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Do just 2 in 5 Colorado fourth graders meet expectations in math?

State, Approved, The Colorado Sun / February 24, 2025 / Education, State of Colorado

Around 42% of fourth graders in public schools tested at or above their grade level in math in standardized testing. Results come from the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress, administered to fourth and eighth graders once every two years. The NAEP measures whether students can demonstrate grade-level proficiency and apply their knowledge to real-world situations.

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Lawmakers introduce a bill to repeal Open Meetings Law shield for General Assembly

Approved, Law Week Colorado, State / February 24, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Open Meetings Law

Last week, two Republican lawmakers in the Colorado House of Representatives introduced a bill aimed at government transparency laws. The measure would repeal a portion of Senate Bill 24-157, which was passed last year amid opposition from transparency advocates and organizations.

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Hundreds rally in support of Ukraine outside of Colorado capitol

Approved, denvergazette.com, State / February 24, 2025 / UKRAINE

Hundreds gathered outside the Colorado state Capitol on Sunday in support of Ukraine and to mark three years since Russian forces started their invasion.

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The fight over fentanyl is back on tap in Colorado’s General Assembly

Approved, coloradopolitics.com, State / February 24, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Fentanyl

The fentanyl epidemic, which produced intense fights two years ago over how to confront the soaring deaths from the synthetic opioid, has returned to the Colorado state Capitol this year.

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SB 70, taking aim at online selling of stolen goods, advances to House

Approved, Rocky Mountain Voice, State / February 24, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature, Senate Bill 25-070

An inconceivable quantity of goods are bought and sold daily by Coloradans online, and a measure passed out of the Colorado Senate on Monday aims to protect Coloradans from purchasing any goods which may be stolen.

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New effort to ban ‘junk fees’, HB 1090, shifts focus to different industry

State, Approved, The Sum & Substance / February 24, 2025 / House Bill 1090, Junk fees

Colorado Democrats once again are seeking to ban “junk fees” that get added without option onto the advertised prices of goods and services, but their focus this year has shifted largely from hotels and ticket sellers to landlords.

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Shutting down the Colorado Youth Advisory Council would save about $50k a year

State, Approved, The Colorado Sun / February 24, 2025 / 75th Colorado Legislature

The Colorado legislature, as part of its efforts to close a budget hole of more than $1 billion, is planning to axe a nearly two-decade program that enlists teenagers from across the state to help draft and offer input on bills.

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