Tag: General Assembly
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Road-funding amendment divides Colorado over $539M general fund shift
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A battle is brewing over funding for Colorado’s roads after a citizen initiative has been cleared to gather signatures to put it on the ballot for voters to decide. Supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment that would change existing law on transportation funding and increase state revenue allotted for road transportation said it would end…
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Bills on ballot access, dual office ban move swiftly through Colorado legislature
With an eye on the 2026 election cycle and mounting tensions with the Trump administration, Colorado lawmakers are fast-tracking a pair of election bills they say will protect the state’s mail ballot system and tighten rules for elected officials. The measures, one that expands ballot access timelines and another that bars lawmakers from holding multiple…
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Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring social media platforms to provide warnings to children
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Colorado from implementing a requirement that social media companies notify users younger than 18 of the effects to their mental and physical health from using the platforms. Lawmakers enacted House Bill 1136 by wide margins in 2024, with a goal of providing “research-based education and interventions” about minors’ use…
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Federal judge blocks Colorado law requiring social media platforms to provide warnings to children
A federal judge blocked Colorado on Thursday from implementing a requirement that social media companies notify users younger than 18 of the effects to their mental and physical health from using the platforms. Lawmakers enacted House Bill 1136 by wide margins in 2024, with a goal of providing “research-based education and interventions” about minors’ use…
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Colorado justices decide pre-2025 law did not criminalize AI-generated child porn
Colorado law prior to 2025 did not criminalize, as a means of sexually exploiting a child, the use of artificial intelligence to generate nude images depicting real children, the state Supreme Court concluded on Monday. The legislature acted this year to clearly establish a crime for someone to have or share fake, yet “highly realistic,”…
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Colorado Supreme Court tells Weld County to follow state redistricting law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Weld County must comply with the state law governing how boards of county commissioners are to draw their districts, and the county needs to adopt new maps by next year’s election, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. Following the 2020 census, it was undisputed…
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Federal judge rejects Uber’s challenge, lets rideshare disclosure law take effect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Friday rejected a last-minute request from Uber to block provisions of a Colorado law requiring rideshare companies to disclose certain information to riders and drivers about the amount of money drivers earned prior to any tip. Last year, the legislature enacted Senate…
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Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate
‘There is no time for reviewing the case before trial. I have to wing everything,’ warned one county court judicial officer
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Gov. Jared Polis names a new chief of staff
Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday that David Oppenheim, a long-time staffer in the governor’s policy office, will become his new chief of staff, effective Sept. 13. He will replace Alec Garnett, who has been in that role since Jan. 1, 2023. Garnett is headed to UC Health to become vice president for government and regulatory…
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Audit: Colorado public defender’s office has high workloads, must study staffing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A large percentage of public defenders are working hours that exceed recommended standards, the state auditor’s office found in a recent report, and corrective measures are needed to ensure adequate representation for the criminally accused. The auditor’s report noted that since its last study of…