Brianna Titone Wants To Revive A Bill That Would Ban The ‘Gay Panic Defense’ In Colorado
Titone said the bill is especially relevant given the current Black Lives Matter movement and that Black transgender women, in particular, are assaulted and murdered at disproportionate rates.
State Lawmakers Return To A Boarded-Up Capitol As Police Brutality Protests Rock Downtown Denver
The building and surrounding monuments have been defaced with graffiti, and windows along the second floor had rocks thrown through them.
Hickenlooper Releases 1st TV Ad As Romanoff Releases Video On Social Media
John Hickenlooper, a two-term former governor and former mayor of Denver is running against former statehouse speaker Andrew Romanoff to unseat U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in November.
Amid Protests In Colorado, Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates Explain Where They Stand On Race
John Hickenlooper and Andrew Romanoff are competing to take on Sen. Cory Gardner, and they had different takes on what “black lives matter” means.
The Legislature Strikes Back
Lawmakers returned to work Tuesday in a changed world. The first order of business was to start laying aside most of their bills from the first half of session. The second order of business was to argue passionately about how they’ll work from here on out. And the third was to set a new, pandemic-driven agenda. We discuss it all on this week’s Purplish.
Petitioners Can Gather Signatures Remotely For Ballot Measures, Denver District Court Rules
Groups must still collect roughly 124,000 valid signatures from registered voters by Aug. 3 to qualify for the ballot.
In Party-Line Vote, Legislature Agrees To Let Some Members Participate Remotely
Democrats passed the rule change to allow lawmakers with significant health risks to join debates and cast votes from their homes instead of coming to the state Capitol.
Colorado Lawmakers Are Back At The Capitol With A New Agenda Set By The Coronavirus Pandemic
Chief on the list: Slashing the state budget to balance Colorado’s COVID-ravaged finances before the state’s next fiscal year begins on July 1.
Budget Shortfall And Social Distancing Await Colorado Lawmakers As They Return To The Capitol
When the Colorado state Capitol reopens today, lawmakers will come back to a drastically different set of circumstances, a deep budget shortfall, and new safety procedures.
Colorado Lawmakers Tighten Public Health Rules At Capitol For Rest Of Session
When the state Capitol opens on Tuesday for the return of the annual legislative session, the public will now be required to wear masks.
Some Colorado Counties Upset With How Governor Polis Handed Out Coronavirus Relief Money
Smaller counties in Colorado got about half as much money as they requested out of the federal coronavirus recovery bill.
You Can’t Kiss Babies Over Zoom
…But that doesn’t mean candidates won’t try it in this, the most unusual of election seasons.
State Lawmakers Will Return To The Capitol On May 26 To Balance A Budget Ravaged By Coronavirus
For the public, masks and social distancing will be recommended but not required.
This Is How Colorado’s GOP Wants To Kick-Start The Economy, Balance The Budget
“We recognize this has been an incredibly challenging and struggling time for all Coloradans over the last two and a half months,” said House Minority Leader Patrick Neville.
