May 9, 2023: Legislative session’s last-minute fireworks; Rising young poet to compete nationally

The Colorado state Senate on the last day of the legislative session. May 8, 2023.The Colorado state Senate on the last day of the legislative session. May 8, 2023.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
The Colorado state Senate on the last day of the legislative session. May 8, 2023.

As the legislative session wraps up, a look at what state lawmakers accomplished and how it will affect average Coloradans. Legislation on guns and property tax prevailed, but a major land use bill failed. Then, foreign consolutes in Colorado. And, racist themes in a popular opera. Also, girls in computer science and a high school poet competes in Washington, DC.