alcohol
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Federal judge green-lights some claims for trial in death of Montezuma County jail detainee
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A federal judge on Friday ended some claims and permitted others to proceed to a jury trial over the 2021 death of a severely intoxicated man in the Montezuma County jail. Surviving family members of Kelroy Newman filed suit against the county, its elected sheriff, a deputy, the hospital where Newman was seen and his…
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Lawmakers kill proposal for substance-free seating at Colorado events
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An effort to ban alcohol and drug use in certain event seating sections met an unceremonious end on Tuesday, when it was rejected by a Senate committee. Senate Bill 171 would have required large event venues to designate 4% of seats as “substance-free seating,” where the use of alcohol, marijuana, tobacco and vapes is prohibited. The…
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Advocates, opponents clash during town hall on Colorado’s alcohol ballot measures
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Business owners, lawmakers and activists clashed Thursday during a town hall that delved into three ballot measures seeking to expand the sale and delivery of alcohol. The town hall – hosted by Colorado Politics, The Denver Gazette and The Colorado Springs Gazette – brought together advocates and opponents of Propositions 126, 125 and 124. Respectively, the…
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Colorado Chamber of Commerce backs ballot measures expanding alcohol laws
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The Colorado Chamber of Commerce threw its support behind three ballot initiatives on Wednesday, each seeking to expand the state’s alcohol laws. Propositions 126, 125 and 124 would, respectively, allow third-party delivery companies, such as UberEats, to deliver alcohol from restaurants, bars and liquor stores; allow grocery and convenience stores that sell beer to also…
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State Supreme Court spikes trio of ballot initiatives seeking to loosen alcohol restrictions
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Three proposed ballot initiatives seeking to allow wine sales in food stores and third-party alcohol delivery may not move forward to the statewide ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices concluded the proposals contained more than one subject in violation of the state’s constitution. “In the case of these Initiatives, we conclude…
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Appeals court finds no evidence judge told man to abstain from alcohol, reverses alcohol-related conviction
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A jury in La Plata County convicted a man of a felony for violating his bond conditions after police found him intoxicated in a parking lot. As evidence, prosecutors pointed to his bond paperwork, with a check mark next to the phrase “No Alcohol.” But the state’s second-highest court overturned Jeffrey Jon Hamerly’s conviction last…
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FEEDBACK | Our guv is one to point fingers at pot
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Gov Hickenlooper says that if data indicates and supports that an intoxicant contributes to a public-safety problem, then he will rethink what the voters have approved and as a public servant work to recriminalize it. Well, the jury has come back and alcohol is the scourge that everyone knew it was. Domestic violence, drunken-driving deaths,…
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Colorado bill allowing bars to stay open past 2 a.m. dies in legislature
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The Colorado Senate on Monday killed legislation that would have allowed local governments to allow bars to stay open past 2 a.m. The Senate delayed a vote on House Bill 1123 until after the legislative session, which effectively killed the measure. Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, expressed concerns with the measure in a letter last…
