elisabeth epps
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A House divided: Session defined by dissension between progressives, establishment, GOP
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In the Colorado House of Representatives, the 2023 legislative session ended the same way it started: with conflict and division. Lawmakers were almost giddy Monday, spending the last day of the session playing with toys and instruments, recording singalongs to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and sharing a meal on the balcony cooked by Rep. Ron Weinberg. But…
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Colorado House OKs increasing minimum age to criminally charge kids after heated debate
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The Colorado House approved a bill on Monday to stop charging children under 13 with most crimes, advancing it to the Senate for consideration. Currently, the minimum age for criminal prosecution in Colorado is 10. House Bill 1249 would raise the age to 13, except when a child is suspected of committing homicide. This would remove children aged…
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Culture, discipline, access take center stage at judicial oversight hearings
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Members of the General Assembly’s judiciary committees pressed the chief justice and his top administrator on Wednesday about planned reforms to improve workplace culture and access to justice for litigants, with specific questioning about a forthcoming directive on virtual hearings. Representatives from the state’s commission on judicial discipline also spoke at length, alerting lawmakers to…
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Katie March concedes Democratic House primary race to Elisabeth Epps
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The contest to determine the Democratic candidate for House District 6 in November is over – former legislative aide Katie March conceded to progressive criminal justice advocate Elisabeth Epps on Thursday. Epps holds a widening lead of more than 1,000 votes, or 53.03% of the ballots tallied, the latest numbers from the Denver Clerk and Recorder show.…
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Democratic primary race for Colorado’s House District 6 pulls in over $330,000
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Two Democratic candidates in the primary race to represent House District 6 hauled in more than $330,000 in campaign contributions with two weeks remaining until the election. The candidates, Elisabeth Epps and Katie March, are close in their campaign contributions, with Epps raising $175,599 and March collecting $156,746 as of Monday. March is a former…
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Labor-led coalition doubles down on poll that sparked outrage in Democratic legislative primary
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A coalition of labor unions said this week that a poll it fielded in a Democratic legislative primary in Denver wasn’t meant to inflame racial bias after another group of union leaders cried foul, accusing the poll’s sponsors of using the survey to launch “overtly racist and outrageously false attacks” on one of the candidates…
