- This week we're talking about some of the ways things can get personal -- very personal -- at the state capitol.
- Sen. Brittany Pettersen's new son was hailed as the first child ever born to a female lawmaker during the session. Tim Holme, originally of Denver, might beg to differ.
- The Democratic majority at the capitol doesn't agree on the best way to create a paid leave program.
- A number of changes were implemented to make the building more family-friendly in 2019 — but there's still a lot of work to do.
- State Sen. Brittany Pettersen delivered a baby boy on Sunday, Jan. 19. The Capitol has slowly become more friendly to new mothers as more women are elected.
- Colorado’s capitol is current firmly in the hands of the Democrats, so that means smooth sailing for all their policies right? Yeah, not so much.
- The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the people selected to make Electoral College votes for president are bound by their state’s rules on how they should vote.
- A vacancy committee has selected Democratic Rep. Chris Hansen to fill the Senate seat held by Lois Court., who resigned earlier this month due to illness.
- A similar effort to reform the arbitration process failed two years ago.
- Governor Jared Polis and Democrats in the state legislature all say this is the year to implement statewide paid family leave for workers. But big divisions are emerging over how to make that happen.
- Two bills have been introduced in the young 2020 session. One would rewrite Colorado’s rules for workplace harassment claims. The other is the latest attempt to repeal the state's use of capital punishment.
- One key provision would change the legal standard for harassment at work.
- Colorado’s annual legislative session will convene on Jan. 8 under the shadow of the impending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump and the November election. Most of those same lawmakers will themselves be up for re-election.
- While Colorado doesn’t ban this method of body disposal, there’s a gray area and lawmakers want to make the law clear that it’s allowed.
- The move follows the passage of a so-called ‘red flag’ gun law in 2019.
- Lewis, a cattle rancher who lived in Las Animas County, was a strong advocate against what she considered the abuse and “over-use” of conservation easements.
