Colorado Legislature

A lot of young people in Colorado are struggling with their mental health. Today on In The NoCo, we learn about some new efforts to address this crisis with KUNC senior editor and reporter Leigh Paterson.

Colorado spends a lot of money on K-12 students, but the state is near the bottom of the list nationally for funding adult education. That means some of Colorado’s more economically vulnerable adults aren’t getting the support they need. Chalkbeat higher education reporter Jason Gonzales told us about new laws making a dent in the problem and how lawmakers are scrambling to repair an issue that could jeopardize some access to adult education.

Raven Payment, who is Ojibwe and Kanienkehaka, works closely on the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, who face disproportionately high rates of violence. She sat down with In the NoCo to talk about strides and setbacks since the passage of a state law meant to acknowledge and address the problem.

The Colorado Sun's Political Editor, Jesse Paul, joined us to discuss the latest on abortion in the state.

A federal judge has blocked Colorado from enforcing a new law raising the age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21. U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer issued a preliminary injuction regarding the law Monday following a legal challenge by a gun rights group.

Colorado Sun Health and Environment Reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss a possible upcoming constitutional amendment related to sexual abuse cases and an update on how the 988 crisis hotline is faring in Colorado.

The court case is poised to settle a monthslong debate between transparency advocates who say the private bill ranking survey illegally shuts the public out of the decision making process, and lawmakers who say it is a helpful data point as they debate dozens of bills competing against each other for funding.

Democrats at the statehouse passed historic protections this year for reproductive healthcare. Now, with an influx of out-of-state patients coming to Colorado for care, lawmakers and advocates are crafting a ballot measure to amend the state constitution.

Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill banning build-at-home firearms without serial numbers. The so-called ghost guns allow buyers to evade background checks and impede law enforcement's ability to trace a firearm's origin.

Democratic leaders at the Capitol claim the results of an annual secret survey known as 'quadratic voting' among lawmakers are not public documents.