Jenny Willford

A photo from inside a car of a person driving with other cars visible through the windshield driving on a multi-lane highway past snowy mountains.

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Uber says it will exit Colorado if a bill aimed at boosting rideshare safety becomes law

Jesse Paul

The California-based company says it could not comply with House Bill 1291 and the measure would pose too big a legal risk. It has never pulled out of a state before.

State Rep. Jenny Willford speaks at the unveiling of the Transportation Network Company Consumer Protection Act at the Colorado State Capitol on Feb. 28, 2025. She is wearing a blue dress and standing at a podium, with microphones and wires visible in the foreground. She is flanked by women holding blue signs with slogans calling for "rideshare safety" and decrying sexual assault.

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Purplish: The human toll of Colorado鈥檚 sexual assault evidence backlog

Bente Birkeland

It can take over a year to get DNA results in a sexual assault case. Lawmakers want that to change.

A man and a woman, both senators, sit at the far end of a long table, listening intently. A woman in the foreground, her face not visible to the camera, reads from a sheet of paper she is holding.

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Survivors share stories, struggles with investigation delays at CBI

Bente Birkeland

Victims of sexual assault discussed the human toll behind the Colorado Bureau of Investigation鈥檚 one-and-a-half year backlog in processing evidence.

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Colorado bill would set out security requirements for rideshare companies

Bente Birkeland

Companies like Lyft and Uber would have to track and report violent incidents, and do more to ensure the person behind the wheel is really the registered driver.