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Polis signs 34 more bills into law | CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
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With 16 days left in Colorado’s 2023 legislative session, Gov. Jared Polis has signed 128 bills into law. After being signed, bills take effect in August, 90 days after the general assembly adjourns, unless otherwise specified in the bill. A full list of legislation signed this year can be found online by clicking here. Here are…
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Catholic bishops ‘mourn’ abortion bills, call them ‘immoral coercion’
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Catholic leaders said they are “mourning” the enactment of three more abortion laws in Colorado, arguing they remove women’s choice and violate the First Amendment rights of Coloradans who want to support women in carrying a pregnancy through. The Catholic leaders also accused Colorado’s Democratic policymakers of preferring abortion over “life-affirming” care. Gov. Jared Polis…
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Polis signs 15 more bills into law | CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
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With 23 days left in Colorado’s 2023 legislative session, Gov. Jared Polis has signed 94 bills into law. After being signed, bills take effect in August, 90 days after the general assembly adjourns, unless otherwise specified in the bill. A full list of legislation signed this year can be found online by clicking here. Here…
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Colorado bolsters abortion rights with signing of 3 new laws
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Colorado secured its status as an abortion sanctuary state on Friday, when the governor signed a trio of bills bolstering abortion rights. Gov. Jared Polis gave final approval to the bill package, designed to protect and increase access to abortion in the state, just over one year after Colorado enshrined abortion as a fundamental right. The bills became…
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Colorado reduces prison sentences for inmates pursuing higher education
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Colorado has among the worst recidivism rates in the country, with more than 50% of people released from prison ending up back behind bars within three years. Now, the state is taking a new approach to address the issue by incentivizing prisoners to pursue higher education. House Bill 1037 reduces prison sentences for non-violent offenders who complete higher…
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Polis signs 6 more bills into law | CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
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With 30 days left in Colorado’s 2023 legislative session, Gov. Jared Polis has signed 79 bills into law. After being signed, bills take effect in August, 90 days after the general assembly adjourns, unless otherwise specified in the bill. A full list of legislation signed this year can be found online by clicking here. Here…
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Primavera signs 9 more bills into law | CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
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With 37 days left in Colorado’s 2023 legislative session, 73 bills have been signed into law. After being signed, bills take effect in August, 90 days after the general assembly adjourns, unless otherwise specified in the bill. A full list of legislation signed this year can be found online by clicking here. This week, bills…
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Polis signs 17 more bills into law | CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
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With 44 days left in Colorado’s 2023 legislative session, Gov. Jared Polis has signed 64 bills into law. After being signed, bills take effect in August, 90 days after the general assembly adjourns, unless otherwise specified in the bill. A full list of legislation signed this year can be found online by clicking here. Here…
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Polis signs 5 more bills into law | CROSSING THE FINISH LINE
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With 51 days left in Colorado’s 2023 legislative session, Gov. Jared Polis has signed 47 bills into law. After being signed, bills take effect in August, 90 days after the general assembly adjourns, unless otherwise specified in the bill. A full list of legislation signed this year can be found online by clicking here. Here…
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Colorado colleges to add suicide hotlines to student IDs
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In Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults. State lawmakers are trying to help address that with one small change. Beginning in August 2023, House Bill 1007 requires Colorado’s higher education institutions to print the phone and text numbers of statewide and national mental health crisis and suicide hotlines on the…
