Package of gun bills in Colorado nears Jared Polis' desk, final hurdles remain

PLUS l Colorado Springs shooting victim at after-hours club identified, was stationed at Fort Carson; New affordable, supportive housing complex for homeless in Colorado Springs ready to open and more Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Thursday. It’s March 30, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Package of gun bills in Colorado nears Jared Polis' desk, final hurdles remain]( - [Colorado Springs shooting victim at after-hours club identified, was stationed at Fort Carson]( - [New affordable, supportive housing complex for homeless in Colorado Springs ready to open]( [Package of gun bills in Colorado nears Jared Polis' desk, final hurdles remain]( It's all over — except for the fighting over amendments. On Tuesday, the Senate wrapped up its final vote on House Bill 1219, which seeks to establish a three-day waiting period between purchase of a firearm and delivery. [Read More]( Did you miss this? Catch up here [2023 Colorado Rockies preview: Opening Day roster]( [Aging Colorado Springs shopping center faces wrecking ball to make way for new convenience store]( [Proposal to cap candidate contributions in Colorado's local elections advances]( [Colorado lawmakers kill effort to stop metro district developers from buying own bonds]( A Colorado Senate committee killed a measure Tuesday that would have stopped developers from buying and profiting from metro district bonds they or their affiliates approved for sale, while serving on the districts' board of directors. [Read More]( [New 'official' town set to be formed in Colorado's ski country]( There's a new town set to be established in Colorado's ski country — Keystone, in Summit County. Keystone is best-known for Keystone Resort, a ski area that first opened in November 1970. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs shooting victim at after-hours club identified, was stationed at Fort Carson]( The man killed in an overnight shooting early Sunday in Colorado Springs has been identified as 23-year-old Braden Peltier. An autopsy was completed Monday by the El Paso County Coroner's Office, Colorado Springs police said in a news release Wednesday. The official cause and manner of Peltier's death have not been released. However, the case is being investigated as a homicide, according to police. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES Picking up prescription medications could soon be as easy as buying a candy bar in Colorado, thanks to a bill passed by the state legislature on Wednesday. If enacted, House Bill 1195 would [allow pharmacies to use automated “vending machines” to dispense prescription medications to patients.]( Apartments around the country are getting smaller — [but not in Colorado Springs,]( where they're bucking the trend and growing in size. A recent study of the nation's 100 largest cities by RentCafe, an online rental service, shows that apartments in 2022 averaged 887 square feet in size, a decline of 54 square feet over the last decade. The Commons, a 50-unit complex, is Colorado Springs’ [first permanent, supportive housing complex for families]( said Beth Roalstad, executive director of Homeward Pikes Peak, which provides supportive housing and recovery services for homeless people. Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunny. Becoming windy late. High 61F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Would you like to send this email to a friend? [Send To A Friend](