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Colorado vaccine skeptics heartened by ‘pro-choice’ Jared Polis The state ranks last in the...
When Gov. Jared Polis told reporters last week that he’s “pro-choice” on vaccines, “that was music to my ears,” said Philip Silberman.
Silberman, the leader...
Guest Post: Who fought for teacher pay during the 2019 session?
If you think back to April of 2018, you may remember a sea of red-shirt-clad teachers, armed with creative signage and megaphones, storming the...
Colorado changed its laws around sex ed. Here’s what you need to know.
Colorado law will soon require students who receive sexual education to learn about consent in school.
But the road to passing that bill was bumpy....
Polis signs full-day kindergarten bill into law
Fulfilling a key campaign promise, Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed into law a bill funding full-day kindergarten to much pomp — complete with...
Capitol Review: Lawmakers expanded voter access, took aim at dark money
Editor’s note: The Indy is publishing a series of stories reviewing the 2019 legislative session in Colorado. Here, we focus on voting and elections....
Capitol Review: Criminal justice reforms address prison overcrowding, economic inequities
Editor’s note: The Indy is publishing a series of stories reviewing the 2019 legislative session in Colorado. Here, we focus on criminal justice. Other...
Capitol Review: Democrats attacked greenhouse gas with a dozen bills Ambitious climate-change agenda...
Editor’s note: The Indy is publishing a series of short stories reviewing the 2019 legislative session in Colorado. Here, we focus on climate change. We also...
Capitol review: Lawmakers chipped away at opioid epidemic with 6 bills Heroin and fentanyl...
Editor’s note: The Indy is publishing a series of short stories reviewing the 2019 legislative session in Colorado. Here, we focus on opioids. We also wrote...
Capitol review: 4 key immigrant bills passed, but a big one failed
Editor's note: The Indy is publishing a series of short stories reviewing the 2019 legislative session in Colorado. Here, we focus on immigration. We...
Video: A day of pomp as Colorado’s 2019 legislative session wraps
Colorado has a lay legislature that makes laws each year from January to May.
This session, Democrats took control of the House, Senate and governor’s...