Latest Colorado Headlines

All the headlines from our Colorado Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Marijuana Training Program Approved In Colorado

Mar 22 2013 // A marijuana proposal aimed at training people who work in medical marijuana businesses awaits the governor’s pen in Colorado.The Senate voted 23-12 Tuesday to create a “responsible medical marijuana...

Colorado Could be Next to Allow Phones To Prove Car Insurance

Mar 20 2013 // License, registration and proof of insurance. The officer’s request could soon be met in part using a smartphone in Colorado. The Colorado Senate voted unanimously Tuesday for an update to the state’s car...

Lockton Expands Colorado Office with Schaible

Mar 15 2013 // The Denver, Colo. office of Lockton Cos. added Jacqueline “Jackie” Schaible to its sales team. Schaible joins Lockton as a producer. She has and a client service background. Prior to joining Lockton, Schaible...

Colorado Democrat Defeats Own Assault Weapon Liability Bill

Mar 11 2013 // A divisive proposal to hold sellers and owners of assault weapons liable for damages in Colorado shootings was defeated by the Democratic senator who sponsored it.The bill was among the most controversial proposed by...

Xcel Settlement Offers $447,000 in Colorado

Mar 11 2013 // Xcel Energy Inc. is providing $447,000 for environmental projects in north Denver to resolve a lawsuit alleging clean air violations.The lawsuit by WildEarth Guardians alleged Xcel failed to monitor and limit emissions at...

Driving Stoned Bill Passes Colorado House Committee

Mar 11 2013 // A bill that sets the legal limit to just how stoned drivers in Colorado can be passed unanimously in the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 1114 sets the limit for driving under the influence of marijuana at 5 nanograms...

Colorado Assault Weapon Liability Bill Gets First Approval

Mar 6 2013 // A proposal to hold sellers and owners of assault weapons liable for damages in Colorado shootings got initial approval in the state Senate.Democratic senators pass the bill on a 3-2 committee vote over Republicans’...

Colorado Theater Victims Say Lawsuit Should Be Heard

Mar 6 2013 // Two witnesses to the July mass shooting inside an Aurora movie theater are arguing their lawsuit against the theater owner should not be thrown out.Chichi Spruel and Derick Spruel say they were with two people when the...

Colorado Wildfire Safeguards, Concerns with Alert System

Mar 1 2013 // New safeguards to prevent state-set fires from going out of control have won unanimous approval in the state Senate, and a new report is noting “serious concerns” with two mass calling systems that were used to...

Colorado Lawmaker Wants Assault Weapons Liability for Sellers and Owners

Feb 28 2013 // Sellers and owners of assault weapons could be liable for damages caused by shootings in Colorado, another response from Democrats to recent mass shootings that has made gun-control one of the biggest issues of this...

Driving Stoned Bill Passes Colorado House Committee

Feb 27 2013 // A bill that sets the legal limit to just how “stoned” drivers in Colorado can be passed unanimously in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. House Bill 1114 sets the limit for driving under the influence of...

Rojas and Topolosky Join IMA in Colorado

Feb 26 2013 // The IMA Financial Group Inc. added Tara Tongco Rojas as communications manager and Jenny Topolosky as communication specialist to its Denver, Colo. office.Rojas and Topolosky join the team in executing strategic...

Colorado City Moves To Ban Fracking

Feb 21 2013 // Fort Collins city councilors have given initial approval to barring oil and gas exploration, including hydraulic fracturing, in city limits.The Coloradoan reported that councilors listened to nearly two hours of sometimes...

Cinemark Seeks Dismissal Of Colorado Theater Shooting Suits

Feb 14 2013 // Cinemark USA is asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits alleging the company failed to protect its customers from the July shootings at a Colorado movie theater that killed 12 and injured 70.The Denver Post reports Cinemark...

Youth Groups Call for Improved Safety for School Sports

Feb 8 2013 // Student athletes need access to health care professionals, better-trained coaches and up-to-date equipment, a coalition of groups recommended this week in a call to action aimed at protecting the almost 8 million students...

Colorado Politicians Mad Over Sandy Bill Minus Wildfire Aid

Jan 31 2013 // Colorado politicians are steaming that $125 million in aid for last year’s wildfires was removed from the Sandy relief bill. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives stripped that funding from the Sandy...

Catholic Hospital Claims Fetus Not Person in Colorado Malpractice Defense

Jan 25 2013 // Three Colorado bishops said on Thursday they will review a Catholic Church hospital’s defense of a lawsuit that argues fetuses do not have legal status – apparently contradicting the Church’s teaching on...

Wells Fargo Names Lindstrom Managing Director for Colorado

Jan 22 2013 // Wells Fargo Insurance named Jon Lindstrom managing director for its Colorado offices. Lindstrom will lead business development, client service and sales, and cross-sell for the company’s insurance operations in...

Widow Sues Psychiatrist in Colorado Theater Shootings

Jan 17 2013 // The widow of a man killed in the Colorado movie theater shootings has sued a psychiatrist who once saw suspect James Holmes as a patient, saying the doctor should have asked police to detain Holmes before the...

Worker’s Comp Reforms, Portable Persistency Top West’s 2012 Headlines

Jan 14 2013 // Dec. 21, 2012 came and went and the apocalypse was so lackluster as to be forgotten among the year’s myriad headlines. Now that we are all well and good, and past doomsday, here are Insurance Journal’s best...