Politics and Government
A new state lawmaker’s first session is over. And she got an earful about it at a town hall meeting.
State Rep. Lisa Cutter, who was inspired to run for office after President Donald Trump’s election, hopes listening helps change the current political dialogue
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Trump administration says its decision to lift moratorium on coal sales from public lands won’t increase emissions
By The Associated Press Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Former state Rep. Rochelle Galindo, campaign manager accused of providing alcohol to minors
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
While the Trump administration backtracks, Colorado is plowing forward on transgender rights
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado changed its laws around sex ed. Here’s what you need to know.
By Chalkbeat Colorado Education Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado joins 19 other states in suing to stop Trump administration rule allowing health care workers to refuse abortions
The attorney general's office says the rule conflicts with Colorado laws, including ones that protect a women's access to birth control
Colorado’s consumer protection laws are getting much tougher — and that could help with the state’s opioid lawsuit
The state’s consumer protection laws were ranked among the weakest in the U.S. by a consumer advocacy group. The legislature responded, passing an overhaul 30 years in the making that Attorney General Phil Weiser said is “a big deal"
It’s not just China: The United States’ global trade war has Colorado companies seeking — and finding — workarounds
Colorado businesses are changing order times, strategizing inventory and using bonded transport to deal with the trade war impacts. They're also seeking out exclusions and tax-free Foreign Trade Zones.
Michael Bennet proposes a $1 trillion climate change fund, wants net-zero U.S. emissions by 2050
Bennet, who is running for president in 20202, said he tried to design the plan so any subsequent Republican administrations could not easily overturn his actions
Will Colorado follow other states in enacting a gun-storage law after the STEM School shooting? Those conversations are happening
Democratic state legislators in Colorado are looking at ways to prevent guns from getting into the hands of those who shouldn’t have them, especially children
With Denver’s vote on magic mushrooms, will Colorado anchor a psychedelic medicine revolution?
Psilocybin joins ketamine, MDMA on list of maligned substances studied for medicinal use
Colorado considered an abortion law more severe than Alabama. It failed, for now.
The state is a refuge for women seeking abortions, but Democrats see room to improve with the repeal of a constitutional amendment
Denver authorities might be instructed to look the other way on magic mushrooms, but they remain illegal
The mushroom remains a federal Schedule 1 controlled substance, prohibited under state and federal law
Wist: I disagree with Tom Sullivan on policy, but the effort to recall him is wrong
The cure for recall fever? It's you.
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