/tags/death-penalty Death Penalty en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:02:46 GMT /politics/2021-03-25/a-bid-to-end-the-death-penalty-goes-beyond-partisan-lines This year, 12 Republicans sponsored a bill to end execution alongside two Democrats. But conservatives taking on the issue of capital punishment isn't unique to Wyoming. Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:02:46 GMT /politics/2021-03-25/a-bid-to-end-the-death-penalty-goes-beyond-partisan-lines Maggie Mullen /politics/2020-03-23/gov-polis-abolishes-death-penalty-commutes-death-row-inmates-sentences-to-life-in-prison Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill abolishing the death penalty in Colorado.The governor also announced Monday he has commuted the sentences of three men… Mon, 23 Mar 2020 23:57:19 GMT /politics/2020-03-23/gov-polis-abolishes-death-penalty-commutes-death-row-inmates-sentences-to-life-in-prison Scott Franz /news/2020-03-05/district-attorney-wont-seek-death-penalty-in-stem-school-shooting-case Prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty against the older of the two teens charged in a shooting at a suburban Denver school that killed a… Thu, 05 Mar 2020 22:22:03 GMT /news/2020-03-05/district-attorney-wont-seek-death-penalty-in-stem-school-shooting-case Associated Press /politics/2020-02-26/colorado-lawmakers-pass-bill-abolishing-the-death-penalty The Colorado legislature has passed a bill to repeal the death penalty. The decision comes after several days of emotional debates that put the spotlight… Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:21:31 GMT /politics/2020-02-26/colorado-lawmakers-pass-bill-abolishing-the-death-penalty Scott Franz /politics/2019-04-02/colorado-democrats-drop-effort-to-repeal-death-penalty Colorado Democrats have tabled their effort to repeal the death penalty after some members of their own party expressed concerns about the bill.The… Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:26:22 GMT /politics/2019-04-02/colorado-democrats-drop-effort-to-repeal-death-penalty Scott Franz /politics/2019-03-21/hickenlooper-says-hed-suspend-death-penalty-as-president Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says he would suspend the federal death penalty if elected president.Hickenlooper, who is running for the… Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:13:38 GMT /politics/2019-03-21/hickenlooper-says-hed-suspend-death-penalty-as-president Associated Press /npr-news/2019-03-17/for-some-colorado-lawmakers-the-death-penalty-debate-is-personal Bills to abolish the death penalty are being debated in state legislatures across the country. In Colorado, a couple of lawmakers have a very personal connection to this political lightning rod. Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:45:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-17/for-some-colorado-lawmakers-the-death-penalty-debate-is-personal Bente Birkeland /politics/2019-03-12/colorado-gop-puts-brakes-on-oil-and-gas-death-penalty-bills Colorado Republicans hoping to delay the passage of bills to repeal the death penalty and overhaul oil and gas regulations have demanded that an unrelated… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:16:37 GMT /politics/2019-03-12/colorado-gop-puts-brakes-on-oil-and-gas-death-penalty-bills Associated Press /politics/2016-01-11/for-2016-democrats-in-the-colorado-senate-will-have-a-new-leader When Colorado's 2016 legislative session convenes Jan. 13, Democrats will have a one-seat minority in the state Senate. They'll also have a new minority… Mon, 11 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2016-01-11/for-2016-democrats-in-the-colorado-senate-will-have-a-new-leader Bente Birkeland /npr-news/2015-08-07/aurora-theater-shooter-james-holmes-gets-life-in-prison-without-parole The Colorado jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on his sentence. All jurors would have had to agree for Holmes to be sentenced to death for the killings of 12 people in a 2012 shooting spree. Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:48:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-08-07/aurora-theater-shooter-james-holmes-gets-life-in-prison-without-parole Brakkton Booker