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Modified Colorado bill bans firearms in state Capitol
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Colorado lawmakers substantially modified a proposal that originally listed nearly 20 places where a person would be prohibited to carry a firearm – even with a concealed weapons permit – to only a handful of areas, notably including higher education institutions. In narrowing down that list, the legislators added a new place where guns would be banned…
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Modified Colorado bill bans firearms in state Capitol
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Colorado lawmakers substantially modified a proposal that originally listed nearly 20 places where a person would be prohibited to carry a firearm — even with a concealed weapons permit — to only a handful of areas, notably including higher education institutions. In narrowing down that list, the legislators added a new place where guns would be banned…
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Heavy docket: Study recommends Colorado’s second-highest court expand by 25% to handle workload | COVER STORY
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In the past two years, Chief Judge Gilbert M. Román has presided over five swearing-in ceremonies for new judges on Colorado’s second-highest court. He has repeatedly opened with the same disclaimer about the 22-member Court of Appeals. “This is considered a heavy-docket court,” Román says. Numerically speaking, that amounted to 1,745 written opinions issued in the last…
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Heavy docket: Study recommends Colorado’s second-highest court expand by 25% to handle workload | COVER STORY
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In the past two years, Chief Judge Gilbert M. Román has presided over five swearing-in ceremonies for new judges on Colorado’s second-highest court. He has repeatedly opened with the same disclaimer about the 22-member Court of Appeals. “This is considered a heavy-docket court,” Román says. Numerically speaking, that amounted to 1,745 written opinions issued in the last…
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Heavy docket: Study recommends Colorado’s second-highest court expand by 25% to handle workload | COVER STORY
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In the past two years, Chief Judge Gilbert M. Román has presided over five swearing-in ceremonies for new judges on Colorado’s second-highest court. He has repeatedly opened with the same disclaimer about the 22-member Court of Appeals. “This is considered a heavy-docket court,” Román says. Numerically speaking, that amounted to 1,745 written opinions issued in the last…
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Colorado policymakers eye revisions to speech-based criminal laws in response to SCOTUS decision
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After the U.S. Supreme Court clarified on Tuesday that Colorado’s law criminalizing stalking fails to account for a defendant’s intent in making threatening comments, state policymakers suggested legislation may be warranted to balance the need to protect victims with the constitutional requirement to respect free speech. The state Supreme Court will also likely need to…
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Pair of wolf bills wins approval from Colorado Senate committee
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Two bills intended to move Colorado forward on its voter-approved requirement to reintroduce the gray wolf won approval from the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. Senate Bill 255 would set up a $350,000 per year compensation account, paid for with general fund dollars, to reimburse ranchers when wolves kill their livestock. The bill, co-sponsored…
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Colorado forms task force to fight online sale of stolen products
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Colorado has formed a new task force charged with cracking down on products being stolen and anonymously resold through online marketplaces, such as eBay and Facebook. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the formation of the statewide task force on Wednesday. He said it will enhance coordination between law enforcement agencies, allowing them to identify and…
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GOP groups outspending Democratic allies in Colorado Senate races
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The latest campaign finance reports show the “soft money” group dedicated to supporting Republicans running in Colorado Senate races is outspending its Democratic counterpart by nearly a 2-to-1 margin. The Senate Majority Fund’s independent expenditure committee, which backs Senate Republican candidates, and All Together Colorado, the Democrats’ soft side IEC, collectively spent about $6 million on…