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Ex-staffers say Colorado’s Office of Public Guardianship is in crisis, ask Polis to replace leaders

A Colorado office tasked with taking care of some of the state’s most vulnerable citizens is once more facing questions about its management, notably after resignations have left it with just a few staffers to care for more than 80 clients.

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First Amendment expert: Proposal from Democratic leaders ‘completely’ exempts lawmakers from open meeting laws

Leaders of the Colorado General Assembly, along with several Democratic members, are seeking sweeping exemptions for lawmakers from the state’s open meetings law, which contains guarantees of transparency when officials craft policies.

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Colorado county clerks are divided over bill to require voting service centers in jails

The state Senate Judiciary Committee is expected in the coming weeks to take its first look at a bill that has divided the usually united county clerks in Colorado over allowing people in jail to vote on election day. This could cost the state between $200,000 and $1 million.

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Colorado House committee kills bill to increase punishment in child sex crimes

A Democratic-controlled House committee killed legislation that supporters said would put more teeth into Colorado law following hours of testimony, in which victims who were bought and sold as children for purposes of sexual exploitation sought to persuade lawmakers to advance the measure.  

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Colorado Senate considers bill to track ‘suspicious’ gun and ammo purchases

A bill being proposed in the state Senate would allow credit card companies to assign codes to the purchase of firearms and ammunition. Sponsors of the bill say such tracking would allow law enforcement to track “suspicious activity” that could lead to crime. 

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