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A bipartisan bill to be introduced this week in the state Senate would create the Colorado River Drought Task Force to develop legislation for next year’s legislative session.
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Colorado voters approved Proposition 122 in November, which decriminalized psilocybin, the psychoactive chemical found in so-called magic mushrooms, and other psychedelic substances for personal and therapeutic use. State lawmakers are rolling out the legal framework in a soon-to-be introduced bill.
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A federal judge temporarily halted enforcement of the new law in Colorado banning the so-called “abortion pill reversal,” a practice to reverse a medical abortion that experts consider unproven. Judge Daniel Domenico issued the temporary restraining order over the weekend after religious clinic Bella Health and Wellness sued the state, arguing that barring them from prescribing the treatment violates their First Amendment right to free speech and religious exercise. The idea of reversing a medical abortion has become a flashpoint in the clash over abortion rights nationwide after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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A new bill introduced this week in the state legislature would make historic advances in voting access for Colorado’s two Native American tribes. It would also expand access to students and inmates, and make changes to ballot counts, election transparency and campaign finance.
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Lawmakers want to abolish residential growth restrictions as part of far-reaching land use reforms to increase housing inventory and fight rising prices.
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Voters will choose between sixteen mayoral candidates. They’re also considering eight open city council seats as well as the fate of the former Park Hill Golf Course.
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Democrats invoked a rarely-used rule to limit Republican filibusters during a rare weekend meeting of the House focused on gun bills.
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A new bill at the State Capitol would require health insurers to cover additional prosthetics for Coloradans under 26 was unanimously approved in its first hearing Tuesday.
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Lawmakers want to strengthen child labor protections after violations at a Greeley meatpacking plantA new bill would let victims of child labor violations sue for remedies not included in standard workers compensation.
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One bill would create a new scholarship program focused on training for industries with worker shortages. Another would cover tuition, fees and materials for certain associate degrees and industry certificate programs.