2019 Colorado Legislature bets big with new laws for everyone
HB19-1318: Light on local election cash Sponsored by Aurora Democrat Mike Weissman, the so-called “Clean Campaign Act of 2019” seeks to add transparency to local elections. The measure prohibits issue committees from knowingly accepting contributions from foreign agents and tightens some restrictions on large…
Colorado Commits $45 Million Annually, Additional $30 Million to Housing Fund
HB 19-1245 provides Colorado with a robust source of dedicated funding for affordable housing, a long sought after goal of housing and homeless advocates throughout the state. The legislation adjusts an existing Colorado vendor fee and commits the revenue generated to the Division of…
Polis signs bills to aid renters, seniors and Coloradans with disabilities
Gov. Jared Polis signed three bills Monday to give renters more time to avoid an eviction and a rebate program for older Coloradans and people with disabilities. The three were part of a sweeping package of legislation Democrats passed during the four-month session that…
Colorado’s consumer protection laws are getting much tougher
The legislature responded this year by passing the first major overhaul of the state’s consumer protection laws in decades. The changes give prosecutors and private attorneys much more leeway in bringing cases against companies with questionable business practices and open the door for significantly…
New Law Allows For More Affordable Housing Funding In Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis has signed four bills into law, doubling the money spent on affordable housing in Colorado. New Law Allows For More Affordable Housing Funding In Colorado
EDITORIAL: Historic Colorado 2019 Legislative session gets an ‘A’ for delivering progress
Colorado lawmakers made giant leaps this year, crafting changes that promise to have a real effect on reducing gun violence, reeling in unaffordable health care, protecting the environment, improving student performance, protecting gay children and ensuring public safety and police credibility. EDITORIAL: Historic Colorado…
EDITORIAL: Colorado politicians address mental health crisis
Senate Bill 223 overhauls the criminal process for those whose mental competency is in question, and requires the Department of Human Services to track their conditions and ensure they get required treatments. The bill passed the House by a 59-4 vote. … The Legislature…
Colorado is set to invest more in affordable housing than ever before
Amid a sea of housing-related bills this session, there are two that would directly invest public dollars to build units, subsidize rent or provide assistance to homebuyers, and a third to expand an existing tax credit. The most significant is House Bill 1245, a…
Griswold: Coloradans deserve to know who is funding all those negative campaign ads
The Clean Campaign Act of 2019 makes it so that corporations and special interests will follow the same type of disclosure rules that candidates already do. It exposes the hard-to-trace high-dollar donations by requiring organizations that give money to Colorado SuperPACs to disclose their…
Who’s in Colorado’s county jails? Data-collection legislation would provide answers
Colorado’s statute on county jail records is so antiquated, it still requires jailers to keep inmate information “in a book.” It also dictates the collection of only a few data points, such as name, age, sex, offense, term of sentence, fine and citizenship. But…
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