Weekly Roundup: GOP Primary – Schools – Gun Bills – Property Tax – Housing Schemes

Happy Friday Colorado!

Here’s the Weekly News Roundup for March 31st, 2023:

Articles:

Colorado bill would eliminate cities’ growth caps: https://www.cpr.org/2023/03/29/colorado-bill-eliminate-cities-growth-cap/

Stop this egregious assault on home rule | OPINION: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/stop-this-egregious-assault-on-home-rule-opinion/article_d1dd87dc-ce83-11ed-874b-fbc38098ec9b.html

Colorado lawmakers’ inaction on rising property tax bills stokes another ballot measure arms race: https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/29/colorado-property-tax-proposal-gallagher-amendment/

Some DPS teachers feel student crimes are “swept under the rug,” due to relaxed discipline policies: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/dps-denver-public-schools-teachers-student-crimes-discipline-policies/

Armstrong: Parents need greater ability to exit public schools: https://pagetwo.completecolorado.com/2023/03/28/armstrong-parents-need-greater-ability-to-exit-public-schools/

Coloradans could get up to $2.5 billion in tax refunds: https://castlerocknewspress.net/stories/coloradans-could-get-up-to-25-billion-in-tax-refunds,427320

Colorado GOP is laying the groundwork to challenge the state’s open primary law: https://www.cpr.org/2023/03/29/colorado-gop-open-primary-lawsuit/

Progressive-backed candidates set sights on Denver City Council: https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2023/03/29/progressive-backed-candidates-denver-city-council

A Colorado bill would allow for more speed cameras. The sponsor says it’s about safety, not revenue: https://www.cpr.org/2023/03/22/new-colorado-bill-speed-cameras-traffic-deaths/

University of Denver Sturm College of Law Facing Critiques Following Controversial Speech: https://www.lawweekcolorado.com/article/university-of-denver-sturm-college-of-law-facing-critiques-following-controversial-speech/

The Honey Trap: The FBI Used an Undercover Cop With Pink Hair to Spy on Activists and Manufacture Crimes: https://theintercept.com/2023/03/21/fbi-colorado-springs-surveillance/

Health insurers balk at price demands in Colorado governor’s signature health insurance program: https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/24/colorado-option-health-insurance-price-targets/

Interview: Ben Faber on the Broomfield Ward 5 Recall – Todd Cohen and Heidi Henkel Gotta Go!: https://freestatecolorado.com/broomfield/

House Democrats invoke little-used rule to shut down Republicans’ filibuster: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/democrats-shut-down-filibuster-republicans-parliamentary-rule/article_131b0710-cb1e-11ed-ae12-33707e6014b7.html

Package of gun bills in Colorado nears Jared Polis’ desk, final hurdles remain: https://www.coloradopolitics.com/legislature/package-of-gun-bills-in-colorado-nears-jared-polis-desk-final-hurdles-remain/article_17081334-cdb4-11ed-b48a-4beb93ddcd69.html

Democratic analyst: Assault weapons ban bill not going to pass: https://kdvr.com/copov/state-democrats-pull-assault-weapons-ban-bill/

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