Tag: Legislature Colorado Legislature
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s legislative robber barons
The General Assembly wrapped up its work last week, passing roughly 120 bills in 120 days. And if there’s any theme that kept showing up throughout this session, it comes down to one word: robbery. State lawmakers engaged in outright theft when they voted to withhold $306 million in surplus state tax revenue that, under…
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Perspective: Some priorities for our lawmakers
When legislators return to work at the Capitol this week, the question — as always — will be: Will they finally focus on issues that matter to people’s everyday lives? Polling and the results of recent ballot measures highlight the main concerns citizens wish legislators would deal with. These include common-sense solutions to growing problems…
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EDITORIAL: Pretrial policies must prioritize public safety
A legislature notoriously lax on law and order has rendered Colorado’s justice system a revolving door, letting lawbreakers loose all too soon to prey upon the public. Plenty are set free even before they have to answer for their charges. Sometimes, dangerous suspects who should be held held in jail are back on the streets…