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Colorado could become the first state to require in-person voting in jailsย 

Colorado could become the first state to require county jails to set up in-person voting stations for incarcerated voters under a Democratic-backed bill that has sparked criticism that it would pose financial and logistical hurdles to already-strapped sheriffโ€™s offices.

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Purchase, sale and transfer of so-called assault weapons would be banned in Colorado under new bill

Two Denver Democrats on Tuesday introduced a measure that would ban the purchase, sale and transfer of a broad swath of semi-automatic firearms, defined in the bill as assault weapons, in Colorado.ย 

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Hundreds of formerly federally regulated Colorado wetlands and streams are unshielded right now

Whatโ€™s the best way to protect hundreds of acres of wetlands and streams in Colorado, in the absence of federal rules that once did that work? Itโ€™s one of the biggest water issues facing state lawmakers this year.

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Providers say proposed state board of ed rules threaten homeschool learning programs

DENVERโ€“New rules being proposed by the Colorado State Board of Education that will eliminate funding for enrichment programs offered to home-schooled children could negatively impact thousands of students statewide who are served annually by Colorado Early Colleges (CEC), according to a letter obtained byย Complete Colorado.

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Colorado Democrats push for ban on new oil and gas drilling in Colorado

Colorado Democratic senators say they will introduce a bill banning new oil and gas drilling in Colorado by 2030 and demanding companies pay more to seal up old wells, bringing into the Capitol a fight that has previously played out in statewide ballot petitions and fall elections.ย 

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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.ย 

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Cyberattack disables Colorado public defender network

By Michael Karlik | Colorado Politics A malware attack on the state public defender’s computer system last week has resulted in the disabling of the office’s network, the office confirmed on Monday. A spokesperson for the Judicial Department said the courts themselves were not affected by the cyberattack. “As a preventative measure, we temporarily disabled

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Medical college to be added as state expands health care programs at four schools to combat worker shortage

Gov. Jared Polis and a bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers plan to dramatically expand health care education programs at higher education institutions across the state to combat persistent workforce shortages in health care fields, including by creating a new medical college at the University of Northern Colorado that will graduate about 150 medical professionals a year.

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