Legislature

Bill Allowing Cannabidiol Prescriptions on Governor’s Desk

A bill passed unanimously by the Colorado State Senate near the end of the session has fine tuned regulations on medical marijuana products. The...

Legislative Wrap Up

Gov. John Hickenlooper touted the 2018 legislative session as the most successful one under his two terms in office.  The session saw bipartisan compromise on...

On the Road Again

Colorado transportation projects will finally see a bump in funding after a contentious fight over the last few years in the state legislature. After...

In Colorado, Employers Can Still Ask for Pay History

A watershed 9th Circuit decision in April wasn’t enough to convince Colorado senators to pass a bill limiting employers’ ability to ask about applicants’...

Legislature Offers Concrete Guidance on Campus Sexual Misconduct

The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill for what Speaker Crisanta Duran has called a distinctly Colorado approach to ensuring colleges and universities...

Bill Aims to Align National Standards for Municipal Courts

A bill introduced in the Colorado Senate aims to expand state-regulated public defense attorneys to municipal courts for indigent defendants. The Senate Judiciary Committee...

No Longer an Easy Target

A pair of bills intended to crack down on websites complicit in sex work and trafficking have landed on President Donald Trump’s desk after...

Revenge in the Digital Age

A new bill introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives earlier this month aims to revise criminal offense statutes surrounding “revenge pornography,” a practice...

A Web of Policy Solutions

The Colorado House of Representatives’ Public Health Care and Human Services Committee gave the go-ahead Tuesday for three bills designed to address gaps in...

Conversion Therapy Ban Bill Makes Third Attempt

Openly gay U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon recently declined to meet Vice President Mike Pence at the Pyeongchang Olympics over his perceived stances on...