Luke Perkins

Position: Herald Staff Writer

Colorado Legislature eyes citizenship requirement for police officers

DENVER – The state Senate adopted a bill upon second reading Monday that would require peace officers to be U.S. citizens. Senate Bill 120 would revoke the peace officer certification of...

DATE: Feb. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado abortion bill hearings wrap up after midnight

DENVER – A marathon hearing by the Colorado House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee on abortion bills concluded in the opening minutes of Friday morning. And after hours of impassioned...

DATE: Feb. 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Campus free speech bill moves forward in state Senate

DENVER – Designated free speech zones on Colorado public college campuses are one step closer to being a thing of the past after Senate Bill 62 was passed Friday by the state Senate. SB 62 would...

DATE: Feb. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislative roundup: GOP kills response to Trump’s immigration order

DENVER – A resolution targeting President Donald Trump’s immigration ban was killed in the Colorado Senate’s State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee Tuesday on a 3-2 party-line vote that saw...

DATE: Feb. 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP kills bill to allow a rolling stop for cyclists

DENVER – State lawmakers heard remote testimony from Durango residents on Tuesday as part of a hearing on a bill that would have allowed cyclists to roll through stop signs and signals as if they...

DATE: Feb. 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill to repeal gun magazine limit clears hurdle in Colorado

DENVER – A bill that would repeal prohibitions on gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition was targeted Monday by Democrats in the state Senate. Senate Bill 7 would repeal...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Parents may gain time for a child’s academic activities

DENVER – Colorado’s working parents may have an increased opportunity to attend academic activities for their children in the K-12 system. House Bill 1001 would reintroduce a portion of the...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Democrats in state House attempt to soothe tension

DENVER – Tension building in the Colorado House of Representatives after stressful debates was momentarily dispelled Thursday with a lampooning of the divide between the parties. The ice was broken...

DATE: Feb. 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado lawmakers ask Congress to fix wildfire funding

DENVER – The cost of fire suppression nationwide has nine times exceeded $1.5 billion since 2000, including reaching a high of $2.1 billion in 2015.Colorado state legislators expect the costly...

DATE: Feb. 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Democrats rally in support of health insurance programs

DENVER – Congressional efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and a move to also get rid of the Colorado health insurance exchange on Tuesday brought a concerned crowd to the state Capitol,...

DATE: Feb. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado House Democrats call for repeal of immigration ban

DENVER – A resolution calling for the immediate repeal of the immigration ban issued Friday by President Donald Trump was passed Tuesday by the Colorado House of Representatives. House Joint...

DATE: Feb. 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

GOP wants to repeal Colorado health exchange

DENVER – Colorado Senate Republicans want to repeal the ailing Colorado health exchange and move Coloradans to the federal exchange that was created with the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Jim...

DATE: Jan. 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

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