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Colorado Senate adds major exception to ban on sale of certain semiautomatic guns before moving it forward
To qualify for the carveout, a gun purchaser would have to complete a training course offered through the state.
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An assault weapons ban by any other name…
Democrats are targeting one firearm feature they say makes the most difference in mass shootings.
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Colorado is on track to raise the minimum age to buy firearm ammunition to 21
House Bill 1133 is promoted as a way to align the rules for ammunition sales in Colorado with the new law prohibiting anyone younger than 21 from purchasing a gun.
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How the Colorado Labor Peace Act came to be and why unions want so desperately to get rid of it
Colorado once fought a guerilla war over labor organizing. Now the fight is in the chambers of the State Capitol.
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Colorado’s cities, counties could be required to limit the amount and type of grass allowed around homes by 2028
House Bill 1113 would leave it up to counties, municipalities and local districts to determine how to restrict turf installation.
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The embattled Labor Peace Act
For 82 years, this law has made unionization more difficult in Colorado.
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Colorado gun stores warn that semiautomatic weapons ban would make large share of their merchandise illegal
Lawmakers say they’re making it harder for people to violate the state’s 15-round magazine limit, but the industry says their proposal raises safety and liability concerns.
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The number of vacancy appointed lawmakers serving in the Colorado legislature this year
The number is down from last year, when 29 legislators had at some point landed a job in the General Assembly thanks to a vacancy committee.
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ACLU Colorado Is More Powerful Than Ever At The State Capitol — But At What Cost?
The ACLU has changed its strategy from defense to offense. While some praise the shift as bringing much-needed progress, others argue the organization has become too aggressive.