CO: Civil Rights
Weld County’s Latino community wins court case on gerrymandered maps
Weld County commissioners are headed back to the drawing board, after a county district court ruled that their voter district maps created after the 2…
Latinos del condado de Weld ganan caso judicial por mapas manipulados
os comisionados del condado de Weld regresan a la mesa de dibujo después de que un tribunal de distrito del condado dictaminó que sus mapas …
Theater group works to inspire action in alignment with MLK
Boulder's Motus Theater is hosting an event today for anyone curious about continuing the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- including addressing …
New CO Age-Discrimination Law Could Help Fill In-Demand Jobs
Colorado employers will soon be barred from asking questions that could reveal someone's age on a job application. Colorado lawmakers passed the …
Colorado Lawmakers Consider Raising Minimum Age for Juvenile Prosecution
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would raise the minimum age for prosecuting children for crimes from 10 to 13 years old, except in …
New Study on Medical Aid in Dying Aims for Improvements
It's been almost eight years since Colorado passed a law allowing people with a prognosis of six months or less to live to seek medical aid in dying…
MLK "Marade" Spotlights Drive to Protect Voting Rights
As Democrats in Congress struggle to get enough votes to pass new federal voter protections, Denver's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day "Marade" - a …
Latinos Win Seat at Voter Redistricting Table
DENVER - This year Colorado joined 13 other states trying to take politics out of the once-a-decade voter redistricting process, and Latino …
Ballot Measure Doubles Down on Denver Homeless Camping Ban
DENVER -- A growing number of tents popping up in neighborhoods across Denver have made it harder to ignore a chronic and expanding housing crisis in …
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval
DENVER -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both the US …
Disability Groups Watch SCOTUS Case Challenging Affordable Care Act
DENVER -- Advocates for people with disabilities are keeping a close eye on the U.S. Supreme Court as it considers a case calling for the elimination …
Report Warns Against Higher-Education Cuts to Balance State Budget
DENVER -- As Colorado faces multi-billion-dollar budget deficits in coming years due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a new …