Tag:Colorado General assembly

Court Opinions- May 04, 2020

Coke v. People A 15-year-old victim disclosed a sexual assault to police and surrendered his cell phone, which showed text messages between himself and Pamela...

Colorado Supreme Court Will Hear Insurance Case Impacting State Legislative Authority

The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear a life insurance case that plaintiffs’ lawyers say could reverberate beyond the industry.  The 10th Circuit Court...

HR Compliance a Running Theme in Passed Bills

From a compliance perspective, the busy legislative session at the Colorado General Assembly might make human resources and legal departments even busier as well. In...

Bill Clears a Path to Public Guardianship Program

For nearly two years, a state program to provide guardianship services for at-risk adults has been stalled by fundraising hurdles. A bill nearing the...

Copious Rules (and Money) To Be Made in Hemp

With the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill, the waiting game began for the federal government’s rules on hemp commerce. In the meantime, hemp-derived products...

‘Equal Pay’ Bill Set for Hearing

This year’s version of a pay equity bill is scheduled to undergo its first test at the Colorado General Assembly this week.  Introduced Jan. 18...

Colorado Bail Systems in Process of Intensive Overhaul

The bail process in Colorado is about to see an intensive overhaul. The Bail Blue Ribbon Commission, led by Colorado Supreme Court Justice Carlos...

Health Care Cost Controls Advance at the Capitol

Health care affordability is a heavyweight issue every year, it seems, at the Colorado General Assembly. But with Democrats controlling both chambers, and Gov....