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Appointees to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission draws critics ahead of hearing

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By Marianne Goodland  | Colorado Politics A coalition of more than 20 agriculture, outdoor recreation and sports groups are advocating for the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to reject three appointees to the state’s parks and wildlife commission. The committee’s makeup indicates the appointees may have a tough time at today’s hearing, and the […]

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Colorado lawmakers discuss funding AI software to detect guns in schools

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By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics A proposal seeks to prevent shootings by providing schools with funding to acquire, install and operate AI-driven software that — the company behind the technology claims — can detect guns and alert law enforcement within seconds of the weapon’s detection. The Colorado House Education Committee discussed the measure without voting on

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Colorado bill proposes library committees to consider whether to ban books, other content

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A panel of Colorado legislators tackled — but decided against voting for now — a measure that would create an official process for parents, students and the public to object to materials in a school or public library, diving squarely into an issue that has divided communities and at times pitted parents against each other across America.    

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Are laws cracking down on car theft responsible for downward trend in Colorado?

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Colorado found itself atop most lists of states with the highest car thefts and associated crimes in the last several years — record-breaking numbers that had been accumulating since 2020 and which put pressure on the governor and legislators to respond.

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Name change for felons, preferred names for students spark fierce debate in Colorado

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Republicans and Democrats clashed over two proposals dealing with names and gender identity in a prolonged debated on Friday that also prompted an intense discussion into a host of social issues, notably the rights of parents and the wishes of transgender students.   

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