Tag: mike weissman
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What to expect from Colorado’s special session on property taxes
A deal to further reduce property taxes sits on a razor’s edge as lawmakers prepare to convene into a special session and pass the compromise aimed at heading off two initiatives from the November general election. Some legislators are likely to push for more than a dozen bills — in draft form as of last…
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Federal judge weighs whether to block new law governing loans to Colorado residents
A federal judge on Thursday heard arguments from the banking industry and bank regulators about whether Colorado is exceeding its authority by subjecting out-of-state banks to Colorado’s interest rate caps on loans through a new law set to take effect on July 1. The controversy has implications for Coloradans’ access to financial products with high…
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Heavy docket: Study recommends Colorado’s second-highest court expand by 25% to handle workload | COVER STORY
In the past two years, Chief Judge Gilbert M. Román has presided over five swearing-in ceremonies for new judges on Colorado’s second-highest court. He has repeatedly opened with the same disclaimer about the 22-member Court of Appeals. “This is considered a heavy-docket court,” Román says. Numerically speaking, that amounted to 1,745 written opinions issued in the last…
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Judicial discipline proposal draws Colorado lawmaker skepticism
During a legislative oversight hearing on Friday, judicial leaders revealed that a man who broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center earlier this month caused $35 million in damage, resulting in several offices being off-limits for months to come. Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright told members of the House and Senate judiciary committees…