Local reps fail to block social media bill

Veto showdown looms for bill regulating social media sites in Colorado

On Nov. 8, 2020, Chelsea Congdon’s life changed forever.  She and her husband had invited friends over for a backyard party at their home in Old Snowmass. They were building a bonfire when a car from the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office pulled up.  This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. “The policeman came and found us there and let us know that our son Miles had died in Boulder and hi…

Local reps fail to block social media bill

A bill to require social media companies to treat minor users differently passed the Montana House of Representatives this month and was opposed by Park County’s two state representatives and all other Democratic lawmakers.