Phil Weiser
Colorado’s legislature won’t resume Monday as planned. It’s an open question when they will return.
Top lawmakers at the Capitol are awaiting a Colorado Supreme Court ruling on how to proceed, but they’re also beginning to eye a special legislative session as a remedy to the coronavirus pause.
Top Stories
Colorado sues Trump administration over mandate that insurance companies send separate bill for abortion coverage
By Jesse Paul Crime and Courts Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s Catholic priest abuse reparations program received 78 claims, has already paid out over $1M
By Jesse Paul News Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado got $3.6 million from the Equifax breach. It’ll help start a rural college program to prevent this from happening again.
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Coalition of states, including Colorado, sue over rules governing 3D-printed guns
By The Associated Press News Primary category in which blog post is published
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Colorado appeal in excessive business fines case that AG says creates “huge loophole”
The case stems from the Colorado Department of Labor’s dispute with Dami Hospitality, which owns a hotel in northeast Denver and was fined $425,000 for letting its workers’ compensation insurance coverage lapse
Training white people in Colorado to be “anti-racist” (not just “not racist”) is one step in the fight to correct historic wrongs
Audiences in church basements and conference rooms around Colorado are being taught to see — and confront — racism in the systems around them, not just in individual acts.
Bankruptcy judge considers $1.3 million bonus for Purdue Pharma CEO being sued by Colorado
Craig Landau, a Purdue employee since 1999 who rose to the top job in 2017, is named as a defendant in lawsuits filed by Colorado, Massachusetts, five local governments and more than 100 hospitals
Independent boards reviewing Catholic Church sex abuse have broadly failed victims in Colorado, nationwide
An investigation into two decades of review boards, including in Denver, show a pattern of bias in favor of the church and little understanding of sexual assault and trauma.
Colorado attorney general announces alliance to address hate crimes
The announcement came less than a week after an annual FBI report showed there were 123 hate crimes reported in Colorado in 2018, a 16% increase over the previous year
Federal judge strikes down Trump administration rule allowing health care workers to refuse abortions
Colorado was among 19 states that sued to block the rule from taking effect Nov. 22
