sen. tim neville
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A reminder that Republicans can run afoul of tort reform too
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Even amid the ever-shifting alliances of hardball politics, there are some loyalties you generally can rely on. You know, like how the environmentalists, the abortion-rights advocates and the trial lawyers are generally in the Democrats’ corner. And the gun owners, the right-to-lifers and the fossil fuelers — to say nothing of the tort reformers — will line up with the GOP.…
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Colorado bill would ‘ban the box’ to disclose criminal history on job apps
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Some Colorado legislative Democrats believe it’s unfair to make job-seekers disclose their criminal histories on their applications – often, by checking a box – so they’ve introduced legislation to stop the practice. House Bill 1305, sponsored in the lower chamber by state Democratic Reps. Mike Foote of Lafayette and Jovan Melton of Aurora, would “ban the box” – part of a…
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‘College is not for everyone,’ senator says, so make tuition assistance flexible
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A bipartisan effort to give Colorado’s vocational/technical school students greater access to state tuition assistance breezed through a Senate committee at the Capitol Thursday with unanimous support. As noted on the state’s legislative website, the Department of Higher Education runs a tuition-assistance program for students enrolled in career and technical education certificate programs at trade schools and other institutions.…
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‘Moms’ aim to send ‘constitutional carry’ to its room
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Critics of gun legislation billed as “constitutional carry” – an envelope-pushing proposal allowing Coloradans to carry concealed weapons without a permit – will converge on the Capitol Monday to meet with lawmakers and rally opposition. As announced in a press release this afternoon: Volunteers with the Colorado chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense…
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Senate rebuilds, passes Neville ‘right-to-work’ bill gutted by Ulibarri
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Republicans fully restored Littleton Republican Sen. Tim Neville’s “Right to Work” bill, SB16-70, following a surprise turn in debate when an amendment submitted Friday by pro-labor Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Westminster, was mistakenly approved unanimously by the Republican majority. The Ulibarri amendment turned Neville’s bill upside down, stripping it of its anti-union provisions and transforming it…
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Senate green-lights Neville concealed-carry bill, extending 2016 gun debate
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Monday was another gun-policy day at the Colorado Capitol. At the center of a second-reading back-and-forth in the state Senate, U.S. Senate candidate Tim Neville, R-Littleton, defended his proposal to lift the requirement that Coloradans who wish to carry concealed firearms apply for a permit and take training classes. “Coloradans shouldn’t have to go begging…
