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Colorado lawmakers push second bill to curb catalytic converter theft
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Colorado lawmakers are backing multiple bills seeking to confront rising thefts of catalytic converters, with a House panel advancing another converter theft-related measure on Tuesday. If passed, House Bill 1217 would create a grant program to raise awareness of catalytic converter theft by funding public information campaigns, theft prevention, victim assistance and catalytic converter identification…
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House unanimously passes bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law
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The state House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation that seeks to modify Colorado’s sexual assault law by adding the word “consent.” The House passed House Bill 1169 on Tuesday with 64 members voting in support and one member, Eaton Republican Rep. Tonya Van Beber, excused. The bill’s next stop is the state Senate. “I’m so thrilled…
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Colorado House panel approves nearly $30 million in wildfire mitigation grants
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A House panel on Thursday passed three bills that aim to spend nearly $27.5 million over the next two years on grant programs to encourage mitigation strategies and combat more frequent and intense wildfires. Lawmakers are considering the bills less than two months after the Marshall fire – the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history –…
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Committee rejects bill to require customer opt-in for utensils, condiments from restaurants
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A House committee rejected legislation that, if passed, would have required restaurants and food delivery services to ask customers if they want single-use items, such as utensils and condiments, instead of providing them automatically. The committee unanimously voted to indefinitely postpone House Bill 1134 on Wednesday following an hour and a half of testimony from…
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Colorado House passes bill for inspections of funeral homes, crematories
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After multiple cases of malpractice were uncovered in Colorado’s funeral industry, the state House of Representatives passed a bill to allow inspections of funeral homes and crematories without getting an operator’s permission to enter the premises. House Bill 1073 cleared the House Wednesday with 53 legislators voting in support, 10 voting in opposition and two…
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Panel advances bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law
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Kate Burgess said when she was raped in Boulder just over a year ago, she intended to report it to the police but changed her mind after she looked up Colorado’s sexual assault law. “I lost all hope,” said Burgess, a former victim advocate with the Fort Collins Police Department. “The law was confusing, perpetrator…
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House panel advances sales tax exemption for period products, diapers
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Period products and diapers would be exempt from sales tax in Colorado under a bill working its way through the state House of Representatives. If passed, House Bill 1055 would expand sales tax exemptions for period products – including tampons, pads, menstrual cups, sponges, sanitary napkins and panty liners – and for adult and youth…
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The Great and Honorable Chili Commission holds first chili cook-off
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Sixteen steaming chili crock pots. Twelve judges. And the winners are …. On Wednesday night the Great and Honorable Chili Commission of the Colorado House held its first (and hopefully not last) chili cook-off – an opportunity to blow off steam and clear sinuses. The cook-off was a chance for lawmakers on both sides of…
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Colorado House passes its version of SB 267 fix; bill heads to Senate
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Shortly after 10:30 Tuesday morning, and after more than an hour of wrap-up debate by both sides, the Colorado House voted 37 to 25 to pass its version of the special district fix, House Bill 17B-1001. Three members of the House – two Republicans and one Democrat – were excused. The final vote included all…
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Behind the Scenes: Getting good press for lawmakers can lead to some long days at the Capitol
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He’s in the middle of all the action when the legislature is in session. Yet, you might not even notice him as he pounds out press releases at his desk or confers with lawmakers on the floor of the Colorado state House. After all, his job isn’t to get noticed but to make sure others…
