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10th Circuit weighs courts’ authority to block Colorado legislative decorum rules
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The Denver-based federal appeals court questioned on Wednesday whether the rules of decorum governing public comments at Colorado legislative committee hearings are beyond the reach of the judiciary, thanks to the concept of legislative immunity. During oral arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, the judges explored the hypothetical restrictions lawmakers…
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Colorado Senate committee advances bill to create 29 judgeships, with lawmaker support delicate
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The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to establish 29 new Colorado judgeships by a vote of 6-1 on Wednesday, with supporters and opponents both cautioning that their positions could change based on the availability of money. The committee heard testimony from numerous witnesses in support of the bill, including from sitting judges. Chief Justice…
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Judicial branch tells oversight committees that cost of new judgeships has decreased
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Judicial branch leaders told lawmakers on Monday that their priority for the legislative session — the establishment of 29 new judgeships across Colorado — has come down in cost amid broad concerns about the state’s budget deficit. Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez and State Court Administrator Steven Vasconcellos previously informed the Joint Budget Committee that the cost of…
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Colorado Senate to consider bill to further regulate towing industry
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The next step for a proposal to regulate the towing industry more strictly is the state Senate. On Wednesday, the House approved House Bill 1051 through a mostly party-line 45-16 vote. Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, whose car was towed last year, will sponsor the bill in the Senate. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); The work of the Transportation Legislative…
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Colorado Senate to consider bill to further regulate towing industry
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The next step for a proposal to regulate the towing industry more strictly is the state Senate. On Wednesday, the House approved House Bill 1051 through a mostly party-line 45-16 vote. Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, whose car was towed last year, will sponsor the bill in the Senate. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); The work of the Transportation Legislative…
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Colorado Senate approves rewritten construction defects bill, which faces uncertain future
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A watered-down version of the Senate’s “construction defects” bill won preliminary approval on Wednesday after four hours of debate and over two weeks of delays, as bill sponsors worked with multiple amendments. A final 25-8 vote Thursday sends to the bill to the House. With just a few provisions remaining from the original version, Senate Bill…
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Colorado Senate approves rewritten construction defects bill, which faces uncertain future
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A watered-down version of the Senate’s “construction defects” bill won preliminary approval on Wednesday after four hours of debate and over two weeks of delays, as bill sponsors worked with multiple amendments. A final 25-8 vote Thursday sends to the bill to the House. With just a few provisions remaining from the original version, Senate Bill…
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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…