by Mr. Leadville | Jun 11, 2021 | Leadville News
It’s not the first time the General Assembly has tried to pull a fast one on the electorate — by way of an end run on what voters enacted at the ballot box. But it might be the first time lawmakers have connived to get away with it in advance. That’s right, before the...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 11, 2021 | Leadville News
As prescription drug costs go up, the Colorado Legislature passed a bill Tuesday that lawmakers hope will make a dent in those prices. SB21-175 would create a prescription drug affordability board that would be charged with reviewing medication costs as well as...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 11, 2021 | Leadville News
Colorado Rep. Tracey Bernett has been telling people she’s “busier than a feather merchant in a windstorm” as the end of the legislative session approaches. She even prepared until 2 a.m. Friday so she could answer any questions in the House about two of her bills....
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 11, 2021 | Leadville News
Fighting back tears, state Rep. Susan Lontine told members of a Colorado House committee on Monday evening that she wouldn’t be making changes to a bill on workplace harassment. “I don’t see the point in running amendments when we already know the outcome,” the Denver...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 11, 2021 | Leadville News
STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting suspect Devon Erickson was “acting way more positive” in the hours before allegedly gunning down another student in May 2019 than he had in several months, a close friend testified in his murder trial Monday. Erickson, now 20, was...
by Mr. Leadville | Jun 11, 2021 | Leadville News
When Charlie Baker quit driving big rigs, he vowed never to base his career on a truck. He was heading for a new adventure.“I left the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas 18 years ago and came to Colorado because of the marijuana craze,” the 59-year-old Baker said.But...
