This public domain picture is not of a minor, nor is it of a gender-affirming surgery. But passing Prop 135 would ban gender-affirming surgery for people under 18 in Colorado. At its simplest, passing Proposition 135 would prohibit any health care professional from performing, providing, prescribing, or administering “any surgery to a minor [...]

School sports can be an enjoyable or important part of a young athlete's life. Prop 134 seeks in part to prevent trans girls from competing against cisgender girls. At its simplest, passing Proposition 134 (formerly Initiative 109) would first require school-based athletic teams to be designated as either for biological men or boys, [...]

You don't need Bernie to know this stuff. The little orange sliver shows U.S. wealth for the bottom 50%, while the green slice to its right is wealth of the top 0.1%. Amendment 87 wouldn't buy poorer Coloradans private jets, but might help with modest tax breaks and providing services. At its simplest, [...]

School spending numbers might seem eye-popping at first glance, but there are hundreds of thousands of students, school facilities ought to be sound and safe, schools need security, teachers need adequate pay, and there's more. Prop NN would improve school funding in Colorado, no doubt. At its simplest, passing Proposition NN would allow [...]

Whether it's pills or powder, a small amount of fentanyl can be deadly. At its simplest, Proposition 132 would update State of Colorado laws involving fentanyl possession and trafficking, and in several parts of the state statutes it would increase existing criminal charges and penalties for fentanyl crimes. There will be much more [...]

If Prop 137 passes, sales tax money from sporting goods sales and rentals would go toward land conservation and fire mitigation programs. A ski tourist forgets to pack a pair of gloves and buys them here? That helps fund Colorado programs. At its simplest, passing Proposition 137 (formerly Initiative 308) would use tax [...]

Whatever happens with Prop 133, let's let youth everywhere on Earth live lives full of happiness and free of unnecessary emotional trauma. Tall order, I get it, but let's try. At its simplest, passing Proposition 133 (formerly Initiative 108) would increase penalties for being convicted of sexual trafficking of a minor, or minors. [...]

Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem isn't with DHS anymore, but DHS' budget remains huge with large numbers of personnel. Passing Amendment 81 could expose more people to whatever treatment they might face at the hands of DHS or ICE. At its simplest, passing Amendment 81 (formerly Initiative 95) [...]

Whether "cooking with gas" has a long-term future or not, passing Amendment 82 would lock a right to use and sell gas into the Colorado Constitution. At its simplest, passing Colorado Amendment 82 would amend the Colorado Constitution to add a “right to purchase” natural gas in Colorado along with a “right to [...]

Let's be clear: Colorado hunters will still be able to hunt deer if Amendment 83 fails. At its simplest, passing Amendment 83 (formerly known as Initiative 302) would establish in the Colorado Constitution a constitutional right to hunt and fish. However, there would be exceptions including that there would not be rights to [...]