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‘Lawsuit inferno’: Tort reform advocate warns Colorado’s legal climate is driving out job creators
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‘Lawsuit inferno’: Tort reform advocate warns Colorado’s legal climate is driving out job creators

By Marissa Ventrelli | Denver Gazette The American Tort Reform Association has labeled Colorado a "lawsuit inferno" in its latest Legislative HeatCheck report, which ranks states based on the number of laws passed each year expanding liability. During the 2025 session, the Colorado legislature introduced 45 bills creating new private rights of action or expanding civil liability. According to the Colorado Civil Justice League, more than half of those bills were signed into law, including measures expanding the definition of damages under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and modifying the state's wage and hour enforcement laws.  “Colorado lawmakers seem hell-bent on making it easier and more lucrative to sue, while doing little to help the people who ac...
Having called Trump ‘the devil’ and facing calls to resign, state Rep. Steven Woodrow calls the post ‘inarticulate’
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Having called Trump ‘the devil’ and facing calls to resign, state Rep. Steven Woodrow calls the post ‘inarticulate’

By Marissa Ventrelli  | Colorado Politics Facing a backlash, state Rep. Steven Woodrow, a Democrat from Denver, described his tweet calling former President Donald Trump "the devil" following Saturday's assassination attempt as "inarticulate" and apologized that his words "caused additional pain."  Woodrow made the post shortly after a shooter tried to assassinate Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. A bullet pierced Trump's ear and Secret Service agents quickly whisked him from the stage, his ear covered in blood. The gunman was killed and a bystander also died. After Saturday's shooting, Woodrow posted, "The last thing we needed was sympathy for the devil but here we are." Woodrow deleted his X account shortly after making the post.  In a statement to Colorado...
Dem State Rep. Woodrow deletes Twitter account, faces firestorm of criticism after post-shooting anti-Trump tweet
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Dem State Rep. Woodrow deletes Twitter account, faces firestorm of criticism after post-shooting anti-Trump tweet

By Luige Del Puerto | Colorado Politics A Colorado Democratic lawmaker deleted his X account after tweeting that the "last thing America needed was sympathy for the devil" following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday. Rep. Steven Woodrow, D-Denver, faced backlash from both Republicans and members of his own party. "The last thing America needed was sympathy for the devil but here we are," Woodrow said. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert blamed President Joe Biden and pointed to the "rhetoric from the left," which she said has "escalated to this moment." READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS

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