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Debating the constitutionality of constitutional carry
Republicans in the statehouse have been proposing "constitutional carry" legislation for years. In essence, the policy would allow anyone over...
Resolving a sticky situation
Bills dealing with drug use and looking to lessen harmful impacts are winning solid bipartisan support this session. Last month, the...
House supports digital bullying prevention bill
"Everyone hates you."
"You are fat, pathetic and you mean nothing."
"You should just go kill yourself."
"These kinds of comments cannot...
Unanimous support for child sexual assault prevention bill
Fears in the sexual assault prevention community that conservative lawmakers might use a child abuse bill by Sen. Linda...
When Safe2Tell becomes Safe2Bully:
Last year, in the wake of the Arapahoe High School shooting, state lawmakers adopted Safe2Tell, a successful anonymous student intel program that...
Seeing straight on eyewitness ID
The Colorado Independent's Nat Stein has just released a two-part series on the power and perils of eyewitness identification. On the...
Republicans won't cotton to efforts to improve efficiency of background checks
The Joint Budget Committee is the newsmaker committee so far this session. Republicans are...
Politics, suspicion foil effort to secure in-house legal counsel for state ethics commission
Sen. Pat Steadman, D-Denver, was a portrait of frustration. Last week...
Rural development conundrum in the pipes:
Despite early support and positive reviews, Vail Democrat Sen. Kerry Donovan's rural development bill went down with little comment from...