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News stories with Rep. Titone (most recent at top)
2024
August 2024
Denver7: Colorado's new artificial intelligence law will likely undergo changes before taking effect
Ark Valley Voice: Part 1: Dan Bishop and Representative Brianna Titone Discuss Artificial Intelligence With the League of Women Voters
Colorado Times Recorder: LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Kicks Off ‘Get Out the Vote’ Efforts
August 2024
CPR News: Property tax compromise passes key legislative hurdle, moves to state Senate
Chaffee County Times: League of Women Voters to explore artificial intelligence in elections
Colorado Times Recorder: ‘That Email has Hurt Us’ — GOP Members Push Back on Party’s Anti-Trans Communiqué
9News: Colorado GOP sends email attacking transgender candidate
Axios: States are writing their own rules for AI in health care
Colorado Newsline: Colorado farmers tell FTC head federal right-to-repair policy needed
June 2024
Colorado Sun: Colorado middle and high schools must provide free period products to students by 2028
May 2024
Complete Colorado: Armstrong: The Colorado GOP's transgender moral panic
Sithty Minutes podcast: Return of the Legislator - Rep. Titone and Right to Repair
Colorado Public Radio: Under new right-to-repair law, Coloradans gain the power to repair their cell phones, computers, and more
Colorado Times Recorder: Gov. Polis Signs Bill Mandating That Consumers Have More Options To Fix Electronics
Estes Park Trail Gazette: Governor Jared Polis visits Estes Park to sign two bills into law
The Advocate: Colorado Republicans tell parents to take kids out of school over fears they ‘turn more kids trans’
Colorado Newsline: Colorado becomes first state with sweeping artificial intelligence regulations
JD Supra: Colorado Legislature Passes First-in-Nation Artificial Intelligence Bill
Fox 21: Voters to decide on Colorado’s 2006 ban on same-sex marriage
Colorado Public Radio: Colorado lawmakers, LGBTQ+ community members kick off ballot initiative to protect same-sex marriages
Colorado Times Recorder: From Here to Matrimony: Polis Joins LGBTQ Legislators, Advocates To Celebrate How Far Colorado Has Come on Same-Sex Marriage
FindBiometrics: Proposed Bill Would Extend Colorado’s Facial Recognition Task Force
Colorado Newsline: Colorado lawmakers approve bill to require disclosures on AI-generated campaign material
February 2024
Colorado Newsline: Bill to put free period products in Colorado schools advances through House committee
Denver Post: Bill passes providing liability protection for landowners who allow recreational access
Denver Post: Bill would require Colorado middle and high schools to provide free period products
Denver7 News: Colorado lawmakers want all schools to stock free menstrual products for students
Durango Herald: Bill to protect the use of students' chosen names in Colorado schools brings heated debate to state
Rocky Mountain PBS: At LGBTQ+ lobby day, Coloradans push for rights against a backdrop of hateful rhetoric
Rolling Stone: Emails Reveal How Anti-Trans Doc Tried To Dupe LGBTQ Allies Into Participating
JeffCo Transcript: What’s happening in Jeffco: Legislator of the year, DUI monitoring, West Metro Chamber’s Bourbon Bash
Durango Herald: If artificial intelligence is going to get involved in elections, Colorado lawmakers want voters to know
Colorado Politics: Colorado lawmakers clash over 'Bill of Rights' guaranteeing gender pronouns, freedom from religious activities for foster youth
Yahoo News: Colorado Secretary of State leads AI transparency bill
Grist: Apple uses software to control how phones get fixed. Lawmakers are pushing back.
Chalkbeat Colorado: Colorado bill would require schools to call students by their preferred name
January 2024
Durango Herald: If artificial intelligence is going to get involved in elections, Colorado lawmakers want voters to know
Colorado Politics: Colorado lawmakers clash over 'Bill of Rights' guaranteeing gender pronouns, freedom from religious activities for foster youth
Yahoo News: Colorado Secretary of State leads AI transparency bill
Grist: Apple uses software to control how phones get fixed. Lawmakers are pushing back.
2023
JUNE 2023
CBS News: Colorado Rep. Brianna Titone, state's first transgender lawmaker, works to change hearts and minds
NPR: Colorado pushes ahead in green hydrogen — a new technology to curb global warming
Colorado Public Radio: Colorado Republicans go after 4 party members who signed a letter in support of trans Montana lawmaker
Washington Blade: Trans Colo. State Rep. Titone shares lessons from legislative victories
Colorado Newsline: State lawmakers represent Colorado at White House event on reproductive rights
ABC News: A year after Roe's overturning, here are the states working to strengthen abortion access
Colorado Newsline: ‘A beacon of hope:’ Colorado sees historic LGBTQ representation amid national attacks
Colorado Politics: Colorado GOP reprimands elected Republicans for signing letter that backed banned Montana lawmaker
Julie Mason Show on SiriusXM: Representative Brianna Titone on Reproductive Rights
Colorado Politics: Top 10 Capitol quotes | 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Colorado Politics: Who's got the juice — and who doesn't | 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Colorado Times Recorder: Republicans Reflect on Legislative Session
May 2023
Colorado Gazette: Sine Die couldn't have come soon enough
News4 Nevada: Disabled Nevadans fight for the right to repair electric wheelchairs
KUNC: Colorado farmers and ranchers haven’t been able to repair their own equipment, until now
Ambrook Research: Colorado Became the First Right-to-Repair State — Who’s Next?
Washington Post: Trans lawmaker Rep. Brianna Titone tried not to stand out. Then a gunman killed 5 at Club Q (MUST READ)
Washington Post: Opinion: Why 'right to repair' could be the next big political movement
APRIL 2023
Washington Post: Clinic says promise not to enforce abortion law not enough
NBC Right Now: Colorado becomes 1st to pass ‘right to repair’ for farmers
Complete Colorado: Let’s try some acceptance for transgender Coloradans
Fox31/KDVR: Jurassic-themed license plate could end up on your car
Kool 107.9: Colorado Digs This Dinosaur License Plate and We Need It Now
Big News Network: First-in-US law in Colorado allows farmers to repair own equipment
Ag Information Network: Right to Repair Bill Approved by Colorado Legislature
March 2023
RMPBS: The 'lose-lose' fight between an ex-Bronco and his HOA
RMPBS: Are Colorado’s efforts to curb HOA foreclosures working?
Truthout: CO Dems Introduce Bills That Would Protect Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care
RMPBS: Colorado Democrats announce abortion, gender-affirming care protections
Colorado Newsline: Bills to protect abortion rights, out-of-state patients announced by Colorado Democrats
KUNC: 'In Colorado, we got your back': Bills would add protections for abortion and gender-affirming care
Colorado Newsline: Bigotry has no place in the Colorado House
AP/Washington Post: Colorado Democrats to bolster haven against abortion bans
Denver 7: Colorado Democrats unveil package of bills to protect abortion access in the state
Bloomberg: State Right-to-Repair Proposals Pit Consumers Against Companies
Sterling Journal-Advocate: Rural legislators at odds with farmers over ‘right to repair' bill
Denver Post: Colorado’s only trans lawmaker slams GOP for anti-trans statements: “I am your equal”
CBS: Colorado's first transgender representative responds to comments on house floor
FEBRUARY 2023
Rocky Mountain PBS: Annual LGBTQ+ lobby day falls on same day as bill attempting to ban trans youth from sports
Denver7: Colorado lawmakers debate bill that would create 'right to repair' for farm equipment
Denver 7: Bill aiming to hold HOAs, metro districts accountable has first committee hearing
AP/Washington Post: 11 States Consider 'Right to Repair' for Farming Equipment
Denver7: Colorado lawmakers debate bill that would create 'right to repair' for farm equipment
9News: Farmers and state lawmakers seek 'right to repair' their own equipment to save money
Colorado Politics: Colorado advances bill on right to repair agricultural equipment
Fox31: Right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment set for debate soon
Boston Globe: Trans and nonbinary lawmakers made history in 2022. They’re already having to defend their very existence.
January 2023
Fox 31: Family’s $2,500 hospital charge, reduced after Problem Solvers get involved
Colorado Springs Gazette: Meet your new Colorado House of Representatives leadership
Fox 31: LGBTQ community shares concerns with Crow after Club Q shooting
Complete Colorado Page 2: Freshman Republican signs on with Democrats for ‘right to repair’ farm equipment bill
Fox31: LGBTQ community shares concerns with Crow after Club Q shooting
Colorado Politics: Meet your new Colorado House of Representatives leadership
Fox31: Family’s $2,500 hospital charge reduced after Problem Solvers get involved
Denver Post: Colorado now second state to have a majority of women in the statehouse as session begins
ABC News: Lawmakers work to protect families who travel for gender-affirming care
Axios: Capitol Pulse: All the historic firsts from the 2023 Colorado Legislature
Colorado Sun: Opinion: Rep. Titone: Antisemitism is dangerously close to becoming mainstreamed
Axios: Capitol Pulse: All the historic firsts from the 2023 Colorado Legislature
NPR/All Things Considered: Colorado State Rep. says the Club Q shooting shows the impact of anti-LGBTQ actions
MSNBC/The Reid Out: https://twitter.com/thereidout/status/1594852068288004096?s=20&t=kFH9yMBMm1XTvxNUe1yHiw
MSNBC/Jose Diaz Balart: https://twitter.com/JDBalartMSNBC/status/1595121888404983808
MSNBC/American Voices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyD3liDUuAM
KUNC: Shooting at Colorado Springs Nightclub Follows a Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric
9News: https://twitter.com/kyleclark/status/1594929517038301184?s=42&t=XM4yiZs1Qpfx-ttdr3huDA
Newsy: https://video.snapstream.net/Play/63W9Jq5EiKjmfoDrUuhEEw?accessToken=w5zn81tvfd4n
NBC News Now/Meet the Press: https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1595165029157916672
Fox31: Anti-LGBTQ Crimes Skyrocket - Titone and Pico Respond
Denver 7: LGBTQ Advocates Say Hateful Rhetoric Has Ramped Up Over the Past Year
KNX/Los Angeles: Grief and Mourning in Colorado Springs Following the Club Q Mass Shooting
2022
The 19th News: Colorado Springs shooting brings even greater sense of devastation so close to Trans Day of Remembrance
RMPBS: Colorado regulators can't investigate HOA management companies - Rocky Mountain PBS
Colorado Newsline: Senate bill protecting out-of-state travel for abortion backed by Hickenlooper, Bennet
Victory Fund: June 28th victories! – LGBTQ Victory Fund
LGBTQ Nation: LGBTQ lawmakers win primaries in 3 states
Colorado Newsline: If Obergefell were overturned, legal same-sex marriage not guaranteed for Coloradans
Colorado Sun: Leading Colorado LGBTQ lawmakers find Pride — and insight — in Israel
Colorado Newsline: Tampon shortage shows neglect of menstrual equity issues, Colorado advocates say
LGBTQ Nation: Out Gov. Jared Polis signs new law to learn more about LGBTQ health
Annenberg Media: We're not going back to zero' Transgender politicians are challenging the status quo
Colorado Sun: Colorado set to become first state with right-to-repair wheelchair law
Washington Post:These LGBTQ lawmakers want to make their states a refuge for trans kids
Yellow Scene: Roe v Wade Supreme Court leaked documents turns out thousands in Denver
Colorado Newsline: New health benefit mandates would get more scrutiny under proposed law
Press Release: LGBTQ Lawmakers in 19 States Have or Will Introduce Laws to Protect Trans Kids from Civil ...
AP/Colorado Sun: Lawmakers in 19 states, including Colorado, want legal refuge for trans youth
Colorado Politics: Polis signs bills to protect sex workers from violence, keep people with mental health issues out of jail
KRDO: Colorado passes Right to Repair bill for wheelchairs - KRDO
Spot On Colorado: Clean Air Is A Right That Belongs To All Of Us': Governor Polis Announces Aggressive Plan ...
YouTube: State Rep. Brianna Titone talks about Transgender Day of Visibility - YouTube
Colorado Politics: Colorado legislature honors Transgender Day of Visibility: 'You are safe here'
9News: Trans Day of Visibility: An interview with Colorado's first trans lawmaker | 9news.com
9News: Colorado House unanimously passes bill to protect sex workers from violent crime
Colrado Public Radio: Bill to protect sex workers reporting crimes passes the Colorado House unanimously
Colorado Politics: Colorado House advances bill to protect sex workers from violent crime
Denver 7: Bill that would create safe reporting for sex workers clears first committee test
9News:Colorado lawmakers introduce bill providing protection for sex workers who report crimes
Denver Post: “Brutalized with little recourse”: Colorado lawmakers take a first step to protect sex workers
Denver Post: Why families facing anti-transgender persecution are moving to Colorado - The Denver Post
Denver 7: Taking HOAs to court can be costly, time-consuming
Colorado Sun: Colorado abortion-access bill clears second hurdle after 24 hours of debate
Colorado TImes Recorder: Democrats Defeat 'Truly Disgusting' Abortion Ban at Colorado Capitol
MSNBC: How trans lawmaker Brianna Titone is representing more than her district - MSNBC News
Colorado Public Radio: Their job is to represent you at the state capitol — but they're also running for higher office this year
Tagg Magazine: https://taggmagazine.com/rainbow-wave-lgbtq-politicians/
Colorado Politics: Dominoes: State Rep. Lisa Cutter declares she's in for Senate District 20
ConnPIRG: Examining Google's repair track-record as shareholders call for change | ConnPIRG
LGBTQ Nation: Delta allegedly refused to let a non-binary customer fly despite valid ID & documents / LGBTQ Nation
2021
Colorado Newsline: Colorado GOP wants to normalize anti-trans hate
MSNBC: How trans lawmaker Brianna Titone is representing more than her district
Colorado Newsline: End tissue donation policy that discriminates against gay men, write Neguse, Crow, Bennet
Pagosa Daily Post: New State Agency to Oversee Colorado Apprenticeship Programs
QNS: Community members gather for Trans Day of Remembrance candlelight vigil in Corona Plaza
Colorado Newsline: We have a moral responsibility to take bold climate action now (my op-ed)
Colorado Politics: Colorado Concern names In The Arena leadership awards
Colorado Politics: Titone honored for bill on agency rulemaking search engine
HuffPost: Colorado Will Require Some Health Insurance Plans To Cover Gender-Affirming Care
Arvada Press: Colorado becomes first state to include gender affirming health care
ABC News: Feds OK Colorado plan to cover gender-affirming care
Denver Gazette: Colorado's left focuses on diversity and building the bench
Colorado Newsline: Colorado artists and arts organizations urged to apply for state relief funds
Colorado Times Recorder: GOP Senate Candidate Eli Bremer Compares Trans Athletes Competing in Women’s Sports to Nassar Abuse
The Gazette: INSIGHTS | House trailblazer Brianna Titone burns up the political spaces **Must read
Colorado Newsline: Human composting is coming to Denver
Colorado Sun: How programs across Colorado aim to end “period poverty” with free tampons and pads
Fox21 News: 39 Colorado legislators express support of abortion rights
Colorado Sun: Can anyone keep climate-friendly homes off the gas grid? A community in Arvada is trying.
Arvada Press: We need to protect sustainable housing in Arvada (my op-ed)
New York Times: As redistricting process begins, advocates push for states to keep L.G.B.T.Q. communities in mind.
Politico: LGBTQ advocates target a new way to grow political power: Redistricting
Arvada Press: Parasol Patrol shields Arvada churchgoers from homophobic picket
Denver Post: Free tampons, menstrual products coming to Colorado K-12 school bathrooms
Colorado Gazette: Gov. Jared Polis signs 14 health care bills into law
CBS 4 Denver: Under First-In-The-Nation Law, Coloradans To Receive Annual Mental Wellness Exams At No Cost
Arvada Press: Q & A: Rep. Brianna Titone
Arvada Press: Arvada United Methodist Church holds Pride Month Celebration
People Magazine: Human Composting, a New End-of-Life Choice, Turns Bodies Into Soil: 'Rejoin the Natural Cycle'
Colorado Politics: Polis signs six more state stimulus bills into law
Denver Business Journal: Colorado creating portal to allow more business-friendly access to state rule-making
Colorado Times Recorder: CO State Reps. Brianna Titone and Mark Baisley Show Value and Limits of Bipartisanship
Denver 7: LGBTQ lawmakers reflect on growing diversity at the state Capitol
5280 Magazine: Colorado Legislators Leslie Herod and Brianna Titone Talk Pride and Politics
5280 Magazine: A New LGBTQ Bar Is Changing the Narrative in Colorado Springs
Colorado Politics: Sine Die can't come soon enough
Colorado Politics: Empowering The Public To Help Write The Rules
Bloomberg: Microsoft and Apple Wage War on Gadget Right-to-Repair Laws
CPR News: Contentious Remarks About Race At The Colorado Capitol Have Led To Calls To ‘Reset The Tone’
Denver Post: Free menstrual products for certain Colorado schools possible under new bill
9 News Denver: Colorado Considering Bill That Would Require Insurance To Cover Annual Mental Health Exams
CBS News Denver: District Attorney Shares Mental Health Struggles And Pushes For Access To Care
Colorado Politics: House Advances Insurance For Mental Health Screenings
Kiow County Press: Colorado Lawmakers Introduce Additional Stimulus Legislation
Baltimore Sun: Human Remains Could Soon Become Compost In Colorado
People Magazine: Human Composting? Colorado Could Become Second State to Legalize Turning Your Body Into Soil After Death
GreenMatters.com: Colorado To Become Second State to Legalize Human Composting
Colorado Politics: Capitol M: Week of April 17, 2021 | Groan-worthy edition
Denver Gazzette: COLORADO REACTS | Politicos on the verdict of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin
Colorado Politics: Republican Rep. Marc Catlin named vice chair of Dem-controlled House Ag in unprecedented move
Colorado Politics: CAPITOL M, week of April 24 | An edition full of oinks and corn
NBC News: For LGBTQ Women, Running For Office Ranges From "difficult" to "threatening"
Colorado Politics: A need for well-being: Hard times yield good prospects for Colorado's mental health care
Denver Post: Colorado looks to legalize human composting- yes, your dead body could become garden soil
Late Night with Stephen Colbert: Quarantinewhile: Stephen Colbert talks about natural organic reduction bill
Colorado Politics: After months of negotiations, public option bill finally headed to its first hearing
Westword: Transgender Visibility Needs To Go Beyond Media Favorites (my op-ed)
Denver 7: HOA Turf War: Broomfield orders homeowners remove unapproved artificial turf
Colorado Politics: House passes anti-discrimination bill despite Republican filibuster citing Masterpiece Cakeshop case
5280 Magazine: Colorado Legislators Leslie Herod and Brianna Titone Talk Pride and Politics
ColoradoPols.com: Colorado GOP Eagerly Embraces Newest Transgender Hate Fad
Denver Post: Ban plastic bags? Put millions toward recycling? Or do both? Colorado lawmakers deal with competing bills
Colorado Springs Independent: 9 Stories Making Headlines This Week
Colorado Politics: Titone to chair the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus
CO House Democrats: Titone's Broadband Expansion Moves Forward
Denver Post: Opinion: Lauren Boebert’s anti-transgender speech perpetuates very dangerous tropes, increasing risk of violence (my op-ed)
The Daily Sentinel: Aliens, wolves and broadband on Lege radar
Metro Weekly: Transgender Lawmakers Condemn Tuberville Amendment and Urge Passage of Equality Act
Colorado Politics: Titone to chair the legislative LGBTQ Caucus
CPR News: LGBTQ Colorado Politicians Condemn Lauren Boebert’s Trans Youth Remarks
KDVR: Bill seeking to better hold careless drivers accountable advances at Colorado Capitol
Colorado Springs Independent: 2021 Legislative Session: Some Bills to Watch
Colorado Politics: General Assembly returns to state Capitol after five-week hiatus
Inquirer.net: LGBT politicians break barriers across US in historic election wins
The Gazzette: PHOTOS: Opening Day of State Legislature 2021
Denver Post: Denver Public Schools stocks campuses with free tampons and pads for students
NowThis News: Now This: Meet Some of America's Newly Elected LGBTQ+ Candidates
Colorado Politics: LEGISLATIVE PREVIEW 2021 | Who's hot, who's not among lawmakers going into the session
Colorado Sun: Colorado’s unemployment system is so overwhelmed that strangers have resorted to helping each other
Global Times: LGBT politicians break barriers across US in historic election wins
2020
MTV News: BIG WINS BEYOND THE PRESIDENCY: MEET THE TRAILBLAZING WOMEN ELECTED TO CONGRESS
The Guardian: Denver Mayor apologizes after flying for Thanksgiving against his own advice
HRC.org: HRC Celebrates LGBTQ History Month By Honoring These Trailblazing Candidates
CPR News: Colorado’s First Trans Lawmaker Targeted With Anti-LGBTQ Campaign Ads
Westword: Brianna Titone on GOP Transphobic Attack Ads and Speaking Out
Colorado Politics: House Democrats express outrage over attacks on fellow Democrat Rep. Brianna Titone
The Golden Transcript: Attack ads fly in House District 27 seat
Denver Post: Colorado lawmaker fights back against transphobic attack ad
CBS Denver: Arvada West High School Senior Julia Trujillo Named National Gold Award Girl Scout
Colorado Sun: Nicolais: The ad attacking Brianna Titone is an ugly miscalculation