Capitol Coverage
KSUT is a member of Capitol Coverage, a collaborative public policy reporting project, providing news and analysis to communities across Colorado for more than a decade. Fifteen public radio stations participate in Capitol Coverage from throughout Colorado.
Capitol Coverage stories are edited at KUNC in Greeley, Colorado.
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A bill that would reform transparency and accountability around police misconduct, especially between officers, was introduced this week with just days left in the legislative session.
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Last year, lawmakers handed Gov. Jared Polis a major defeat when they rejected his controversial plan to tackle Colorado’s housing crisis. Now, a similar set of proposals is advancing in the legislature despite bipartisan opposition. Polis signed one proposal into law Monday that will ban occupancy limits statewide, but the rest of his housing proposals face an uncertain future.
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Democrats at the statehouse passed historic protections this year for reproductive healthcare. Now, with an influx of out-of-state patients coming to Colorado for care, lawmakers and advocates are crafting a ballot measure to amend the state constitution.
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This year’s Western Conservative Summit focused on claims that faith and traditional family values are under attack by the left and featured speakers like Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and presidential hopeful former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Organizers, however, had hoped to draw in more leading presidential candidates and national support to the convention than was present.
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Protestors want Gov. Jared Polis to sign an executive order banning all guns in the state and implementing a gun buy-back program. Polis said such an order would be unconstitutional.
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With only one day left in the race, the candidates are attacking each other for links to corporate interests and out-of-state donors. Centrist politicians, law enforcement groups and the business community are supporting Kelly Brough. Mike Johnston has racked up endorsements from most labor unions, progressive organizations and left-leaning elected officials.
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Colorado is now the first in the nation to pass a right-to-repair law. The law makes it easier for farmers and ranchers to access the tools they need to maintain and repair their own equipment. Farmers support the measure, but manufacturing trade groups aren’t happy.
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Colorado’s 2023 legislative session ended on Monday. Democrats passed some historic pieces of legislation this year, but also failed to achieve some major policy priorities. Republicans struggled to assert influence, but also staged fierce resistance.
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The new laws make up the most consequential firearm reforms in Colorado history. They cover red flag laws, gun-buying age, gun purchase waiting periods, and a rollback of liability protections for the firearm industry.
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A major land-use bill backed by Gov. Jared Polis didn’t have the votes to advance. A new amendment removes the measure’s core principles in an attempt to create a path forward.
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Significant rollbacks to state-level requirements in the bill, which is backed by Gov. Jared Polis, have done little to sway opposition, which ranges from Colorado cities and towns to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
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A bipartisan bill to be introduced this week in the state Senate would create the Colorado River Drought Task Force to develop legislation for next year’s legislative session.