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The suspect in the Colorado Springs shooting is facing five murder and five hate crime charges after the attack on an LGBTQ nightclub.

Democratic legislators want to remove the presence of guns at polling places and drop boxes, which they say has an intimidating effect.

Colorado's Extreme Risk Protection Orders allow a petitioner to seek a court order to remove firearms from a person who is believed to be a threat to themselves or others. A new report was issued by the Colorado Attorney General's Office review the first year of implementation of the law.

Colorado’s 2003 “preemption” law prevents cities and counties from passing gun regulations that are stricter than the state’s. In March — days before someone opened fire inside a Boulder King Soopers, killing 10 — a judge found that Boulder’s local ordinance banning assault weapons violated state law. Getting rid of preemption would allow future bans like that one to remain in place. The Boulder shooting added urgency to those plans — with many constituents demanding action from their elected representatives, including Fenberg, whose Senate district includes the grocery store....

Colorado.gov The Pandemic This has been a painful year for all Coloradans — and a challenging one for Governor Jared Polis, who set out to walk a narrow path between shutting down the state for maximum safety and allowing variances for maximum flexibility in aiding businesses and other organizations. As the state exits 2020, the numbers are looking slightly better in Colorado — and a lot better compared to much of the rest of the country. But there are some dreadful numbers, too: The state has lost thousands of lives to COVID-19, and massive revenue shortfalls on the local and state level...