Weiser’s plan called for the state to shift investment toward preventive care, build on the Colorado Option and use the courts to challenge health care consolidation and enforce laws limiting surprise medical bills.

“It’s our responsibility that we leave no stone unturned, that we look at every possible action that we can take to shore up the state’s fiscal health,” House Speaker Julie McCluskie said.

“Colorado’s red flag law has been successfully used over 370 times though 2024, keeping Coloradans safe across the state,” Gov. Jared Polis said in a signing statement Monday for a bill expanding it.

A U.N. spokesman warned attacking such infrastructure is banned under international law.

The new contract has several other smaller changes, including allowing the horseback-mounted patrol unit (the human members) to receive specialty pay.

Prosecutors opened criminal investigation into whether two officers lied about what happened.