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Hickenlooper Continues Inquiries into Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
On Tuesday, Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and John Thune (R-ND) sent a joint letter to Director Arati Prabhakar of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) outlining concerns around authenticating media generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The bipartisan initiative joins efforts such as Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) proposal for a legal framework around AI regulation as well as the recent agreement of leading AI companies to voluntary safeguards. Members of Congress are racing to establish protocols around AI, even as the technology continues to evolve.
Boebert Jokes About ‘Beetlejuice’ Incident During Lincoln Day Dinner
Hours after issuing an apology Friday for her conduct during a performance of ‘Beetlejuice’ in Denver, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) joked about the incident during the Las Animas County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner in Trinidad.
Bennet Responds to the Spike in Poverty Among U.S. Children by Proposing to Expand Child Tax Credit
A group of federal lawmakers who have championed the expansion of the child tax credit are once again pushing for action after new census data showed that childhood poverty more than doubled across the country last year.
CO Docs Test Treatments for Symptoms of Long Covid like Brain Fog, Sleep Disruption, and Dizziness
Sweeping new research in Colorado aims to help patients who are suffering from varied, persistent, and often debilitating symptoms of long COVID, the disorder that has saddled millions of people with a patchwork of health problems long after they supposedly recovered from COVID-19.
Colorado Conservative Group Calls on ‘School Board Warriors’ To Join Effort To Arm Teachers
Colorado Parent Advocacy Network (CPAN), a conservative parents’ rights group, hosted a school safety summit this past weekend at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Englewood, asking for members to advocate for armed security teams, including teachers and staff, at their schools.
CU Boulder’s New Right-Wing Prof Praises Chancellor For His Support
Last month law professor Todd Zywicki spoke at the Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference, an annual gathering of conservative pundits and professionals that has veered further right in recent years. David O. Williams previewed the event for the Colorado Times Recorder.
Under New Polis Program, Some First Responders Will Be Mental Health Professionals — Not Police or Firefighters
Utilizing funding from the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress in 2021 in response to the Covid pandemic, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) in late August announced the creation of a new service called Behavioral Health Secure Transportation, which is aimed at expanding access to mobile behavioral health services.
When Arrested Previously, Boebert told Police, ‘I Have Friends at Fox News’
As she was being escorted from Denver’s Buell Theatre Sunday for alleged adolescent-like behavior (singing, vaping, recording) during a performance of the musical “Beetlejuice,” U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) or her companion said “stuff like ‘do you know who I am,’ ‘I am on the board’ [and] ‘I will be contacting the mayor,'” according to event staff.
Elizabeth School Board Passes Resolution from Moms for Liberty Playbook
Three weeks after the far-right group Moms for Liberty posted a call to action for members to ask their districts to commit to full in-person learning, Elizabeth school board members passed a resolution that matches nearly word-for-word the language provided by what the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled an “anti-government extremist” group.