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Democratic lawmakers and BLM activists came together after George Floyd s death last May in Minnesota.
House and Senate lawmakers are pushing to pass a bipartisan bill to overhaul policing practices.
Activists say they feel left out despite attempts to lobby lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Democratic lawmakers and Black Lives Matter activists aghast at the killing of George Floyd marched together last summer in the name of police reform.
The scene appeared to symbolize unity between two groups that have at times clashed over differences on how to overhaul law enforcement.
Colorado’s first independent congressional redistricting commission is complete, after a panel of retired judges selected the final six commissioners Monday, meaning the group of 12 can begin to meet and make decisions about how to move forward with their mapping duties.
Monday’s selection comes as challenges to the group s efforts mount.
The U.S. Census Bureau has announced that the data used for redistricting is going to be months delayed, from late March to late September, and putting the state’s newly reformed redistricting process in a bind.
Jessika Shipley, the legislative council staff member in charge of facilitating the redistricting commissions’ work, said the commissioners will need to immediately address how they want to handle the delay. But she said the requirements in the new constitutional amendments simply aren’t going to work if the data isn’t delivered until September. “Bottom line: the deadlines have to be waived,” she said.