Tag: Julie Gonzales
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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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Colorado Senate to consider bill to further regulate towing industry
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The next step for a proposal to regulate the towing industry more strictly is the state Senate. On Wednesday, the House approved House Bill 1051 through a mostly party-line 45-16 vote. Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, whose car was towed last year, will sponsor the bill in the…
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Colorado Senate approves rewritten construction defects bill, which faces uncertain future
Democrats battle over two different bills
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Denver arts leader among those asked to reapply for jobs | John Moore
One thing the 2023 Denver mayoral election was not was a referendum on the arts. Of all the contentious issues that came up during the campaign ranging from encampments to armed officers in schools, support for the arts came up, well … never. Denver is lucky that way. Outgoing Mayor Michael Hancock will be remembered…
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Johnston secures endorsement form former opponents, state senators
Several former opponents in the Denver mayoral race and two state senators endorsed Mike Johnston for mayor during a Wednesday press conference in Civic Center Park. Ean Tafoya, Al Gardner, Terrance Roberts and James Walsh, joined Sens. Julie Gonzales and James Coleman in endorsing Johnston at the gray, slightly rainy mid-morning event. The threat of…
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Denver City Council increases metropolitan district debt limit 300%
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council permitted the debt limit of three metropolitan districts to increase nearly 300% despite District 9 Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca’s opposition. The three Denargo Market metropolitan districts received an amended service plan that increased their debt limit from $22.6 million to $68 million.…
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Democrats push 3 bills to bolster abortion rights in Colorado
Democratic lawmakers moved closer toward making Colorado a sanctuary state for abortion access on Thursday, announcing the introduction of three bills that seek to bolster abortion-right laws. If passed, the bills would shield abortion patients and providers from interstate investigations, expand insurance coverage for abortion care, and prohibit what supporters claim to be deceptive advertising…
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Colorado lawmakers renew debate about sites allowing drug use under supervision
Colorado lawmakers have renewed deliberations on a proposal to allow sites for people to use drugs under supervision in order to — backers say — do it more safely and prevent overdoses. The legislature’s discussion largely mirrors the talking points of five years ago, when lawmakers last brought a bill to allow such a center…
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Colorado’s Julie Gonzales, Meg Froelich discuss reproductive rights at White House
Colorado state Sen. Julie Gonzales and state Rep. Meg Froelich visited the White House Wednesday to discuss their work protecting reproductive rights ahead of the 2023 legislative session. Gonzales, D-Denver, and Froelich, D-Greenwood Village, were two of the prime sponsors behind Colorado’s Reproductive Health Equity Act. Among the most permissive abortion laws in the country, it prohibits state…
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Corrections department bows to criticism and rescinds new no-crime charge policy for escapes from halfway houses
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Corrections has rescinded a new policy barring parole officers from seeking criminal charges for escapes from community-corrections halfway houses after law enforcement officials, prosecutors and halfway house operators criticized the policy as jeopardizing public safety. State corrections officials reversed course at…