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🧑⚖️ Law firms in
#Colorado
would be be barred from making financial deals with businesses not owned by attorneys. Learn the reason why in our newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/ice-is-sti...
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ICE is still making unlawful arrests in Colorado
Federal judge orders more training for federal agents
https://www.theblanketnews.com/p/ice-is-still-making-unlawful-arrests
20 days ago
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🧑🧑🧒 A
#Colorado
state tax credit aimed at reducing child
#poverty
will stop this year after Gov. Jared Polis threatened to veto it. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/ice-is-sti...
20 days ago
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📚
#Colorado
voters will have to decide this fall whether to allow the state to spend more tax money on
#education
rather than returning it to taxpayers. More details in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/i/197703232/...
20 days ago
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🖥️ No new statewide
#datacenter
laws are coming to
#Colorado
this year, after the failure of two competing bills. – one aimed at incentivizing data center construction and another seeking to put environmental guardrails on the facilities. Learn more:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/last-day-t...
21 days ago
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A federal judge ruled this week that ICE agents in
#Colorado
aren’t complying with an order to stop making arrests without a warrant if they can't prove the person is a flight risk. More details:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/ice-is-sti...
#colorado
#coloradonews
#immigration
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21 days ago
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🏳️🌈 Coloradans harmed by “conversion therapy” will be able to sue practitioners over efforts to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. The new law comes after the US Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on conversion therapy. Learn more:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/last-day-t...
21 days ago
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🗳️ Elections in Colorado will have some changes starting this fall. Gov. Jared Polis is likely to sign a bill aimed at countering potential interference from President Donald Trump’s administration. More in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/last-day-t...
22 days ago
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#Colorado
laws protecting people from AI discrimination have been in the news a lot lately. A lawsuit by Elon Musk and tech industry pressure led to new rules that are likely to become law soon. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/last-day-t...
22 days ago
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📜 If
#Colorado’s
governor vetoes a bill after the legislative session ends, that veto is final. And today is the last day of the session, so any bills that get vetoed after today are totally dead. Learn more in today’s newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/last-day-t...
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22 days ago
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🖥️ New
#datacenter
regulations have proven difficult to move forward in the
#Colorado
state legislature due to strong disagreements between pro-business and pro-environment camps. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/utilities-...
23 days ago
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💰 Gov. Jared Polis signed
#Colorado's
state budget for the next fiscal year on Friday. Learn more about big cuts to healthcare assistance and other programs:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/utilities-...
24 days ago
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🏥 Big businesses won’t have to pay more to support
#Colorado
workers’ healthcare aid after lawmakers shot down a bill that opponents argued could push companies to avoid hiring workers who need healthcare assistance. Read more:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/utilities-...
24 days ago
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#Colorado’s
biggest power company, Xcel Energy, is looking to raise rates for electricity consumers once again. The price hike could amount to a 33% increase since 2023. Learn more:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/utilities-...
#coloradonews
#utilities
#energyprices
#electricity
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24 days ago
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⚕️
#Colorado
lawmakers are looking for new ways to fund a healthcare affordability program, after dropping a proposal to charge health insurance companies $40 million in fees that they would pass onto consumers. Read more:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/colorado-e...
27 days ago
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👶 A controversial plan to shore up
#childcare
aid in
#Colorado
was voted down on Wednesday after opponents argued it might violate state laws against investing public money in corporations. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/colorado-e...
27 days ago
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Groups with ties to the national Democratic Party are backing a congressional
#redistricting
effort in
#Colorado
to the tune of nearly a quarter million dollars. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/colorado-e...
#elections
#coloradonews
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27 days ago
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🏟️ A new group is coming together to negotiate with the
#Broncos
football team on behalf of
#Denver
residents who will be impacted by a huge new stadium and entertainment district project. Find out more:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/colorado-i...
27 days ago
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🔎 Groups of lawmakers known as legislative caucuses can keep their donors secret in
#Colorado
. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/colorado-i...
27 days ago
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Colorado and Denver have banned guns like those used in some of the state’s deadliest mass shootings. The Trump administration is trying to undo that. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/colorado-i...
#colorado
#coloradonews
#publicsafety
#guncontrol
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28 days ago
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🏘️
#Colorado
state lawmakers ditched two proposals to increase
#housing
density after facing opposition. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/childcare-...
28 days ago
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#Farmworkers
in
#Colorado
will have to work eight more hours a week before they get overtime pay under a law signed Monday by Gov. Jared Polis. More details in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/childcare-...
29 days ago
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🔫 The Trump administration sued the city of
#Denver
over its ban on assault weapons. Learn more in today’s newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/childcare-...
#publicsafety
#colorado
29 days ago
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A controversial proposal to shore up funding for
#childcare
in
#Colorado
would permit riskier investments by state-run businesses. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/childcare-...
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29 days ago
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⚕️ Health insurance companies could pass $40 million in fees onto
#Colorado
customers next year under a plan to fund a struggling
#healthcare
affordability program. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/removal-of...
29 days ago
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⛓️ Several proposals to reduce overcrowding in
#Colorado’s
prison system are advancing in the state legislature. More details in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/removal-of...
#publicsafety
#prisons
29 days ago
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🤖
#Colorado
consumers could get protections from
#AI
discrimination that look different from what lawmakers originally intended. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/removal-of...
30 days ago
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Colorado workers who want to unionize have to go through a process that doesn’t exist in any other state. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/removal-of...
#colorado
#coloradonews
#unions
#workers
#employment
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30 days ago
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#Colorado’s
U.S. Senators are challenging the Trump administration’s recent denial of federal disaster relief aid following major
#wildfires
and
#floods
last year. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/speedier-r...
about 1 month ago
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🚨 Multiple innocent Coloradans have gotten pulled over because license plate-reading cameras mistakenly tied their vehicles to criminal activity. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/speedier-r...
#flock
#colorado
#surveillance
about 1 month ago
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🏘️ Local and tribal governments could get easier access to hundreds of millions of dollars in
#Colorado
affordable
#housing
funds. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/speedier-r...
about 1 month ago
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Claims that
#regulations
are killing jobs in Colorado don’t add up. Two of the top states where
#Colorado
companies have relocated in recent years – California and Texas – actually have more regulations than Colorado does. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/speedier-r...
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about 1 month ago
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⚖️ The federal government’s mass deportation drive is interfering with efforts to prosecute immigrants who commit crimes in
#Colorado
. Find out more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/should-the...
#immigration
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Should the governor’s lobbying be secret?
Several other states exempt governors from lobbying rules
https://www.theblanketnews.com/p/should-the-governors-lobbying-be
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🐶 Pet stores in
#Colorado
cannot sell dogs or cats starting next year, under a law signed this week. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/should-the...
about 1 month ago
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🛠️
#Colorado
consumers will keep their
#RightToRepair
tech products after lawmakers voted down a proposal to exempt devices used in “critical infrastructure.” Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/should-the...
about 1 month ago
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Governors are exempt from lobbying rules in lots of states. Colorado could go in a different direction. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/should-the...
#colorado
#coloradonews
#lobbying
#accountability
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about 1 month ago
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🚆 Plans for passenger train service linking Denver, Boulder and Fort Collins got official approval this week. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-taking...
#colorado
#trains
#passengerrail
about 1 month ago
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🏳️🌈 Coloradans harmed by “conversion therapy” could get the right to sue those who practice it. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-taking...
#lgbtqrights
#conversiontherapy
#colorado
about 1 month ago
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🕵️ A proposal in
#Colorado
to restrict law enforcement’s use of license plate-reading cameras failed due opposition from police and Gov. Jared Polis. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-taking...
#surveillance
#ALPRs
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Why taking on ICE could be complicated for Colorado
Lawmakers want to rein in immigration enforcement but legal challenges loom
https://www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-taking-on-ice-could-be-complicated
about 1 month ago
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Colorado is about to get a new, privately-run immigration jail. Can the state ensure it meets health and safety standards? Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-taking...
#colorado
#coloradonews
#immigration
#ICE
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about 1 month ago
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💰 The
#Colorado
state
#budget
for next year was finalized and sent to the governor’s desk for approval. Check out today's newsletter to learn more:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-you-sh...
about 1 month ago
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🗑️
#Colorado
lawmakers are working on fixes for recent anti-pollution measures that had unforeseen consequences. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-you-sh...
#pollution
#environment
about 1 month ago
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🚕 A
#Colorado
lawmaker who was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver has brought back a bill to more strictly regulate
#ride-hailing
companies. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-you-sh...
about 1 month ago
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#Colorado's
state utility regulator has the power to influence electricity, gas and phone bills. Its authority is being renewed this year and it could see some important changes. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/why-you-sh...
#utilities
#electricity
#power
#PUC
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about 1 month ago
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🤖 The Trump administration is backing Elon Musk’s court battle against a law meant to protect Coloradans from discrimination by AI. More on this story in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/lawmakers-...
#colorado
about 1 month ago
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🏫 A legal loophole in
#Colorado
could prevent school employees injured in mass shootings from suing their employers. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/lawmakers-...
about 1 month ago
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🔬 The manipulation of
#Colorado
state crime lab tests was so extensive that it’s overwhelming attorneys helping those affected. Learn more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/lawmakers-...
#publicsafety
#missywoods
about 1 month ago
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Should
#Colorado
lawmakers get a pay raise? Balancing the state budget is complicated, but paying yourself more while cutting benefits for others might not be a good look heading into elections this fall. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/lawmakers-...
#accountability
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about 1 month ago
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🔧 Coloradans are helping their neighbors repair items that they might otherwise have to replace at community-organized “repair cafes.” Find out more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/what-new-f...
#righttorepair
#colorado
about 1 month ago
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🏠 Gov. Jared Polis laid out a plan he says will save Coloradans an average of $800 on homeowner insurance next year. Read more in today's newsletter:
www.theblanketnews.com/p/what-new-f...
#colorado
#insurance
#costofliving
about 1 month ago
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