Tag: Colorado
Beefed up maternity health insurance bill sails through the House
DENVER-- Lawmakers Monday passed a bill in the Colorado House that would require health insurance companies to include prenatal and birth control in all plans offered to women on the individual health care market. Sponsored by Denver Democrats Beth McCann and Jerry Frangas, the bill was stripped of this strong provision in committee weeks ago in order to move it onto the floor. House watchers expected to see a fight on the floor but the bill passed on a voice vote, with only minimal questioning from conservative Monument Republican Amy Stephens, who asked if the bill would now cover so-called Plan B contraception, the "morning after" pill, which some see as akin to abortion.
Udall supports proposed Xcel nuclear plant for Colorado
DENVER-- In an energy summit today held at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center here U.S. Sen. Mark Udall told reporters that he...
Tancredo as Tea Party weather vane
Tom Tancredo is a firebrand. He is a darling of the grassroots Colorado right. He also may be a 2010 national politics weather vane....
Colorado cop pot-plant quandary: Does confiscating lead to cultivating?
What happens to valuable pot plants in a Colorado medical marijuana bust? Sheriffs no longer take plants away, Adams County Sheriff Doug Darr told...
Marijuana-movement leader Lopez to challenge Hickenlooper
DENVER-- Mile High NORML boardmember Miguel Lopez introduces pro-pot attorney Robert Corry at Thursday's medical marijuana rally across the street from the capitol's west steps. Lopez, who organized the event and delivered its opening speech in a trench coat and pot-leaf earrings, made a low-key announcement that he will be challenging Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper in the Democratic Party gubernatorial primary.
In announcing candidacy, Hickenlooper emphasizes independent streak
DENVER-- In a speech announcing his candidacy for governor Tuesday afternoon, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper sought to emphasize the independent nature of his leadership style and record in public service, an attempt to erect an early firewall against Republican attacks levied for months against Gov. Bill Ritter in particular and perhaps against more general dissatisfaction in the state with Democratic leadership in Washington.
Denver council attempts to rein in proliferating pot clinics
What seemed an interminable Denver City Council meeting last night ended as expected: the council established new rules regulating marijuana clinics. Since the fall,...
Ritter reportedly pulling out of governor’s race, opening up field for...
Democratic Gov. Bill Ritter will reportedly announce he’s pulling out of the Colorado governor’s race Wednesday – a stunning development that leaves the campaign wide open for a host of Democrats to take on Republican front-runner Scott McInnis.
Stimulus grant brings broadband to rural Colorado
As high-speed broadband service has increasingly become a key utility in America, residents in many of Colorado's rural communities are finding that they simply...
Searching and failing to find maternity coverage in Colorado
In advance of a bill in the state legislature that would require Colorado’s insurance companies to cover maternity, The Colorado Independent searched for non-employer-based maternity health insurance. How did it go? It was unbelievably frustrating.