The bills expand the state’s red flag law, raise the minimum age to purchase guns, impose a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases and make it easier to sue the gun industry
Elliott Wenzler
Elliott Wenzler wrote about politics, water, housing, and other topics for The Colorado Sun from October 2022 through September 2023. She has covered community issues in Colorado since 2019, including for Colorado Community Media. She has been featured in various outlets for her reporting, including on Colorado Public Radio's show Colorado Matters and the podcast City Cast. Previously, she wrote about local issues for the Palm Beach Post in Florida and Main Street Media in Tennessee.
Topic expertise: Politics, housing, guns, water, abortion
Location: Denver
Education: University of Arkansas
Honors & Awards: CPA awards - first place in 2023 for environmental reporting for a story on malfunctioning sewage system in Castle Pines; Awarded second for Best Health Feature in 2021 by the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists; Awarded second for a package of stories on the local school district in 2023 by the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
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Posted inHousing
Colorado’s ban on cities, counties enacting rent control will remain in place
House Bill 1115, which would have repealed the prohibition, was rejected after a Democratic lawmaker joined Republicans in a Colorado Senate committee in voting against the measure
Posted inHousing
Major land-use bill from Colorado governor, Democrats is gutted to remove all upzoning requirements
A 39-page amendment adopted Wednesday was aimed at winning over skeptics of Senate Bill 213, the cornerstone of Democrats’ affordable housing efforts in the legislature this year
Posted inWater
Colorado legislature, struggling to come up with water solutions, plans to form Colorado River task force
Legislative leadership promised big action on water in 2023, but in a nod to the politically sensitive nature of Colorado River negotiations they are looking to a 15-member task force to recommend solutions
Posted inPolitics and Government
Bill that would have banned sale of so-called assault weapons in Colorado is rejected, even after attempt to dramatically strip it down
The failed vote on House Bill 1230 came after more than 12 hours of testimony and hundreds of witnesses
Posted inHousing
Housing density requirements dramatically pared back in Colorado governor’s major land-use use bill
Senate Bill 213 was amended Tuesday to build more support for the measure among lawmakers and to ensure the legislation’s passage out of its first committee
Posted inPolitics and Government
Falsely reporting an active shooter is on track to become a felony offense in Colorado
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Posted inPolitics and Government
Making, possessing and selling “ghost guns” will likely soon be illegal in Colorado
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Posted inPolitics and Government
Bill making it easier to file Colorado lawsuits against gun industry gets major trim at behest of Gov. Jared Polis
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Posted inPolitics and Government
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Sometimes the ambiguity is intentional. Other times, legal issues arise because lawmakers can’t always predict how their policies will be tested in the real world.