The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) announced in a press release last week that children and families need to ensure that their vaccines are up to date. Public health officials are requesting that people schedule their appointments now. In Colorado, there are many vaccine requirements for child care and school.
Bill Jack, a Trump supporter and conservative running for Douglas County’s House District 45 in the primary election on June 25, 2024 against Castle Rock town councilman Max Brooks, discussed his position on abortion and LGBTQ rights during a recent radio appearance.
Today, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed the “Continue Youth Mental Health Services Program” bill, which extends indefinitely a program that provides K-12 students with six free counseling sessions.
Today at Corky Gonzales branch of the Denver Public Library, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed the “Consumer Right to Repair Digital Electronic Equipment,” which gives consumers a right to repair their own equipment including “cell phones, gaming systems, computers, and televisions.”
On May 17, the Colorado House and Senate sent a “Mobile Electronic Devices & Motor Vehicle Driving” bill to the governor prohibiting a driver, 18 years of age or older, from using a mobile device unless it is a “hands-free accessory.”
Danielson The Colorado House and Senate passed a “Wage Claims Construction Industry Contractors” bill that will combat wage theft in the construction industry, specifically improving accountability on general contractors to cover lost wages if subcontractors don’t pay their workers as required by law — or simply never give them their earned wages. This measure was sent to Gov. Jared Polis’ office on May 14.
The Colorado House and Senate passed “Protecting the Freedom to Marry” resolution, which, if approved by voters in November, would amend the state’s constitution by eliminating the ban on same-sex marriage. Although same-sex marriage was legalized in 2015 with the Obergefell v. Hodges’ decision, the Colorado Constitution still contained this unconstitutional language.
Pro-Palestine protests have continued to escalate at Auraria campus. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), an organization of student activists, is at the forefront of these protests with encampments involving about 50 people, including students and community members.
Five days after U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and other members of Congress sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) urging it to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, the Biden administration proposed rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III classification, making marijuana research, business, and other activities much easier.
During an April 19 interview on KNUS radio’s Jeff and Bill Show, Colorado congressional candidate Jeff Crank stated his support for a national abortion ban.
