janice marchman
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Colorado legislators want employers to grant them leave of absence from regular work
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When she was elected to the legislature in 2022, Sen. Janice Marchman said was hopeful she could bring real-world experience to the state’s education policy. Marchman, a Loveland Democrat, was the only active working teacher in the Colorado General Assembly for the past three years. In January, she decided to step away from her teaching…
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Federal judge blocks Colorado from enforcing ‘abortion reversal’ ban against Catholic health clinic
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A Catholic health clinic with locations in Englewood and Denver will be able to keep offering “abortion reversal” treatment after a federal judge on Saturday narrowly blocked the state from enforcing a new law that effectively bans the disputed practice. Bella Health and Wellness succeeded in obtaining a preliminary injunction against Senate Bill 190, which…
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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…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…