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Colorado bill targets social media platforms used by kids, teens
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A measure in the Colorado state Senate aims to impose a host of requirements on social media companies, including age verification, tools and settings for parents and a prohibition against practices that are “not in the best interest of juveniles.” Notably, the proposal mandates social media companies to respond to inquiries from law enforcement agency…
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Colorado lawmakers kill proposal to restrict student expulsions for crimes outside of school
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A bill seeking to prevent students from being expelled for committing crimes outside of school was shut down by lawmakers last week. House Bill 1109 would have made several changes to the due process and legal thresholds for expelling, suspending or denying admission of public school students. Most notably, the bill would have limited a school district’s…
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Colorado proposes $1,000 tax credit for teachers to buy classroom supplies
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More than 90% of teachers spend their own money on classroom supplies, according to the National Education Association. In Colorado, lawmakers want to put an end to that practice. If passed into law, House Bill 1208 would reimburse full-time, licensed public school teachers $1,000 each year to pay for school supplies, with a new refundable state income…
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Proposal to add suicide hotlines to college student IDs advances
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In Colorado, suicide is the leading cause of death for teenagers and young adults. Lawmakers want to help address this with one small change. If passed, House Bill 1007 would require higher education institutions to print the numbers of suicide hotlines on the back of their student identification cards. Bill sponsor Rep. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder,…
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Teen-backed bill aims to bring substance abuse intervention to Colorado middle, high schools
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In Rock Canyon High School, senior Bhavya Surapaneni said it is the norm to walk in on her fellow students vaping in the bathrooms, hear stories of their weekend binge drinking and occasionally watch her peers be suspended for possessing illicit drugs – sent home with nothing more than a brochure on the dangers of…
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Former Colorado Springs lawmaker John Herzog retires from third state board
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More than four decades since entering the public arena, former state Rep. John Herzog, R-Colorado Springs, is retiring from the third – and what he says will be the last – state board he’s served on. Herzog steps down Jan. 1 from the Colorado Dental Board, which sets rules and licenses dentists and dental hygienists, as…
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Monument Republican Paul Lundeen announces run for term-limited Kent Lambert’s Senate District 9 seat
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State Rep. Paul Lundeen, a Monument Republican and former chairman of the State Board of Education, declared Wednesday he’s running for the Senate District 9 seat held by state Sen. Kent Lambert with the term-limited GOP incumbent’s endorsement. “We have achieved success in the House rolling back federal intrusion into our local public schools,” Lundeen…
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Democrat Andy Kerr formally announces he’s running for Congressional District 7 seat
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“My name is Andy Kerr, and I am running for Congress,” the Democratic state senator told a crowd of family, friends, colleagues and supporters filling the gymnasium as he began his speech at Dunstan Middle School in Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the same way U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter — at that time a former…
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Lakewood Democrat Andy Kerr plans to announce run for 7th Congressional District seat Wednesday
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With a promise to fight for education, jobs and the Colorado way of life, state Sen. Andy Kerr, a Lakewood Democrat, plans to announce on Wednesday afternoon he’s running for the 7th Congressional District seat represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who declared Sunday he’s running for governor in next year’s election. “The working families…
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Democrat Brittany Pettersen launches run for Ed Perlmutter’s congressional seat
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Just a half hour after U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter announced his campaign for governor on Sunday afternoon, state Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a Lakewood Democrat, launched her bid to represent the battleground 7th Congressional District seat Perlmutter has held for a decade. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those…
