Colorado General Assembly
Opinion: The overly broad recycling bill on the governor’s desk deserves a veto
The paper industry’s targeted approach is a model of how to improve recycling rates
2 hours agoOpinion: Safe eye surgery requires more than a Golden Ticket
Optometrists aren’t eye surgeons. Yet Colorado lawmakers have printed up a new law that allows them to do surgery, with minimal training
100 bills debated at the Colorado legislature this year that you should know about
The Colorado Sun combed through the roughly 650 pieces of legislation introduced at the Capitol this year to find the ones that will affect — or would have affected — your life.
Colorado’s legislature powers through harried final days to end 2022 lawmaking term
Colorado’s 2022 lawmaking term is ending at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday as most legislative sessions do: with some bills falling short of the finish line but most big-ticket items pared back but passing
Republican stall tactics in Colorado House threaten fate of dozens of bills as 2022 lawmaking term nears Wednesday close
Stuck in a long queue are bills that would change Colorado’s unemployment system, increase penalties for fentanyl users and dealers, and spend millions of dollars in federal coronavirus aid. The School Finance Act is also stuck in the logjam.
Opinion: To encourage recycling, you need someone to buy recycled materials
That’s the ingredient missing from the recycling bill in the Colorado General Assembly
Opinion: Renters deserve a place in Colorado’s affordable-housing strategy
$400 million in federal funding must do more than just build new homes
Colorado lawmakers aim to protect mental health therapists from billing headaches, clawbacks after a rough year
Two bills with bipartisan support would help therapists in private practice who are fed up with the convoluted Medicaid payment system. They follow investigative reporting by The Sun and Colorado News Collaborative.
Opinion: These two bills would help reduce toxic exposure
The benefit would be felt most by northeast Denver’s heavily polluted neighborhoods
Opinion: Colorado law should give geothermal energy equal standing with other renewables
A bill before the General Assembly would help unlock geothermal’s potential and bridge the gap to a renewable-energy future
Opinion: Banning all flavored tobacco doesn’t work
The problem — kids using vapor products — is much narrower
Sen. Kirkmeyer and Sheriff Reams: Make fentanyl distribution and possession a felony, again
It’s too deadly and prevalent to handle with kid gloves
Here’s what’s in the $36 billion state budget proposal now being debated by Colorado lawmakers
The spending is unprecedented and doesn’t include $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus aid the legislature is doling out this year
Opinion: Help is available to teens in crisis — if they know who to call
Our idea is to make sure they know, and now it’s a bill in the General Assembly
State Rep. Amabile and Sens. Fenberg and Rankin: Filing a wildfire insurance claim shouldn’t be another trauma
They lost their homes in an instant. Getting a settlement shouldn’t take months
Opinion: This bill would give business a tax break and support local journalism
It would help small businesses — and bolster institutions that are core to the fabric of democracy
State Reps. Holtorf, Pelton, Will and Catlin: The Republican plan for wildfire relief
By increasing funding for wildfire prevention local fire departments, we can make Colorado safer and reduce the cost of living
Opinion: Pass this bill to realize the promise of early childhood education
Voters raised some taxes in 2020 to pay for greater access. House Bill 1295 will put that vote into action
Colorado lawmakers withdraw bill aimed at removing racial bias in jury selection
The measure, which was unanimously opposed by district attorneys, would have prohibited attorneys from trying to disqualify a potential juror based only on reasons like expressing a distrust of police
The Colorado legislature wants to stop tiny committees from having the power to appoint state lawmakers
One in five current Colorado lawmakers were at some point in their career appointed to a statehouse seat by a vacancy committee