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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Democratic leaders at the Capitol claim the results of an annual secret survey known as 'quadratic voting' among lawmakers are not public documents.
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KUNC investigative reporter Scott Franz joins Morning Edition host Dylan Simard to dig deeper into the use of quadratic voting at the Capitol.
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Transparency advocates say even though the outcome of the secret ballot process is being made public for the first time, the bill-ranking system still runs afoul of the open meetings law and shuts the public out of a process that lawmakers use to help decide how to spend their tax dollars.
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The proposals include strengthening red flag laws, raising the firearm purchasing age to 21, opening the gun industry up to legal liability and installing a three-day waiting period after buying a gun. A fifth bill that would ban semi-automatic firearms faces slim odds.
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Republicans in the state House of Representatives continue to stage filibusters, throwing the legislative schedule into question.
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Chalkbeat Reporter Jason Gonzales joins us to discuss bills currently in the Colorado state legislature that concern public university admissions for out-of-state students and programs to help more Coloradans enter high-demand job fields.