Colorado Checkup: March 2024

How National Political Ambition Could Fuel, or Fail, Initiatives to Protect Abortion Rights in States

Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan

As money flows to abortion rights initiatives in states, some donors focus on where anger over the "Dobbs" ruling could propel voter turnout and spur Democratic victories up and down the ballot, including in key Senate races and the White House.

As More States Target Disavowed ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis, Police Groups Push Back

Renuka Rayasam

After California passed the first law in the nation to limit the disavowed term “excited delirium,” bills in other states are being introduced to help end use of the diagnosis. But momentum is being met with resistance from law enforcement and first responder groups, who cite free speech.

How a Friend’s Death Turned Colorado Teens Into Anti-Overdose Activists

Rae Ellen Bichell

High school students in Colorado are pushing for a change they say is necessary to combat fentanyl poisoning: ensuring students can't get in trouble for carrying the overdose reversal drug naloxone wherever they go, including at school.

Colorado Isn’t Giving up on Its Drug Importation Dream

Phil Galewitz