Colorado Supreme Court creates guidelines for frozen embryos
A recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court creates new guidelines on what divorced spouses should do with their frozen embryos if the former couples are unable to come to an agreement.
The Denver Post reports the ruling issued Monday says courts must attempt to balance the interests of both parents when deciding the fate of such embryos.
Judges must consider how both people would use the embryos, whether a person can have children without the embryos and any financial or emotional hardships the person who does not want to be a parent would endure. Courts cannot consider if the person who wants to bring the embryos to term can afford to raise a child, how many children that parent already has or whether that person could adopt or raise non-biological children.
Colorado taxpayers would lose thousands in TABOR refunds under Democrats’ proposed ballot measure
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 9 hours ago
A nonpartisan analysis of a proposed ballot measure that seeks to increase public education spending by tapping Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds shows that about 75% of what would otherwise go to Colorado residents wouldn’t actually go to K-12 schools....
Appeals court reverses conviction after judge blocked questioning about witness’s criminal charges
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
An Arapahoe County judge violated a defendant’s constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him by blocking the defense from asking a witness about her own pending criminal charges in the same jurisdiction, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. Prosecutors...
Boebert challenger Eileen Laubacher, Republican Gabe Evans lead Colorado’s quarterly House fundraising
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 11 hours ago
The Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s most solidly Republican congressional district again posted the state’s biggest fundraising numbers for the most recent quarter, while Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who is defending the state’s lone toss-up seat,...
Federal shift on medical cannabis draws praise and concern in Colorado
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 12 hours ago
Colorado’s response to the federal reclassification of medical cannabis ranged from industry leaders celebrating the development to youth advocacy groups warning that the change heightens the need for stronger protections for children. The U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement...
10th Circuit orders second look at challenge to Colorado ‘ghost gun’ law
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 15 hours ago
The Denver-based federal appeals court issued a mixed decision on Thursday, finding that a group of plaintiffs could not challenge certain aspects of Colorado’s “ghost gun” prohibition, could challenge others, and ordered further analysis of the law’s constitutionality. To address the...
Divided appeals court reverses assault conviction over insufficient guidance about paramedics’ authority
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 17 hours ago
Colorado’s second-highest court reversed a defendant’s conviction last week for assaulting a paramedic, concluding that a Denver judge needed to give jurors additional information about the duties that paramedics are legally authorized to carry out. Two paramedics were attempting to...
Bill prohibiting Colorado legislators from holding multiple elected offices heads to governor’s desk
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 16 hours ago
A bill that would prohibit members of the General Assembly from holding multiple offices narrowly passed through the House on Wednesday, clearing its path to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 059, sponsored by Democratic Sens. Matt Ball, D-Denver, and Lisa...
Colorado data‑privacy bill fails after sponsors shift it to a ballot measure
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
A Colorado bill aimed at restricting law enforcement and private companies from purchasing personal data without a warrant failed to advance Wednesday after a 6–5 vote in the House Judiciary Committee. The proposal, originally titled the “Fourth Amendment Is Not...
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan ‘Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act’ to put the poultry on food stamps
Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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Updated 16 hours ago
In today’s hyper-partisan Congress, there is at least one thing that can quickly bring Democrats and Republicans to the same table: rotisserie chicken. A bipartisan group of senators introduced the “Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act” this week, a bill that would...
Todd Blanche orders federal reclassification of medical marijuana as less dangerous
Molly Parks, Washington Examiner
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Updated 16 hours ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order on Thursday officially reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a less-regulated Schedule III drug, following President Donald Trump’s order to do so in December. The rescheduling move will relax...
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Former Colorado Springs councilman dies
Former Colorado Springs City Councilman Tom Anderson has died. Anderson, who also served a term as El Paso County assessor, died last Thursday after abdominal surgery, says an email notice by the Colorado Springs Executives Association. “It is with a very sad heart that I share the news of the passing of retired member Tom […]
Colorado county could halt drilling permits due to ballot proposal
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