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The influencers? Some Colorado appeals judges outpace colleagues in setting legal precedent
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A handful of judges on Colorado’s second-highest court are producing substantially more precedent-setting opinions than their colleagues, which create binding interpretations of the law that reach beyond individual cases. The Court of Appeals issues approximately 1,700 opinions each year. A small number receives state Supreme Court review, but the appellate court is otherwise the final…
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Latest death brings down wolves’ survival rate to 44% in Colorado
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The female wolf of the mating pair for the King Mountain pack has died, bringing total fatalities to 14 out of the 25 animals reintroduced in Colorado. The wolf, identified as No. 2310, was among the 10 wolves brought to Colorado from Oregon in December 2023. The male of the King Mountain pack mating pair…
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Boebert challenger Eileen Laubacher joins lawsuit aimed at blocking her from Democratic assembly
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A Denver District Court judge on Thursday permitted Democratic congressional candidate Eileen Laubacher to join a lawsuit filed by one of her primary opponents seeking to prevent Laubacher from participating in the party’s assembly process in a bid to qualify for Colorado’s primary ballot. Laubacher is one of four Democrats running for the nomination to…
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Red flags raised for Colorado’s economy in national ranking, but it remains in top 10
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A new report on economic competitiveness by a Greenwood Village-based research institute ranks Colorado seventh among U.S. states for overall economic performance. But the report is laden with red flags about where the state’s economy is headed. The Common Sense Institute released its annual Free Enterprise Report on Friday, citing that Colorado’s strengths as a…
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Colorado GOP chair Brita Horn says she’ll resign next month, points to ‘divide within our party’
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Colorado Republican Party Chair Brita Horn said Thursday that she will resign her position next month following the GOP’s state assembly, citing what she described as an “enduring divide” within the party “marked by vitriol and hostility.” Horn’s announcement came just over a week after the Republicans’ state central committee voted overwhelmingly to approve a…
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Republican Jeff Crank, Democrat Jessica Killin qualify by petition for Colorado’s 5th CD primary
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Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank and Jessica Killin, one of the Democrats challenging the first-term incumbent, have both qualified for the primary ballot in Colorado’s 5th Congressional District after turning in a sufficient number of petition signatures, state election officials said this week. Crank is seeking the GOP nomination without opposition in the Republican-leaning district,…
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Colorado Senate panel OKs bill named for Boulder teen cyclist killed in 2023 crash
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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday gave unanimous approval to a bill that would require law enforcement officers responding to crashes resulting in serious injury or death to offer drivers a voluntary breathalyzer test. Sponsors hope the measure would provide clarity and closure to families of individuals killed or seriously injured in car accidents. Assuming…
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Bill to roll back Colorado lottery credit card purchases clears Senate committee in tight vote
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A bill seeking to reverse the Colorado Lottery’s recent move to allow credit card purchases for tickets narrowly cleared its first legislative hurdle last week, advancing on a 5-4 vote after hours of debate over gambling addiction, consumer debt and the future of online lottery sales. But the measure — which the Senate Finance Committee…
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Democrats eye new taxes on alcohol, marijuana to fund Colorado mental health spending
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Facing hundreds of millions in budget shortfall, Colorado lawmakers are searching for ways to fund mental health services in a state that, advocates say, has consistently ranked among the worst in the nation for mental health outcomes. Several proposals this session aim to generate new revenue for treatment and hospital beds. The ideas — including…
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Another TABOR fight: Democrats plan to redirect residents’ refunds to K-12 spending
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Colorado voters could decide this fall whether billions of dollars that would otherwise be returned as refunds under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights should instead go to public schools under a ballot measure unveiled Thursday by Democrats. Supporters say the proposal would address chronic underfunding in K-12 education, while critics argue it takes money away…
