Capitol Coverage & State

'This Is A Poltical Building, And These Are Political Bills'

KUNC | By Bente Birkeland

Published February 15, 2016 at 6:42 AM MST

State legislators discussed a number of law enforcement and criminal justice bills this past week along with some other controversial measures.

Capitol Conversation with Bente Birkeland

Excerpts From Capitol Conversation

On The 'Bill Cosby Bill,' Increasing The Statute Of Limitations For Sexual Assault Cases

Kristen Wyatt, The Associated Press: "We would be the 17th state, lots of states have been looking at this. There was a very interesting debate though; some say, 'what are your memories from 20 years ago? Do we not just clog up our court system if we're looking at such old cases?' But it passed unanimously and I think that will end up on the governor's desk."

On Criminal Justice Reform Measures

Joey Bunch, The Denver Post: "One would address police profiling. This bill came up [in 2015] and didn't make it through so they're going to try that one again, a ban on chokeholds; another one that didn't make it through last year. They're also looking at Gypsy cops, making police officers' records open to future employers."