daneya esgar
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Former state Rep. Esgar appointed to board overseeing Front Range rail project
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Former state Rep. Daneya Esgar is set to join the board governing the Front Range Passenger Rail District, which is charged with creating an interconnected passenger rail line along the Front Range. The Front Range Passenger Rail District was created by the passage of Senate Bill 21-238 in 2021 to plan, finance, construct and operate a rail system along…
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Price transparency enforcement starts next week for Colorado hospitals
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Beginning on Wednesday, hospitals in Colorado will be prohibited from pursuing debt collections against patients if the hospitals aren’t in compliance with federal price transparency laws. The new state law, created by House Bill 1285, bans noncompliant hospitals from using debt collectors, filing negative credit reports against patients and obtaining state court judgements for outstanding…
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Colorado House passes bill that would help communities affected by coal plant closures
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The Colorado House passed legislation Thursday that would direct $15 million from the state’s general fund to the Office of Just Transition, which was created to try to lessen the economic and social effects of the closure of coal power plants and mines across the state. House Bill 22-1394, which was approved 51-12, would transfer the funds…
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With hundreds of bills awaiting action, Colorado legislators face ‘long days, long nights’
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Any expectation of time off for lawmakers – and anyone else who works at the state Capitol – between now and the May 11 end of the legislative session may be wishful thinking, based on the number of bills still awaiting action in the 2022 session. According to the Office of Legislative Legal Services, 232 bills out…
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County commissioners speak out against collective bargaining bill
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A dozen county commissioners – who represent large, urban counties and some of the state’s smallest, rural ones – spoke out Friday against legislation that initially sought to permit a wide swath of government workers to collectively bargain but which has been winnowed down to just counties. The latest draft of the bill, which is expected…
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Collective bargaining draft bill strips out all public sector employees except for county workers
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Apparently bowing to pressure from the state’s public college and university leaders, a bill that started with allowing collective bargaining for all public sector employees is now down to just one group: county workers. A draft bill obtained by Colorado Politics shows public colleges and universities, which vigorously fought the measure, are no longer included…
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Colorado could become first legislature in the nation to pass law on parental leave for lawmakers
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Colorado could become the first legislature in the country to have a formal law in place that grants paid family leave to legislators. A month ago, Senate President Steve Fenberg of Boulder toyed with the idea of paid leave for lawmakers, but wondered whether it would be constitutional, given that lawmakers cannot obligate future legislatures…
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Reproductive Health Equity Act seeks to expressly codify abortion right in state law
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Democratic state lawmakers want to put a final stamp on the right to an abortion by expressly codifying it some 55 years after it became legal in Colorado. Opponents are already gearing for a legal challenge, should it become law. Members of the majority party introduced House Bill 22-1279, the Reproductive Health Equity Act, on Thursday. Sponsored…
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Race for Senate President Leroy Garcia’s seat heats up, recalled legislator joins contest
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Among the seven candidates so far who want to succeed outgoing Senate President Leroy Garcia is a familiar name: former state Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo, whom voters recalled in 2013. And next Saturday’s election is starting to shape up as a battle between endorsers: in Giron’s corner, Sen. Julie Gonzales of Denver; in Nick…
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Polis throws cold water on public unions bill
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A bill to allow public employees to engage in collective bargaining has run into its biggest hurdle: lack of support from Gov. Jared Polis. The bill is the brainchild of House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, and Sen. Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder. Esgar worked on a similar bill in 2021, but never introduced it. The draft…
