Aurora says yes, Westminster says no to guns in city buildings
On a razor-thin 4-3 vote, the Westminster City Council this week knocked down a proposal that would have opted out of a new state law that prohibits firearms from being …
colorado general assembly
Jared Polis signs airport impacts bill amid fight against noise, lead
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed into law a measure that aims to provide relief to those living in the shadows of Colorado’s airports, which have been blamed for exposing …
How Denver Health, city’s safety net, fell into dire financial straits
By design, Denver Health and other safety-net hospitals run on margins that most facilities would blanche at, getting paid less to care for their communities’ most vulnerable people. It works, …
Colorado bill would require debt collectors to disclose who debtor owes
A bill in the Colorado legislature, filed in response to reports that patients were confused when a company they’d never heard of sued them over medical debts, would limit how …
State backtracks on plan for sex offenders in Northglenn neighborhood
A state agency that planned to house some sex offenders in a Northglenn neighborhood — near an elementary school and a children’s playground — will no longer do so after …
Northglenn neighbors up in arms about mental health facility
A plan by the Colorado Department of Human Services to house up to 32 people with severe mental illness — possibly including sex offenders — in a Northglenn neighborhood near …
Colorado senators propose fee on alcohol companies to fund treatment
A bill set to be unveiled in the Colorado legislature would levy a new fee on businesses that produce alcoholic beverages, then direct tens of millions of dollars collected each …
Enbrel price cap OK’d by Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board
A Colorado board voted to move forward with setting a price ceiling on the arthritis drug Enbrel on Friday, a first-in-the-nation step that raises questions about whether a single state …
Colorado bill would shorten waiting period for aid in dying
A bill in the Colorado legislature would shorten the mandatory waiting period for medical aid in dying from more than two weeks to two days, opening the option to more …
Colorado bill aims to prevent violence against health care workers
Colorado hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities would be required to come up with plans to reduce violence against their staffs under a bill in the state legislature. …