Sara Wilson

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

Lawmakers heavily amended a bill on Tuesday that aims to improve safety for users of ride-sharing services like Uber, two weeks after the company threatened to pull out of the state if the legislation became law unchanged. The Senate then gave preliminary approval to the bill after the amendments. It will be up for a final recorded vote on Wednesday, the last day of the 2025 regular lawmaking session. “Uber and Lyft have severe safety issues and are in crisis, whether they want to admit it or not.

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

The Colorado House of Representatives on Monday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would eliminate a second election requirement, unique to the state, for union formation, four months after the legislation was introduced and two days before the end of the lawmaking term. After months of negotiation between labor and business groups, there was no deal reached among groups on opposing sides of debate around the measure, and the bill is the same as it was in January.

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

by Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline May 3, 2025 The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill Saturday to expand the state’s existing protections for immigrants and further limit how local law enforcement can interact with federal immigration authorities. Senate Bill 25-276 passed on a party-line vote, with Democrats in favor. The Senate, which approved it in April, needs to sign off on changes made in the House before the bill heads to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk.

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

The Colorado Legislature intends to use investment revenue to pay for the implementation of Proposition 130, the measure voters approved last fall to direct $350 million to law enforcement. Under a bill nearing final passage, local law enforcement agencies would get at least $15,000 per year to use for recruitment, continuing education and additional compensation. Surviving spouses or family members of an officer killed during duty would receive a $1 million survivor’s benefit.

1 week ago | coloradonewsline.com | Sara Wilson

by Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline May 1, 2025 Colorado school districts will need to adopt policies by this fall about when and why library books can be taken from the shelves under a new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday. The goal is to safeguard public school libraries from the growing trend that targets certain books, often about diverse topics or by diverse authors, for removal. “Books are so important because names, experiences, identities — these things are being erased.