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Federal judge weighs whether to block new law governing loans to Colorado residents
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A federal judge on Thursday heard arguments from the banking industry and bank regulators about whether Colorado is exceeding its authority by subjecting out-of-state banks to Colorado’s interest rate caps on loans through a new law set to take effect on July 1. The controversy has implications for Coloradans’ access to financial products with high…
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Colorado lawmakers begin to tackle major housing bills, including occupancy limitations
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Major measures on housing are starting to move at the state Capitol this week, which saw the first hearings on some of the roughly 260 bills introduced in this session so far. Colorado faces an acute housing shortage. One study puts the deficit in metro Denver region alone at 45,025 to 115,012 housing units. As…
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Judicial discipline proposal draws Colorado lawmaker skepticism
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During a legislative oversight hearing on Friday, judicial leaders revealed that a man who broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center earlier this month caused $35 million in damage, resulting in several offices being off-limits for months to come. Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright told members of the House and Senate judiciary committees…
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Lawmakers advance bill to ban evictions, lease terminations without ‘just cause’
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When Rita Carrasco and her family were the victims of a drive by shooting at their home, she called her landlord to inform them of what happened. That same day, Carrasco said, her landlord told her she was being evicted, giving her only two days to move out. A single mother of four, Carrasco sent…
