Starting today, all new homes built in Colorado will be required to install carbon monoxide detectors. And a 50-year-old sales tax exemption for cigarettes will be suspended, increasing the price of a pack of cigarettes by a dime. These are just a few of the new laws taking effect on July 1st. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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