Tag: Colorado Senate
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Dozens of liquor shops shuttered after voters OK wine sales in grocery stores; hundreds more expected
When Colorado voters were asked in 2022 to allow grocery stores to sell wine — lifting a 107-year restriction the industry repeatedly and unsuccessfully tried to beat back legislatively for decades — proponents billed it as a win for consumers’ pocketbooks and the leveling of the playing field for alcohol sales statewide. With far less money in…
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Colorado Senator Faith Winter to seek treatment for alcohol use, checking in to rehab
Sen. Faith Winter, D-Westminster, is entering a rehab facility tied to alcohol use, according to multiple sources. Winter, who is in her second and final term in the state Senate, has been battling a number of health issues, including an auto-immune disorder, over the past year. She also suffered a traumatic brain injury last year…
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‘It never ends’: Colorado lawmaker hopes for justice as court considers retrial in son’s murder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 18 years after Javad Marshall-Fields was killed, his mother, state Sen. Rhonda Fields, said she is still waiting for the fight for justice to end. Marshall-Fields and his fiancée, Vivian Wolfe, were murdered in…
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Colorado medical boards propose not banning ‘abortion reversal’ treatment
Democratic state legislators passed a law this year to prohibit so-called “abortion reversal” treatment, moving to make Colorado the first state in the nation to ban the controversial practice. But that plan now faces a major hurdle from state medical boards. Senate Bill 190, signed in April, classifies abortion reversal treatment as unprofessional conduct, subjecting…
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State Rep. Lindsey Daugherty to run for Colorado Senate District 19
Another candidate has entered the race for the soon-to-be-open seat representing Colorado’s Senate District 19. State Rep. Lindsey Daugherty announced Friday that she’s formally launching her campaign for the Senate seat. Daugherty aims to replace her fellow Arvada Democrat, state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, who currently represents the district and who will be term limited by the November…
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Colorado Republicans call for special session, Polis says it’s the voters’ turn to weigh in
Republicans in the Colorado Senate asked to go back to work at the Capitol on Thursday, calling on Gov. Jared Polis to convene a special legislative session. The Colorado legislature meets to pass laws for 120 days each year from January through May. But the governor can summon lawmakers in the offseason to work on…
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Bill to ban evictions without ‘just cause’ dies in Colorado Senate
An effort to prohibit landlords from evicting residential tenants without “just cause” met an unceremonious end in the last days of Colorado’s 2023 legislative session. House Bill 1171 would have only allowed evictions or lease terminations if the tenant does something wrong, such as failing to pay rent or violating lease agreements. It would have also required…
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Colorado moves to make all auto theft a felony, regardless of vehicle value
Colorado is the No. 1 state in the nation for auto thefts. On Saturday, state lawmakers passed a bill they hope would help change that. Currently, the severity of criminal offenses for auto thefts in Colorado depends on the value of the stolen vehicle — ranging from a class 1 misdemeanor for a car worth $2,000 or…
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Colorado Senate OKs enforcing price transparency for hospitals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Senate approved a bill Wednesday to allow the state to enforce federal laws requiring hospitals to publicly post prices online. Under Senate Bill 252, hospitals must maintain a public list of at least 300 shoppable services and regularly report to the Colorado Department of…