/politics Politics en-US Copyright ÂÜẠ̀ÉÙÅ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:39:12 GMT /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing In 2020, Colorado became one of the first states in the nation to pass police accountability reforms in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Five years on, where does that effort stand now? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:39:12 GMT /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing Bente Birkeland, Ben Markus, CPR News /news/2025-06-06/colorado-law-requiring-people-buying-guns-to-be-21-or-older-can-stand-federal-judge-rules A gun rights group challenged the 2023 law in court. Thursday’s ruling by a U.S. District Judge is a win for gun-control advocates. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:54:27 GMT /news/2025-06-06/colorado-law-requiring-people-buying-guns-to-be-21-or-older-can-stand-federal-judge-rules Taylor Dolvin, The Colorado Sun /news/2025-06-05/polis-ordered-state-employees-to-turn-over-personal-information-after-ice-subpoena-lawsuit-claims A whistleblower lawsuit filed in Denver this week revealed the subpoena and the clash between the governor and a state labor director who says releasing the personal info is illegal. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:32:24 GMT /news/2025-06-05/polis-ordered-state-employees-to-turn-over-personal-information-after-ice-subpoena-lawsuit-claims Jennifer Brown, The Colorado Sun , Megan Verlee, CPR News /news/2025-06-03/gov-polis-signs-law-to-reduce-colorados-rape-kit-backlog The law will increase oversight over the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and try to triple the turnaround time for sexual assault evidence kits. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:22:50 GMT /news/2025-06-03/gov-polis-signs-law-to-reduce-colorados-rape-kit-backlog Lucas Brady Woods /news/2025-06-01/colorado-democrats-agree-they-need-to-do-something-about-tabor-but-they-disagree-on-what Eliminate the cap? Use some of the excess to fund specific programs and services? Try to invalidate the 1992 constitutional amendment altogether? Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-06-01/colorado-democrats-agree-they-need-to-do-something-about-tabor-but-they-disagree-on-what Jesse Paul /news/2025-05-30/jared-polis-vetoes-bill-that-would-have-restricted-the-use-of-rent-setting-software-like-realpage Rent-setting algorithms have become a target of consumer protection advocates in recent years, who say they effectively enable landlords to collude and drive up the cost of housing. Fri, 30 May 2025 18:12:47 GMT /news/2025-05-30/jared-polis-vetoes-bill-that-would-have-restricted-the-use-of-rent-setting-software-like-realpage Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun, Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun /news/2025-05-29/medicaid-saved-my-life-patients-physicians-detail-importance-of-the-program-as-gop-weighs-deep-cuts The budget bill would cut trillions in taxes while chopping back historic levels of funding for safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP. Thu, 29 May 2025 19:24:07 GMT /news/2025-05-29/medicaid-saved-my-life-patients-physicians-detail-importance-of-the-program-as-gop-weighs-deep-cuts John Daley /politics/2025-05-23/gov-polis-rejects-rideshare-safety-bill-prompted-by-sexual-assault-of-state-lawmaker Uber threatened to stop operating in Colorado if House Bill 1291 became law. Lyft also urged the governor to veto the measure. Fri, 23 May 2025 21:51:58 GMT /politics/2025-05-23/gov-polis-rejects-rideshare-safety-bill-prompted-by-sexual-assault-of-state-lawmaker Bente Birkeland, Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun /politics/2025-05-22/revise-delay-or-implement-the-standoff-over-colorados-ai-discrimination-law The law takes effect in less than a year, but efforts to update it seem to have stalled out, at least for now. Thu, 22 May 2025 20:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-22/revise-delay-or-implement-the-standoff-over-colorados-ai-discrimination-law Bente Birkeland /politics/2025-05-22/as-colorado-wrestles-with-how-to-regulate-ai-in-business-decisions-congress-moves-to-preempt-the-issue The Republican reconciliation bill includes a ten-year time out on just the kind of laws that Colorado is now struggling with. Thu, 22 May 2025 16:14:23 GMT /politics/2025-05-22/as-colorado-wrestles-with-how-to-regulate-ai-in-business-decisions-congress-moves-to-preempt-the-issue Bente Birkeland