Colorado ballot will have abortion, cat hunting, ranked-choice voting

Colorado ballot will have abortion, cat hunting, ranked-choice voting

Colorado voters are set to weigh in on ballot questions related to abortion rights, veterinary services, mountain lion trophy hunting and an overhaul of the state’s election system in November. The deadline to finalize the state’s ballot is coming Friday, but all of the citizen initiatives — meaning ballot questions pursued by members of the … Read more

Federal judge blocks key provision of new Colorado lending law

Federal judge blocks key provision of new Colorado lending law

A federal judge this week blocked provisions of a new Colorado law that would’ve limited interest rates on certain short-term loans made by out-of-state banks. U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Domenico granted a request by a trio of financial trade organizations to block the implementation of HB23-1229, which passed the legislature last year but was … Read more

What my father taught me about Texas barbecue, and being a dad

What my father taught me about Texas barbecue, and being a dad

By Gabriel H. Sanchez, The New York Times My mother often jokes that her children’s first taste of barbecue was in the womb. It’s the food my father would bring home every night to their tiny apartment in Lockhart, Texas, after working shifts in a nearby barbecue pit. A pair of Big Red sodas and … Read more