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politics13 hours ago•21 min saved

Colorado Gov. Polis vetoes three progressive bills on privacy, arbitration, and takeout waste

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis vetoed three progressive bills: HB26-1210 to curb using personal data for price and wage setting—deemed too broad and redundant with a new AI-disclosure law; a proposal to reform arbitration, criticized as vague and likely to push more disputes into litigation; and a measure banning automatic plastic utensils in restaurants, with Polis saying localities should decide such policies. Democrats say they’ll reintroduce some ideas next year.

via Colorado Public Radio|

#arbitration #colorado #polis

politics14 days ago•23 min saved

Colorado Democrats sanction Polis after Tina Peters clemency controversy

The Colorado Democratic Party formally censured Gov. Jared Polis, suspending him from speaking at party events, over his decision to commute the nearly nine-year sentence of Tina Peters, a Mesa County clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines. The measure, approved by about 90% of the State Central Committee, frames the clemency as detrimental to party interests. Peters faces parole June 1, while Polis defended his action as based on the case facts and constitutional rights, and not influenced by outside pressure.

via Colorado Public Radio|

#clemency #colorado #democrats

politics3 months ago•4 min saved

Polis weighs clemency for Tina Peters in high-profile election case

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is reportedly considering commuting Tina Peters’s nine-year sentence for attempting to influence a public official in the 2020 election, potentially freeing the Mesa County clerk who helped expose security-access issues. Peters’s lawyer says a clemency decision could come soon, a move Trump supporters have urged, while election officials and Democrats argue against special treatment and emphasize accountability.

via The Guardian|

#2020-election #clemency #colorado-politics