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Treatment Center Vows Improvement

A youth treatment center has agreed to work with the state after inspectors banned it from placing unruly teenagers in what was effectively solitary confinement.

2013/05/08

Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver, gives a sample of his DNA at a news conference on Tuesday (credit: CBS)

Bill Would Require DNA From All Misdemeanor Convicts In Colorado

Nearly all people going through Colorado’s criminal court system will have to submit DNA samples under a bill introduced at the Statehouse.

2013/03/05

Denver’s DA Behind The Push For Expanding Criminal DNA Sampling

It’s headed for a tough fight in the Legislature, but the man behind the plan to require anyone convicted of any crime in Colorado to provide a sample of DNA says it would be a great tool for fighting crime.

2013/02/01

State Lawmaker Wants To Take All Misdemeanor Offenders’ DNA

There’s a proposal to collect DNA from everyone who commits a crime in Colorado, no matter how small.

2013/01/30

Colorado Springs Panhandling Ban Blocked By Judge

A judge has blocked the enforcement of Colorado Springs’ new panhandling ban.

2012/12/18

Colorado Springs Defending Panhandling Ban

Colorado Springs officials are in federal court Thursday defending a recent panhandling ban from a free-speech challenge.

2012/12/13

Springs Panhandling Law Delayed Due To ACLU Lawsuit

The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a panhandling ban in Colorado Springs.

2012/12/04

Strategy, Timing Key To States’ Pot Legalization

Washington and Colorado, both culturally and politically, offered fertile ground for legalization advocates — Washington for its liberal politics, Colorado for its libertarian streak, and both for their Western independence.

2012/12/02

ACLU Sues Over Colorado Springs Panhandling Ban

A panhandling ban on its way to Colorado Springs faces a legal challenge from the Colorado ACLU.

2012/11/28

ACLU Settles Breastfeeding Teacher Case

The American Civil Liberties Union has settled a discrimination complaint filed under the Colorado Nursing Mothers Act with a Jefferson County charter school.

2012/09/18

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