by Mr. Leadville | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadville News
Colorado uses the phrase “illegal alien” in just one law, about public contracts. The phrase soon may go away entirely. On Wednesday, the Colorado House voted along party lines, 39-24, in favor of a bill that would strip the derogatory term “illegal alien” for...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadville News
Should a person suspected of breaking into a cash register be booked into jail? Should they have to pay bond to get out? These are the questions Colorado lawmakers will ponder this session as they debate a bill that would limit whom police can arrest and who has to...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadville News
A coalition of neighbors, activists and state legislators on Wednesday unveiled a bill creating real-time air monitoring at the fence lines of major toxic polluters and a new network of dispersed community sensors, putting allies on notice they expect tangible results...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadville News
Something good came out of all those Zoom calls for Courtney Arnstein: She started to get a lot of compliments on that thing behind her.Arnstein’s backdrop showed something far cooler than bookshelves or a blank wall. And people on the other side of the screen...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 10, 2021 | Leadville News
Colorado lawmakers compromised on CMAS testing this year, with support from testing proponents and opponents during a House Education Committee meeting. | AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post A proposal to significantly scale back Colorado’s standardized school testing...