Author: Colorado Politics
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Clock is ticking on Colorado’s new AI rules | PODIUM
By Aashis Luitel On Jan. 1, organizations using covered automated systems must begin complying with Senate Bill 26-189, Colorado’s new Automated Decision-Making Technology Act. They can identify those systems and start building the processes the statute clearly requires. What they cannot do is confidently finalize two key pieces: the disclosures consumers must receive after an…
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Protecting Colorado from wildfire starts before fire arrives | PODIUM
By Rick Cables Colorado is once again being reminded of how significantly wildfires can affect the people and places we love. In southern Colorado, the Aspen Acres fire has burned through the Wet Mountains near Beulah and Rye, quickly becoming one of the 10 largest fires in Colorado history. For me, this fire is personal.…
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Stop making business the health care scapegoat | GUEST COLUMN
By John Carson It is perhaps a sad commentary in the wake of our nation’s 250th birthday to note even in this hyper-polarized age, one thing nearly every American can agree on is American health care is a mess. But as we look to solutions, it is important to remember where the blame for that…
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The CPW Commission’s act of courage | GUEST COLUMN
By Eric Washburn Winston Churchill once said: “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because, as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.” Until this year, CPW has allowed hunters to kill as many so-called furbearers, including beavers, foxes, and pine martens, as they liked, with no limits. In…
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The CPW Commission’s act of courage | GUEST COLUMN
By Eric Washburn Winston Churchill once said: “Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because, as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.” Until this year, Colorado Parks & Wildlife has allowed hunters to kill as many so-called furbearers, including beavers, foxes and pine martens, as they liked, with…
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Energy security starts at home | GUEST COLUMN
By Carly West With Colorado’s legislative session behind us and a new group of lawmakers preparing to take office next year, now is a good time to step back and consider a broader question: What role should Colorado play in America’s energy future? For most Americans, energy security isn’t something they think about every day.…
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The fight should be against corporate power, not local news | GUEST COLUMN
By Sara Almerri Having practised competition and antitrust law for much of my professional career, I have litigated these issues, studied the doctrine, and watched competition policy evolve across two legal systems. It is from that perspective I offer a different view of the challenge to the proposed Nexstar–TEGNA merger brought by 13 state attorneys…
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The internet wasn’t built for kids — Colorado is starting to change that | PODIUM
By Joshua Ewing Picture a teenager, alone in her room at midnight, pouring her heart out to an AI chatbot instead of a parent or a friend. Picture a 10-year-old downloading an app built for adults, with no one — not the app, not the phone, not the store — stopping to ask how old…
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Polis tobacco stance is a win for the addiction-for-profit industry | GUEST COLUMN
By Eric Anderson Give Gov. Jared Polis points for sticking to his guns. Despite a healthy heaping of criticism, Polis has refused to back down from his surprising 2024 tweet expressing excitement for the selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. Health and Human Services secretary. Polis’s iconoclastic streak is ensuring he doesn’t ride…
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Overruling the voters before they even vote | PODIUM
By Chris Richardson There is something profoundly wrong with a legislature that sees a citizen-led constitutional amendment gaining momentum and responds not by making its case to the public, but by passing a law designed to neutralize it before voters ever cast a ballot. That is exactly what happened with House Bill 26-1430. Initiative 175…