Luige del Puerto

6 days ago | denvergazette.com | Luige del Puerto |Marissa Ventrelli

Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday indicated he will likely sign a proposal that, as originally introduced, would have mandated that courts consider claims of "misgendering" and "deadnaming" in custody battles but whose final form had since been heavily amended.

1 week ago | gazette.com | Luige del Puerto |Marissa Ventrelli

Gov. Jared Polis did not categorically say he would veto the proposal to eliminate a key requirement before labor organizations can negotiate imposing union dues on non-union members. Still, he strongly indicated on Thursday that he will reject the legislation. "We've been clear on that," the governor said, referring to his oft-repeated position that major changes to Colorado's 80-year-old law governing collective bargaining must secure both business and labor buy-in for him to sign it.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Luige del Puerto |Marissa Ventrelli

The battle over the proposal to eliminate a key requirement before labor organizations can negotiate imposing union dues on non-union members has now shifted to Gov. Jared Polis, who must decide whether to sign or veto the legislation, as he had threatened all session long. Polis repeatedly said he would reject any significant changes to Colorado's 80-year-old law governing collective bargaining, unless business and labor can find an agreement.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Luige del Puerto

Labor and business have clashed over how to frame a proposal to eliminate a key requirement before unions can negotiate to impose dues on non-union members. The diametrically opposed framing is unsurprising given major fights at the state Capitol. For labor, it's likely aimed at drawing public support amid the governor's pronouncements that he would veto the measure if the two sides could not reach an agreement.

1 week ago | gazette.com | Luige del Puerto

Labor and business have clashed over how to frame a proposal to eliminate a key requirement before unions can negotiate to impose dues on non-union members. The diametrically opposed framing is unsurprising given major fights at the state Capitol. For labor, it's likely aimed at drawing public support amid the governor's pronouncements that he would veto the measure if the two sides could not reach an agreement.