Top Colorado court rebuffs health, safety groups on oil-gas; Aurora lawmaker calls for legislative action
The Colorado Supreme Court said Monday that state law does not allow oil and gas regulators to make health and environmental protection their top priority, prompting Democrats who control the Legislature to call for changing the law. … Aurora House Rep. Mike Weissman, who…
SENTINEL ENDORSEMENTS: Considering integrity, transparency, health care, gun safety and education, our state House picks for 2018
Democratic Incumbent Mike Weissman has, from the get-go, offered thoughtful and measured approaches to legislating. He has a clear sense of the issues facing north-central Aurora and an equally clear sense of how to address them. His pragmatic approach to problems such as transportation,…
The Cause the Resistance Cares Most About Is Ending Voter Suppression
Another path forward is to create easier access for folks to get to their polling place. In Colorado, Representative Mike Weissman has introduced legislation that would give workers time off for any day of voting (not merely election day, as allowed for in current…
Colorado House Republicans offer amendments to remake civil rights commission
The House Judiciary Committee Tuesday voted 10-1 to draft a bill to extend the Colorado Division of Civil Rights and the civil rights commission for nine more years. … Noting he represents the most diverse city in the state, Democratic Rep. Mike Weissman of…
Electric cars and technology are upending transportation as we know it. But is Colorado prepared?
The House of Representatives last week passed a bill to require builders to offer homebuyers the option of installing the wiring needed to charge electric vehicles — similar to an existing requirement that they offer pre-wiring for solar panels. Rep. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, said…
Guaranteed time off to vote gets initial OK
Who knew this was a law already? Coloradans are guaranteed by law two hours on Election Day to vote, almost enough time for a round of golf if you don’t have any friends. But that doesn’t really make sense anymore, since the legislature switched…
Lawmaker Wants To Protect Coloradans From Arbritration Clauses
Wells Fargo, which recently owned up to questionable banking practices, is also used a binding arbitration clause in the legitimate accounts victims had to avoid lawsuits stemming from the fake accounts they created. State Rep. Mike Weissman says the clauses are in the fine…
Fix more accurately tracks graduation rates for students in concurrent enrollment
The new bill, sponsored by Aurora Rep. Mike Weissman, will now mark students who stay the additional year for college credits as graduating high school on time. “By allowing students to make progress toward or even complete a two-year degree or certificate while still…
YOUR NEWS: 2nd annual Denver Sikh Day Parade creates awareness, celebrates Vaisakhi
The Sikh Community of Denver celebrated Viasakhi by bringing awareness to the community through the second annual Denver Sikh Parade May 28 in Denver’s City Park and Capitol Hill neighborhoods along East Colfax Avenue. “An event like this gives us a platform to communicate…
Freshmen representatives instrumental in last-minute push to pass Open Records law
Weissman said after most his bills were through the process, he too turned to colleagues to help where he thought he could do the most good. “I didn’t want to stop working on things that I thought were important,” Weissman said. “When I came…