Colorado's HB24-1136 takes aim at social media's grip on teens, proposing resources to counter the toll on mental health.
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Michael ‘Heck of a Job’ Brown Says Migrant Crisis Is a ‘Political’ Not a ‘Man-Made’ Disaster — So No Federal Emergency Funds Should Be Provided
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Michael Brown, who’s best known for bungling the federal emergency response to Hurricane Katrina and being praised for it by then-President George W. Bush, criticized Colorado Democrats last week for their request for disaster relief funds to address the migrant crisis in Denver.
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CO Senators Vote Against Reviewing the Potential Human Rights Violations From U.S. Weapons in Gaza
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted on a resolution introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (IN-VT), which was aimed at prompting the State Department to examine the potential human rights violations stemming from the use of U.S. arms in Israel’s Gaza campaign. The motion to table the resolution was passed 72-11, with Colorado’s Democratic Senators, John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, voting with the majority.
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Class Action Lawsuit Targets Colorado’s Largest Apartment Management Company Over ‘Junk Fees’
Colorado tenant Nichole Collins has initiated a class action lawsuit against Greystar, a national apartment management company. The lawsuit, filed Jan. 9, accuses Greystar of imposing unlawful and concealed “junk fees” that inflate the cost of living for tenants, further exacerbating the state’s housing affordability crisis.
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BRIEF: Colorado Legislators and Construction Workers Unite To Combat Wage Theft
State Representatives Monica Duran (D-Jefferson County) and Meg Froelich (D-Arapahoe/Denver), backed by the Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC), announced a plan last week to introduce a bill in 2024 to address the rampant problem of wage theft, which is especially prevalent in the construction industry.
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Polis Grants $1 Million To Bolster Security at Colorado Religious Institutions
In a move to ensure the safety of Colorado’s diverse religious communities, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) announced the allocation of an additional $1 million in state funding.