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WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING | Polis testing troubles and the rush toward the finish in the General Assembly

WATCH: COLORADO POLITICKING, week of April 30, 2021 | The state s 8th seat; gun bills and Polis threatened veto

This week on Colorado Politicking, Colorado Politics  legislative reporters Pat Poblete and Marianne Goodland are joined by investigative reporter Evan Wyloge. Wyloge is Colorado Politics resident data man, who broke the news earlier this week that the state will add an eighth congressional district seat. He s been following redistricting news since last fall, so if you want the insider view, he s the guy to provide it. Goodland and Poblete also break down the biggest bills to rock the statehouse. Watch the episode here, and find more background on each of those stories below:

COURT CRAWL | Colorado loses 2 justices, police immunity decision causes outcry

Hail to the Chief > The first woman to be chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court, Mary Mullarkey, died last week at age 77. She also served for 12 years at the top of the judicial branch, longer than any other person. Those who worked with her told Colorado Politics that the Chief, as she was known, was a humble, quiet proponent of diversity and inclusion. • When I clerked for her, we could debate the hard stuff. We would debate the death penalty and indigenous land rights and affirmative action. She would just, with calm agility, make the arguments for both sides, said Annie T. Kao, a former clerk.

TRAIL MIX | Bachelor alum Ben Higgins ponders the intersection of politics, celebrity

TRAIL MIX | Bachelor alum Ben Higgins ponders the intersection of politics, celebrity
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Colorado General Assembly s hot topics in 2021

With the 2021 session again underway, what will lawmakers be looking at, especially given the limitations on the budget imposed by the pandemic and ensuing recession? Colorado Politics’ statehouse team examined five issues likely to dominate the discussions for the remainder of the session. Justice reform: • First-degree felony murder The charge of first-degree felony murder allows a defendant to be charged with that crime if a victim is killed in the commission of crimes. including arson, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, sexual assault and escape. The sentence: life in prison without parole. Sen. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, hopes to change that. Among the criminal justice bills he’s sponsoring in the 2021 session is one to change the sentencing around felony murder, a repeat of a 2020 bill that was dismissed due to the pandemic. Under his proposal, instead of felony murder, the charge would be second-degree murder with a sentence of eight to 24 years, although he also prop

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