Ban on corporal punishment in Colorado schools advances to Polis’ desk

PLUS | Colorado man breaks 14er record while summiting all peaks during winter season; Republican filibuster fails to kill gun bills but Dems make concessions and more. Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Ban on corporal punishment in Colorado schools advances to Polis’ desk]( An effort to prohibit corporal punishment in Colorado schools and child care centers passed its final vote on Tuesday. The legislation now only needs the governor's approval to become law. [Read More]( [Women in Colorado construction see barriers torn down, as industry reaps benefits]( Colorado’s construction industry workforce faces three big challenges in coming years: Aging workers who will soon be retiring faster than replacements can get trained; a booming housing market that’s driving demand and a glaring under-representation of women construction workers. Experts said the industry has been working to overcome that gender gap. [Read More]( [CC Tiger goalie Matt Vernon signs with ECHL’s Reading Royals]( Colorado College saw its second player from the 2022-23 roster sign professionally on Monday. Senior goaltender Matt Vernon signed with the Reading Royals of the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League) and joined their active roster. The Royals are the affiliate of the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. [Read More]( [Colorado man breaks 14er record while summiting all peaks during winter season]( Chris Fisher, of Breckenridge, has set a new record on Colorado's fourteeners, reaching every summit in just 72 days, 12 hours, and 10 minutes. This beat the previous record of 84 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes, which was set by Andrew Hamilton in 2018. Hamilton is the only other person to summit all of Colorado's fourteeners in a single calendar winter season. [Read More]( [Danielle's MLB Insider: Meet the person who kept the Rockies analytics department running]( Around MLB: —The Yankees have a new shortstop. Introducing 21-year-old Anthony Volpe, who will make his debut in pinstripes on opening day. [Read More]( [Gov. Polis orders flags at half-staff to honor Nashville school shooting victims]( Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags on all public buildings to be lowered to half-staff early Tuesday in honor of the victims of Monday's mass shooting in Nashville. Flags will remain lowered to half-staff from the announcement Tuesday morning until sunset on Friday, according to a news release. [Read More]( [Republican filibuster fails to kill gun bills but Dems make concessions]( The House finally wrapped up the last of a trio of bills on guns following marathon sessions that lasted four days. The debate had, at times, turned acrimonious, with Democrats at one point deploying the "nuclear option" to shut down a filibuster. [Read More]( Get access to all our content! Support local journalism and [subscribe here]([.]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903