Soaring home values have increased property taxes for millions of homeowners in recent years, prompting action from state lawmakers to lighten the burden.
On Jan. 1, new laws that will cap the cost of epinephrine auto injectors at $60 for a 2-pack, protect patients during intimate exams and improve eating disorder treatment go into effect. “No one should.
The coming legislation, which will debut early next year when lawmakers reconvene, would require providers to follow specific requirements around weigh-ins, the use of feeding tubes and isolation, and to offer gender-appropriate accommodations.
Colorado legislators will propose new regulations for eating disorder treatment providers in the coming months, amid calls from advocates and patients to crack down on practices that one legislator labeled "barbaric."
A commission set to begin work this month on brainstorming a solution to rising property tax bills in Colorado now has a full roster as state leaders complete their appointments.