Tag: law
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Democratic bill would let recipients of ‘conversion therapy’ sue Colorado providers with no statute of limitations
Colorado lawmakers have advanced a proposal that would allow people who underwent conversion therapy to sue licensed providers for damages, moving the measure forward on a party-line vote in the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1322, proposed by Democratic Reps. Alex Valdez of Denver and Karen McCormick of Hygiene will move to a full-floor debate…
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GUEST COLUMN: Camping ordinance focuses on providing a solution
Every person living on our streets has value. No exceptions. No one plans to sleep under a bridge. No one aspires to addiction or untreated mental illness. If we lose sight of that, we lose our humanity. Before serving on City Council, I spent decades as a retailer. Early on, I thought success meant buying something at a good price and…
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GUEST OPINION: Colorado should stop the release of dangerous criminals
Bob Gardner Recent reports of the release of potentially dangerous criminal defendants found mentally incompetent to stand trial have ignited public outcry for legislative action and even a special session to protect the public. Public concern is justified, but citizens should make no mistake as they call for action. This is not a case of…
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Money & the Law: Know the rules when it comes to pay-on-death accounts
Although avoiding probate is probably overrated, there are several legal tools available to transfer wealth at death that don’t require much, if any, lawyer handholding and don’t require a probate proceeding. These are generally referred to as nonprobate transfers and included here are pay-on-death accounts. When you own a bank, savings, brokerage or mutual fund…
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Colorado shoppers divided on newest phase of plastic bag law
Ringing in the new year in Colorado also meant bringing your reusable bags. Beginning Jan. 1, Coloradans buying groceries, grabbing dinner, or shopping at chain retail stores now must provide their own bags or purchase 10-cent (at the cheapest) recycled paper carryout bags at checkout. While many shoppers lamented on principle the state law that…
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Colorado shoppers divided on newest phase of plastic bag law
Ringing in the new year in Colorado also meant bringing your reusable bags. Beginning Jan. 1, Coloradans buying groceries, grabbing dinner, or shopping at chain retail stores now must provide their own bags or purchase 10-cent (at the cheapest) recycled paper carryout bags at checkout. While many shoppers lamented on principle the state law that…
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Colorado shoppers divided on newest phase of plastic bag law
Ringing in the new year in Colorado also means bringing your reusable bags on errands in 2024. On Monday, Coloradans buying groceries, grabbing dinner, or shopping at chain retail stores will need to provide their own bags or purchase 10-cent (at the cheapest) recycled paper carryout bags at checkout. While many shoppers lamented on principle…
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Aurora residents fear new luxury developments may be beginning of slow gentrification process
New luxury developments popping up in Aurora near East Colfax have caused concern for some residents who have noticed crime and other activities that previously took place on development sites creeping into their neighborhood. Others share concern that the developments may displace the area’s vibrant immigrant community.
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WATCH: Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Red Flag Law
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said his office’s focus is to persuade all law enforcement jurisdictions in the state to use red flag laws. In an interview a few days after five people died and several others were injured in an attack on a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Weiser said about a dozen jurisdictions…
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Tipping Point: A Call for Change on the Colorado
One hundred years of the Colorado River Compact — the agreement that divides 15 million acre feet of water each year among the seven states of the Colorado River basin and Mexico — has wrecked on the shoals of climate change and 22 years of drought. It doesn’t work anymore. What happens when the law…