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Culture, discipline, access take center stage at judicial oversight hearings
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Members of the General Assembly’s judiciary committees pressed the chief justice and his top administrator on Wednesday about planned reforms to improve workplace culture and access to justice for litigants, with specific questioning about a forthcoming directive on virtual hearings. Representatives from the state’s commission on judicial discipline also spoke at length, alerting lawmakers to…
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Colorado’s Rhonda Fields visits White House to discuss Democratic priorities
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Colorado state Sen. Rhonda Fields joined dozens of state lawmakers from across the country at the White House Tuesday to discuss Democratic priorities ahead of the 2023 legislative session. Fields, D-Aurora, said a tweet Tuesday afternoon that she is meeting with legislators and advocacy groups regarding gun violence prevention, public safety and criminal justice reform. Fields said…
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Q&A with Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg | At the end of 16 years of public service
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State Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, is the only one of 100 lawmakers in the 2022 session who has served for a full 16 years: four consecutive two-year terms in the House followed by two consecutive four-year terms in the Senate. First elected in 2006 to the House and in 2014 to the Senate, his district…
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Senate Democrats to pick next leader Wednesday
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information that shakes up who’s likely to be at the top of the race to become Senate President. Senate Democrats are poised to settle the Capitol intrigue over who will succeed Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo, and potentially fill other leadership positions when they meet at…
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Judge blocks Aurora from enforcing felony ban against ex-council candidate
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An Arapahoe County judge has permanently blocked Aurora from enforcing against a 2021 council candidate the city charter’s prohibition on people holding elected office if they have ever received a felony conviction. District Court Judge John E. Scipione agreed with former at-large city council candidate Candice Bailey that the council’s vote in August to add…
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WATCH: Colorado lawmaker wants rules for when police can come back to work after a shooting
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Colorado state Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.KUSA-9News, Denver A Colorado lawmaker wants to create a statewide standard for when law enforcement officers could return to work after being involved in a shooting. Sen. Rhonda Fields, a Democrat from Arapahoe County, is working to write that legislation. Watch a 9News report below.
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Colorado man’s death inspires state lawmaker’s push for police standards
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A Colorado lawmaker is crafting state legislation governing when police officers can return to work after a fatal shooting following the highly publicized death of a homeowner killed by police during a break-in at his house. The case has raised criticism about how police handled the chaotic encounter with Richard “Gary” Black. The 73-year-old was…
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Senate Democrats wants audit of Stapleton-run Payback program
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Monday it was House Democrats calling on Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton to answer for the tardiness they perceived in his work as state treasurer. Now three Senate Democrats are asking the Legislative Audit Committee to take a closer look at the “Great Colorado Payback,” run by the treasurer’s office. The program urges people to…
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Colorado gets 2 dozen new laws, new budget Sunday
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From squatters to swatters and $29 billion, the Colorado state budget and 25 laws take effect Sunday. They are the products of the 120-day legislative session that ended in May, when lawmakers passed 432 rules and regulations – about 60 percent of those introduced after the session began in January – and Gov. John Hickenlooper…
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