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Republicans have been fighting for the legislature to have more say in the governor’s executive orders. Gov. Lamont’s office said it will be relaying which orders they believe are important and need to be extended, like this one. “They know their pharmacist by first name. You walk in, they know them by name  and the pharmacists know them. So if that’s a matter of getting people through the door to get vaccinated, that’s the reason why we felt it important that local pharmacists play a strong role in our vaccine roll out,” said Lamont’s chief of staff Paul Mounds Jr.

A wide majority of Colorado voters want the government to bring down the hammer on powerful social media companies, according to a new survey, though the reasons given vary greatly depending on the voters' partisan affiliation. Polling data released Thursday by Colorado-based Magellan Strategies show that 70% of registered voters agreed that companies like Facebook and Twitter need more regulation and oversight, with 37% "strongly" agreeing and 33% agreeing "somewhat." Just 26% disagreed, with another 4% holding no opinion. The results land as House leaders are reaching rare bipartisan agreem...

A wide majority of Colorado voters want the government to bring down the hammer on powerful social media companies, according to a new survey, though the reasons given vary greatly

Colorado poll finds large differences among political parties in who wants to get vaccinated David Zalubowski/AP Erin Smith, left, a psychiatrist with Rose Medical Center, is vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna by Dr. Andrew Weinfeld, chief medical officer at Rose, in the first round of staff vaccinations at Rose with the Moderna product Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) By: Blair Miller and last updated 2021-02-26 17:49:59-05 The survey, which was conducted by Louisville-based Magellan Strategies, involved an online survey of 769 r...

Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has created the first “expert” external advisory board for the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Having such a board is a great idea. Anyone who has ventured through the quagmire of a freedom of information request knows how challenging it can be and how cumbersome the process it. The members of the board are: Dr. Colin Bennett, department of political science, University of Victoria; Heather Black, former assistant privacy commissioner for Canada; Drew McArthur, McArthur Group (former vice president, corporate a...