Legislature

Senate Committee Says No to Supervised Injection Site

A bill that would have allowed the state to set up a safe injection site for drug users failed a committee vote Wednesday. After about...

Building Blocks for Cybersecurity

With a new bill, Colorado legislators hope to demonstrate the usefulness of blockchain technology for cybersecurity. Senate Bill 86 would require certain state government officials...

Bump Stocks Discussed at all Levels of Government

After the massacre at a Las Vegas concert in October, bump stocks came onto the nation’s radar. The device, used by shooter Stephen Paddock,...

On Pot Tax: Different Approaches, Same Goal

Colorado’s legislators have set the stage for fixing an oversight from the last session that cost special districts millions of dollars in tax revenue...

Sexual Harassment Issues Loom Over Start of Session

The second session of the 71st General Assembly got underway Wednesday with leading legislators promising bipartisanship as well as finishing old business. The focus on...

Q&A 2018

COLORADO CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR Attorney Carrie Lynn Thompson What are some specific bills the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar is (or will be) working on this session? The...

Lines Drawn: The Race for Redistricting in Colorado

Two sets of measures concerning state legislative and congressional redistricting in Colorado are currently before the Secretary of State and the state Supreme Court,...

Dead Measures See New Life

A number of measures that didn’t make it through during last year’s ballot initiative process are being resurrected for 2018.  Impasses on transportation funding continued...

Hope for Bipartisanship

Colorado legislators sent a message of cooperation during a presentation for the University of Denver’s Center on American Politics. Two state representatives and two...