Tag: bill
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Bill to keep Ray Nixon Power Plant open longer heads to Polis
A bill that allows Colorado Springs Utilities to take an extra three years to take the Ray Nixon Power Plant offline is heading to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk to become law. The law moves the deadline for the power plant to be taken offline from the end of 2029 to the end of 2032. Ray…
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Colorado lawmakers repeal ban on same-sex marriage in state statute
On Monday, Gov. Jared Polis, First Gentleman Marlon Reis and state legislators signed the, ‘Protecting the Freedom to Marry,’ bill which removed language in Colorado statute stating that marriage is only valid between a man and a woman.
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Colorado legislators scramble to find dollars to deal with illegal immigration crisis, and here’s a list of 4th CD candidates | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 20, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado’s policymakers are looking for ways to help communities grappling with the costs of accommodating roughly 40,000 immigrants who arrived in Colorado in the past year. The Department of Public Safety is requesting nearly $10 million in supplemental funding for organizations that offer…
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Democrats reject bill to increase penalties in child sex crimes, Colorado justices tackle ski resort immunity | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 16, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A Democratic-controlled House committee killed legislation that supporters said would put more teeth into Colorado law following hours of testimony, in which victims who were bought and sold as children for purposes of sexual exploitation sought to persuade lawmakers to advance the measure.…
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Colorado Democrats seek stricter requirements for concealed carry permits; Senate panel OKs ban on using cellphones while driving | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 14, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: A panel of House lawmakers on Tuesday approved, on an 8-3 party-line vote, a bill that would require stricter requirements for those who hold or want to obtain concealed weapons permits. The measure from House Majority Leader Monica Duran of Wheat Ridge and…
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Citing Colorado’s Justice Samour, US Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump disqualification bid, GOP chair explores Dominion Voting machines | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Today is Feb. 9, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: During Thursday’s oral arguments before the nation’s highest court about Donald Trump’s constitutional eligibility to remain on the ballot, the justices explicitly and indirectly channeled the member of Colorado’s Supreme Court who wrote the most impassioned critique of the legal effort to disqualify…