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After Supreme Court ruling, Gov. Polis signs bill allowing lawsuits over conversion therapy harm
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Coloradans who have been harmed by the discredited psychological treatment known as “conversion therapy” can sue for damages through the state’s medical malpractice law under a bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Monday. Polis also signed an executive order prohibiting state funds from being […]
Colorado elections clerk set to be released from prison Monday based on her sentence commutation
DENVER | Former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters is scheduled to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county’s election system. Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted Peters’ sentence last month following pressure from President […]
Colorado elections clerk released from Pueblo prison after Gov. Polis commutes her sentence
DENVER | Tina Peters, the former clerk convicted of participating in a scheme to chase election conspiracy theories promulgated by President Donald Trump, was released from prison Monday after the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor into commuting her sentence. “The Governor’s grant of clemency to Tina Peters is an affront to our democracy, the […]
Colorado GOP governor primary: Establishment favorite vs. MAGA candidates
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. The first of the three believes the state Capitol is awash in pedophiles. The second says he helped kill a man when he was just 7 years old, though there is no evidence of the crime. The third has […]
Colorado Democrats overwhelmingly agree to censure Gov. Polis for Tina Peters clemency
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was formally censured by his own party Wednesday for his decision last week to grant clemency to Tina Peters, the former Mesa County clerk convicted on multiple felony counts for her role in a breach of her office’s election system. More than 200 […]
Parole board to determine conditions for Tina Peters’ release on June 1
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Colorado parole board members have just under two weeks to create a parole plan for Tina Peters, the former Mesa County Clerk who was convicted for her role in a breach of her office’s election system. Peters will be released from La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo […]
Legislature ends session while passing new laws on police cameras, abortion meds
DENVER | The Colorado Legislature wrapped up its regular lawmaking session on Wednesday, and throughout the tributes to outgoing lawmakers and praise of Capitol sergeants at arms and janitorial staff, the two chambers cleared their calendars to adjourn after 120 days of policymaking. It was also a day of goodbyes for some of the top […]