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Former Colorado state legislator Jeanne Labuda dies at 75
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Former Democratic state Rep. Jeanne Labuda passed away on July 25, 2022 after battling ALS for the last 18 months. Born Feb. 6, 1947 in Aqua Dulce, Texas, Labuda was one of five children of Lillian and Steve Labuda. She grew up in Kingsville, Texas, south of Corpus Christi. After high school, she attended Texas…
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House lawmakers target embattled Office of Public Guardianship, reject funding for expansion
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Problems with the state’s Office of Public Guardianship, as reported by Colorado Politics last month, led state House lawmakers Wednesday to halt the program’s expansion. The decision to keep the program from expanding occurred during the debate in the legislature over the proposed 2022-23 state budget. Democratic Reps. Meg Froelich of Greenwood Village and Adrienne…
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Deeply divided House rejects bill to grant physician assistants more practice authority
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A deeply divided House on Tuesday rejected a bill that would have given physician assistants more authority to practice without supervision. House Bill 1095 was up for a final vote in the House last week, but lacking the votes to pass it, the sponsors won permission to send it back to second reading debate in…
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With new state House and Senate maps, let the games begin
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The wait is over. And the scramble has begun. Now that the Colorado Supreme Court has approved new state House and Senate maps, candidates are crafting designs to run for more competitive seats that also appear to shrink the influence of rural communities at the state Capitol. The new maps will reshape Colorado’s political landscape, and,…
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Colorado House clears sex-education bill; on to Senate
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The Colorado House on Tuesday voted mostly along party lines to approve changes to the state’s comprehensive sex education curriculum for public schools. The measure — House Bill 1032 — withstood six hours of opposition from legislative Republicans before it gained preliminary approval on Friday. The bill passed on a 39-23 vote, with one Democrat,…
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Changes to state sex-ed curriculum advance in raucous late-night House committee hearing (VIDEO)
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A 10-hour hearing with hundreds of witnesses, mostly opposed, didn’t dissuade Democrats on a House committee Wednesday night from advancing a bill that will ban abstinence-only education and make other changes to the state’s comprehensive sex education curriculum for public schools. House Bill 1032, sponsored by Democratic Reps. Susan Lontine of Denver and Yadira Caraveo…
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Safe-haven bill wins preliminary OK in Colorado Senate
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A bill allowing public schools to offer information on the state’s “safe haven” law regarding unwanted newborns has won preliminary approval from the Colorado state Senate. Senate Bill 25 was approved despite having been tangled up in an issue over sex education. Republican Sen. Jim Smallwood of Parker sponsors SB 25, which as introduced would…
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Safe-haven bill on newborns gets new life from Colorado Senate ‘kill’ committee
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A bill that originally required that schools provide “safe haven” information on dealing with unwanted newborns as part of the state’s comprehensive sex education program won a reprieve late Wednesday from the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee. Senate Bill 25 is sponsored by Republican Sen. Jim Smallwood of Parker. As introduced, the bill…
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Bill aimed at drug abuse has tough time against Colorado doctors’ orders
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Legislators talk a lot about fighting the drug abuse epidemic, but the fate of a bill aimed at helping by connecting doctors writing prescriptions directly to pharmacies is going to down to the wire House Bill 1279 is supported by the Colorado Retail Council, which includes pharmacies who say it’s a common-sense measure to reduce the…
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Sexual harassment cases taking a toll on lawmakers, not just the accused
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DENVER – As the Colorado Senate debated the fate of Sen. Randy Baumgardner over sexual harassment charges in a rare evening session, Sen. Lucia Guzman was thinking of sunrise on Good Friday, a time of atonement and healing. The resolution to expel Baumgardner failed in a 17-17 tie after a four-hour hearing. In speech after speech,…
