“Promoting immorality” is generally construed to mean renting a hotel room to an unmarried couple
DENVER–Colorado legislators have grappled with laws to ban guns, allow same sex unions and regulate marijuana –and now will consider legislation to repeal an old state statute barring adultery. Read more »
HICKENLOOPER: “We do not believe it is a matter of state interest to require mandatory bargaining between a locality and its firefighters,”
DENVER – Democrats are scrambling to keep Senate Bill 25, which if passed would allow firefighters across the state to join a union, from being vetoed by Gov. John Hickenlooper who indicated Tuesday that is his intention at this point.
Hickenlooper expressed concern that the bill, now in the state House, would usurp the right of local governments to ask voters to approve or disapprove of public employee unions. Read more »
Local officials signed a letter in support of Hickenlooper’s decision to back uniform oil and gas rules
DENVER– Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper’s decision to file a lawsuit against the city of Longmont, which enacted regulations that conflict with uniform rules for oil and gas drilling, was lauded today by more than 70 elected officials from around the state. Read more »
The debate over the Second Amendment right to bear arms may put the First Amendment right of free speech to the test
DENVER– Democrat legislators aim to fire four gun-control bills through the House on Friday. But the debate over the Second Amendment right to bear arms may put the First Amendment right of free speech to the test.
House Speaker Mark Ferrandino assured Republicans that ample time will be allotted to debate the bills on the floor. His remarks followed a speech by state Rep. Bob Gardner (R-Colorado Springs) asking legislators to respect debate. Read more »
The two gun control bills cleared a House committee on a party line vote Tuesday
DENVER – The House Judiciary Committee approved two gun control measures – one to expand background checks, another to ban large capacity ammunition magazines – late Tuesday night after 12 hours of emotionally charged debate. Both bills passed on party-line votes, 7 to 4. Read more »
Senators approved the controversial measure Monday
DENVER – The state Senate passed the civil unions bill Monday on a 21 – 14 vote with state Sen. Ellen Roberts (R-Durango) joining the Democrat majority. The bill passed quietly– unlike the impassioned three-hour debate on second reading last week. Read more »
Two cannabis measures traveled through separate House committees this week with unanimous support
DENVER – Governor John Hickenlooper’s task force has not finalized legislation to implement voter-approved recreational marijuana, but lawmakers advanced two medical marijuana bills that may serve as model legislation for recreational cannabis retailers.
The two cannabis measures that traveled through separate House committees gained unanimous support this week from Republicans and Democrats. House Bill 1061, sponsored by state Rep. Dominick Moreno (D-Commerce City), might advance to the House floor, today. Read more »
The bill would override a state law that allows local voters to decide whether to allow public safety employees to unionize
DENVER– The rights of at least 100 home rule cities were championed by Senate Republicans in their effort to extinguish a bill that would force collective bargaining for firefighters across the state. That didn’t dampen the pro-union spirits of Democrats who passed Senate Bill 25. Read more »
SEEING RED: An audit of office records uncovered deficiencies in accounting, prompting Senate action
DENVER– After a scathing audit of the Colorado Energy Office, the Colorado Senate wants the office to either account for $252 million spent over the past six years and improve internal accounting – or lose state funding. Though the Democrat and Republican lawmakers differed vastly on how to get the office under control, they unanimously passed a “wake up call” bill today. Read more »
The bill would have allowed parents to have a drink with their kids in public
DENVER– A bill sponsored by state Sen. Greg Brophy (R-Wray) to allow parents to drink in public with their children, ages 18 – 20, was roasted instead of toasted Wednesday by the Senate State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.
The bill is “extending to responsible parents the ability to show their kids how to enjoy an adult beverage in a public setting,” said Brophy, who added the concept originated from conversations with constituents. Read more »
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