What issues are still outstanding in the 2022 legislative session?
As the session winds down, CPR’s Bente Birkeland and Andy Kenney take stock of what’s been passed, what’s still left on the table, and what will be left on the cutting room floor.
A proposed office that would help combat crime against Indigenous people is raising objections from Polis administration
The sponsors and some of the community members behind the effort may try to force the governor’s hand by passing the bill anyway.
Democrats introduce weakened union-rights bill for county employees in final weeks of session
Democrats wanted a collective bargaining bill for employees across the state. They settled on a compromised version.
Broomfield state lawmaker Matt Gray will not seek reelection. The announcement comes a week after DUI arrest
Broomfield lawmaker Matt Gray was picking up his children and brought up his relationship with DA amid DUI arrest.
Colorado college students will get access to their transcripts and diplomas, even if they haven’t paid tuition and other debts
A new state law is meant to end the practice of diploma withholding in Colorado.
How Colorado’s flavored nicotine ban debate raises questions about racial justice and where the state gets money
Lawmakers with personal stories of how flavored tobacco, particularly menthol, is marketed to Black communities and parents trying to keep kids off nicotine. One the other is Polis’ view that it’s a local issue — and tied to funding his universal pre-K plan — and vape shop owners who want to stay in business.
Rent control for Colorado mobile homes is doomed by Jared Polis veto threat
The governor told sponsors he wouldn’t sign Colorado’s first statewide rent stabilization measure.
Broomfield Democratic lawmaker Matt Gray arrested for suspected DUI
Rep. Matt Gray of Broomfield was arrested for driving under the influence last night in Broomfield.
The fight to ban Menthols and flavored vapes
Lawmakers are debating whether to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes and similar products. It’s an issue that’s pulled in tons of lobbying money and is causing some deep divisions between usual political allies.
Colorado’s fentanyl bill will force more people into treatment. Treatment providers may not be ready
Mandating treatment is a big part of lawmakers’ efforts to cut down on deaths from the drug, but some worry the system doesn’t have capacity to absorb so many new patients.
Who’s on the primary ballot?
And what do the choices made at the GOP state assembly say about the state of that party?
Colorado Democrats move to add new felony penalties for fentanyl possession
People arrested with a gram of fentanyl could face felony possession charge after lawmakers reverse course.
Facing a property-tax battle, Colorado lawmakers rush to offer their own solutions
The tax-reduction effort comes as property values leap ever-higher across Colorado.
Colorado GOP assembly winnows down primary fields, as social issues dominate
Most of the big races are just down to two or three candidates, after delegates made their selections at Saturday’s gathering.
Conservative lawsuit aims to derail Colorado Democrats’ $5 billion transportation plan
Funding for the state’s plan comes from new fees that do not require direct voter approval.
Colorado at the eye of an election conspiracy storm
The story of how one county clerk came to believe in false claims about her own voting equipment, what it reveals about the many ways in which our election system […]
