Weekly Roundup: Cops in Denver Schools – Journalism – Abortion – Oil & Gas – Civil Asset Forfeiture

I hope you had a great week!

It’s officially Spring in Colorado!

There were some really interesting news stories this week, so let’s check out the roundup:

News Links:

Colorado lawmakers reject proposal to ban horse slaughter for human consumption: https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/16/horse-slaughter-human-consumption-bill-fails/

Human waste, 633 pounds of propane, 2 tons of trash found in Denver encampment: https://www.outtherecolorado.com/news/human-waste-633-pounds-of-propane-2-tons-of-trash-found-in-denver-encampment/article_fcab4288-c357-11ed-a675-179d98f0a714.html

Bill would reduce money agencies get from seized assets: https://kdvr.com/news/data/state-earns-more-than-15m-in-seized-assets-proceeds-in-last-4-years/

Colorado Policymakers Looking to Crack Down on Oil & Gas Industry Once Again: https://i2i.org/colorado-policymakers-looking-to-crack-down-on-oil-gas-industry-once-again/

New Gig Worker Act May Raise Prices, Reduce Earnings, Damage Competition: https://www.lawweekcolorado.com/article/new-gig-worker-act-may-raise-prices-reduce-earnings-damage-competition/

Selling alcohol to drunk driver not enough to hold liquor store liable for deaths, court says: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/courts/colorado-appeals-court-rules-alcohol-sale-not-sufficient-for-liability/article_4f90df9e-c4f7-11ed-aca0-c346afcc83ad.html

EDITORIAL: Wrecking Colorado’s rental market: https://gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-wrecking-colorado-s-rental-market/article_bd1c887a-c55f-11ed-ad71-5bdb553941e2.html

Interview: Sue Moore, Chairman, Liberty Scorecard Colorado: https://freestatecolorado.com/sue-moore/

New law puts Wyoming at forefront of abortion pill bans: https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-wyoming-roe-v-wade-5e4e48984dbe99c24c8c20828680955c

Draft open records bill favors journalists over the public; ‘news media’ defined by legislature: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/03/21/draft-open-records-bill-advantages-colorado-journalists-over-public/

Deconstructing ESG with Clint Russell from Liberty Lockdown(Late Start): https://www.meetup.com/liberty-on-the-rocks-denver/events/291647523/

Colorado’s Political Establishment Exposed: New Era Colorado: https://freestatecolorado.com/new-era-co/

Lawmaker says Colorado will receive a windfall from Marshall Fire if use taxes aren’t waived: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-windfall-marshall-fire-taxes-not-waived/

Which DPS board members voted to remove school resource officers in 2020? https://kdvr.com/news/local/which-dps-board-members-voted-to-remove-school-resource-officers-in-2020/

Gov. Polis’ housing proposal would allow duplexes, townhomes, ADUs across many cities in Colorado: https://www.cpr.org/2023/03/22/gov-polis-housing-proposal-duplexes-townhomes-adus/

Any other news stories you thought were interesting this week?

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