“There is much more they must do to protect our communities” (August 6) – In response to President Trump’s call for red flag laws in the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, the sponsors of Colorado’s Extreme Risk Protection Order law, Majority Leader Alec Garnett and Representative Tom Sullivan, issued the following statement:
Suite of bills going into effect Friday address health care costs, affordable housing, environment, and more (August 1) – 221 new state laws are set to go into effect on Friday, representing key components of the Colorado House Democrats’ agenda focused on building a fair economy that expands opportunity for all; investing in our future;
Federal government approved waiver for reinsurance effort projected to have major cost savings for health consumers (July 31) – Legislative sponsors and Governor Polis announced today that the bipartisan reinsurance program has been approved for a federal 1332 waiver, which means the program can proceed and achieve real savings in health care costs for consumers
(June 27) – In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this morning on partisan gerrymandering, Assistant Majority Leader Chris Kennedy, who serves as the chair of the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court’s decision today is devastating to our fundamental democratic principle of equal representation under