Sen Mike Weissman
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Colorado lawmakers advance bill to tackle Colorado’s prison capacity issues
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As lawmakers work to complete the next state budget, they are intensifying efforts to address overcrowding and capacity challenges within the Department of Corrections and related agencies — issues that have contributed to increased spending in the budget. The state Senate on Friday gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 159, specifically designed to work on…
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Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman calls for cold water on heated hate speech
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Likening the recent record-setting warm temperatures to hot political rhetoric, Colorado Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, pleaded for an end to death threats and other hate speech directed at lawmakers of both parties. “The increasingly tragic reality of our politics, however, like the increasingly tragic reality of our climate, is one of combustibility,” Weissman said from the well…
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Colorado senators hold heated debate on latest immigration bill
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A bill that would allow individuals who get injured during an immigration action to sue federal agents in state court won preliminary approval from the Colorado Senate on Monday. The bill would permit a “cause of action” by such individuals to sue. It would also permit “legal or equitable relief or any other appropriate relief”…
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Colorado legislators advance proposal allowing lawsuits against federal immigration agents
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A divided panel of Colorado legislators on Monday advanced a proposal to give individuals injured during an immigration enforcement operation the ability to sue federal agents in state court. The measure comes amid speculation that Colorado could be next on the Trump administration’s target, given the tension between the White House and the state, which…