human trafficking
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This Week at the Capitol: March 12-16
Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. Some of the hottest bills of the session (civil rights, PERA reform) are up this week.…
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This Week at the Capitol: Feb. 19-23
NOTE: Monday, Feb. 19 is President’s Day and both the House and Senate are closed. Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. …
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Human Trafficking Legislative Day brings out stories of solutions and survival
Kelly Dore is a survivor of familial human trafficking. She was a victim for 14 years, and then found her way out. Two years later, she testified against her abuser. Dore, a former Elbert County commissioner, is now executive director of National Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition and was one of several survivors of human trafficking to…
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How Colorado’s congressional delegation voted this week
H.R. 1: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act This was a vote to pass H.R. 1 in the House. The Republican-controlled House gave final approval to the $1.5-trillion tax bill promoted by President Donald Trump as the biggest tax overhaul in 30 years. The bill slashes taxes for corporations and wealthy persons but gives only a…
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CASA names DHS’s Robert Werthwein a Friend of Children
The new director of Colorado Office of Behavioral Health has another new title: Friend of Children. Robert Werthwein received the award from Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA. Werthwein was recognized for his work with the Colorado Department of Human Service’s Office of Children, Youth and Families from March 2015 to September 2017, before DHS…
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NFL’s domestic violence investigator Lisa Friel backs Democrat Michael Dougherty in attorney general primary
National Football League Senior Vice President Lisa Friel, a former prosecutor who investigates charges of off-field misconduct by players, has endorsed prosecutor Michael Dougherty, one of five Democrats running for Colorado attorney general in next year’s primary. Friel, the former chief of the Manhattan sex crimes prosecution unit, was recruited by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in…
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Monument Republican Paul Lundeen announces run for term-limited Kent Lambert’s Senate District 9 seat
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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Attorney General Coffman applauds governor signing criminal justice legislation into law
Attorney General Cynthia Coffman celebrated the signing by Gov. John Hickenlooper Thursday of three bills that are part of her legislative agenda this year. “During the interim, our team sat down with citizens and stakeholders to establish our legislative priorities for the year, and identify how our statutes can be improved to protect Coloradans,” Coffman…