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Immigrant protection bill passes committee, limits law enforcement cooperation with feds

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A bill meant to better protect immigrants under Colorado law passed through a Colorado Senate committee Tuesday.

Supporters of the bill say it looks to ensure everyone’s civil rights are protected regardless of immigration status, while opponents argue it further prohibits the state from helping federal agents.

“Fear is contagious, isolating and destructive. We’ve seen President Trump weaponize fear time and time again against immigrants. Donald Trump’s ICE agents say one thing and then they do another,” said state Senator Julie Gonzales when talking about who the administration is targeting for deportations through Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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State bill rewrites how Colorado decides school vaccine mandates

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Colorado lawmakers have quietly moved to shift the state’s school immunization requirements away from the recommendations of a prominent federal committee, in response to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. taking over the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The move comes in an amendment to a bill, House Bill 1027, currently awaiting Gov. Jared Polis’ signature. The amendment makes a change to how Colorado decides which vaccines to require.

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How HB1312 could reshape custody courts, schools, and family law in Colorado

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Colorado Democrats have jumped the political shark with a dangerously radical bill that authorizes courts deciding child custody cases to consider if a parent can’t keep their pronouns straight.

The summary of HB25-1312 passed on a party line vote in the House Sunday reads;

“Section 1 of the bill creates the “Kelly Loving Act.” Section 2 provides that, when making child custody decisions and determining the best interests of a child for purposes of parenting time, a court shall consider deadnaming, misgendering …” and something about publishing that doesn’t make sense so we didn’t include it here.

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The fine print of SB25-063: Speak up about inappropriate books in schools, get doxxed

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When Colorado lawmakers debated Senate Bill 25-063—titled the “Freedom to Read Act”—most eyes focused on the usual battle lines: controversial books, age appropriateness and the role of librarians. But tucked inside the bill is something less publicized—and more dangerous to parents who dare to speak up.

Under Section 4(f), any parent who requests that a book be reconsidered for a school library will have their name made public. That request becomes a CORA-able document, meaning it falls under the Colorado Open Records Act. And in today’s politically charged environment, that’s all it takes to make someone a target.

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Colorado’s backlog leaves sexual assault survivors without answers, without closure

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It’s a situation Miranda Spencer never thought she’d find herself in. The Denver mom was going through a divorce in November of 2023, when she decided to try a dating app for the first time. She used Bumble. 

“That’s one I thought was safe,” she recalled.

After a few uneventful first dates, Spencer agreed to meet a man who had been persistently messaging her. 

“So I let a friend know, ‘hey I’m gonna go out,’ and the exact words that I used were, ‘on this pity date. You can come over afterwards and hang out.’”

Those ended up to be fateful words. She said she only remembers the first twenty to thirty minutes of that date.

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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold joins Democratic primary for attorney general

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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced Monday that she is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general in next year’s election, promising to “stand up to Donald Trump to protect our rights and freedoms.”

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Taxpayers could foot the bill—twice—for Democrats’ lawsuit to dismantle TABOR

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Colorado taxpayers may foot the bill twice if Democratic lawmakers manage to pass a resolution directing the legislature to sue the state in an attempt to invalidate the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. 

That’s because not only will taxpayers likely be responsible for paying the lawyers hired by the legislature to bring the case, but they’ll also be on the hook for the costs incurred by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to defend against the legal challenge to TABOR, a constitutional amendment voters approved in 1992. 

If House Joint Resolution 1023 passes as expected, the General Assembly’s nonpartisan Office of Legislative Legal Services would likely hire a group of attorneys to file the lawsuit. In the past, the legislature’s third-party legal bills in much smaller cases have cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.

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