/tags/legislative-session legislative session en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-26/store-owners-worry-as-summit-county-pushes-to-ban-all-flavored-nicotine-products-including-menthol Officials are pushing to have the legislation -- which would only allow for tobacco-flavored nicotine products -- take effect in January 2026. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-26/store-owners-worry-as-summit-county-pushes-to-ban-all-flavored-nicotine-products-including-menthol Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /politics/2025-03-11/colorado-is-about-to-further-limit-when-sexual-assault-victims-prior-activity-can-be-discussed A House bill would eliminate an exemption that allows courtroom discussion of prior sexual activity when it involved the defendant. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 16:38:53 GMT /politics/2025-03-11/colorado-is-about-to-further-limit-when-sexual-assault-victims-prior-activity-can-be-discussed Jesse Paul /politics/2025-03-03/colorado-bill-would-set-out-security-requirements-for-rideshare-companies 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. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:54:15 GMT /politics/2025-03-03/colorado-bill-would-set-out-security-requirements-for-rideshare-companies Bente Birkeland /politics/2025-02-24/colorado-lawmakers-plan-to-shut-down-a-20-year-old-program-that-gets-teens-involved-at-capitol The proposal would save about $50,000 a year. That's a relatively paltry amount, but it's meant to send a message that state costs must be trimmed. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:13:13 GMT /politics/2025-02-24/colorado-lawmakers-plan-to-shut-down-a-20-year-old-program-that-gets-teens-involved-at-capitol Jesse Paul /politics/2025-02-24/plan-to-write-voting-rights-act-into-colorado-law-faces-pushback-from-cities Local officials worry a state voting rights law could open them to new litigation — and change how Colorado's city elections are run Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-02-24/plan-to-write-voting-rights-act-into-colorado-law-faces-pushback-from-cities Chas Sisk /news/2025-02-21/how-two-new-lawmakers-are-adjusting-to-life-under-colorados-gold-dome The hours are long and being a representative is a lifestyle change, but Democrat Yara Zokaie and Republican Dusty Johnson say it’s worth the sacrifices. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-21/how-two-new-lawmakers-are-adjusting-to-life-under-colorados-gold-dome Lucas Brady Woods, Bente Birkeland /news/2025-02-17/colorado-wants-to-force-insurance-companies-to-help-homeowners-understand-mitigate-wildfire-risk House Bill 1182 would also require insurers to give customers an opportunity to appeal assessments of a property’s wildfire risk, which can lead to increased costs and nonrenewals Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-17/colorado-wants-to-force-insurance-companies-to-help-homeowners-understand-mitigate-wildfire-risk Jesse Paul /politics/2025-02-15/purplish-the-billion-dollar-budget-hole How did state finances end up in such bad shape, and how far will lawmakers go to get back in balance? Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-02-15/purplish-the-billion-dollar-budget-hole Bente Birkeland, Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun /politics/2025-02-15/colorado-budget-crisis-imperils-state-worker-raises-threatening-to-break-union-contract If the Joint Budget Committee — and the rest of the state legislature — doesn’t fund the raises, it would force the union back to the bargaining table Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-02-15/colorado-budget-crisis-imperils-state-worker-raises-threatening-to-break-union-contract Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun /2025-02-14/colorado-senate-gives-preliminary-ok-to-detachable-magazine-ban-after-adding-a-major-carveout To qualify for the carveout, a gun purchaser would have to complete a training course that would be regulated by the state and offered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:15:21 GMT /2025-02-14/colorado-senate-gives-preliminary-ok-to-detachable-magazine-ban-after-adding-a-major-carveout Jesse Paul