic area. The vacancy election for Senate District 25, represented by the late Sen. Faith Winter, D-Broomfield, will meet on Dec. 23 at 6:30 p.m.…
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Funeral for Sen. Faith Winter will be held Friday at the Colorado Capitol
Colorado Sen. Faith Winter will be remembered on Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. in a funeral service on the state Capitol’s west steps. A celebration of life reception will follow. Winter died on Wednesday, Nov. 26, in a three-vehicle accident on I-25 near East Dry Creek Road. The accident is still under investigation by the…
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Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, 45, killed in car accident
State Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, was killed in a car accident Wednesday evening on Interstate 25. The accident took place near the intersection of I-25 and Dry Creek Avenue in Centennial, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. Officers were dispatched to the accident around 8 p.m. Three people were injured and one died. While…
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Colorado lottery commission OKs credit card purchases, online sales despite legislative pushback
Colorado’s lottery commission voted on Wednesday to permit credit card purchases of lottery tickets and to begin selling tickets directly to consumers. The decision may trigger a conflict with at least 25 members of the Colorado General Assembly, including most of its leaders. In a strongly worded letter, those lawmakers questioned the commission’s authority to…