Changes to the Safety Clause: What’s Old is New Again
by Conrad Imel and Pierce Lively You might be familiar with the “safety clause” that is included at the end of some bills, but that clause now looks a little […]
November 2023
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What’s So Special About a Special Session?
Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on May 10, 2012, and has been updated with information pertaining to the upcoming special session commencing November 17, 2023. The Governor recently […]
The Borders of Colorado: From Kansas Territory to Statehood – Part 2
by Sarah Meisch Colorado’s State Lines In Part 1 of this series, we explored how the US created its states, prioritizing geometric simplicity over geographical variance. Colorado stands uniquely symmetrical […]
The Borders of Colorado: From Kansas Territory to Statehood – Part 1
by Sarah Meisch How State Lines are Drawn Looking at a map of the United States, one spots a difference between the symmetrical states in the West and the more […]