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COVER STORY | Hot Topics of the 2022 General Assembly
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With 2022 an election year, lawmakers traditionally back off a bit from introducing controversial bills. That’s why they have approved some of the biggest measures of the past six years – oil and gas reform, Colorado option, climate change and greenhouse gas – in odd-numbered years when they worry less about voter reactions at the ballot box. Will…
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New report links Colorado’s rising crime to criminal-friendly public policy
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The causes might be elusive, but the results are startling: Colorado’s crime rates are soaring, rates that are topping the nation in some categories, notably its rise in property crimes and auto thefts. The solutions might be just as nebulous, but two of the state’s best-known former prosecutors touted a study they co-authored reflecting the…
