According to state lawmakers, including one from Colorado, the bill would make it "effectively impossible" to hold rideshare companies accountable for sexual assault.

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Plaintiffs argue that a state law banning female genital cutting but not male circumcision violates the state's 1972 Equal Rights Amendment.

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"At the last minute, they slipped in amendments that significantly modified decriminalization."

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"As a welfare program advocate I track how governments leave the poor to struggle."

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The election denier and former Mesa County clerk will be free tomorrow.

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The arrest of the Weld County GOP leader in a child prostitution sting raises questions.

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The bill lacked support from a critical area: the weed industry.

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A new governor-approved bill is advancing...after two juries found Uber liable for drivers sexually assaulting riders.

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According to a bill sponsor, medical marijuana's rescheduling and hemp's federal status affected the will to engage at the state legislature.

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Proposed legislation would allow restaurants and bars to sling so-called “hemp-derived,” high-THC beverages for on-site consumption alongside alcohol.

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