Mairead Elordi

Hi, John. Yes, so Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed this bill quietly on Friday without any fanfare. The House Bill 1312 officially made misgendering a discriminatory act under Colorado law. This applies to places like workplaces and schools.

Hi, John. Yes, so Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed this bill quietly on Friday without any fanfare. The House Bill 1312 officially made misgendering a discriminatory act under Colorado law. This applies to places like workplaces and schools.

The law is drastically pared down from its original version, which said parents in custody battles who misgender or deadname their child were guilty of coercive control and could lose custody of their child. Under Colorado law, coercive control is a serious category that includes things like threatening to kill someone.

The law is drastically pared down from its original version, which said parents in custody battles who misgender or deadname their child were guilty of coercive control and could lose custody of their child. Under Colorado law, coercive control is a serious category that includes things like threatening to kill someone.

But the custody part is not in the bill poll assigned thanks to Colorado parents who came out in force to fight it. More than 700 Coloradans signed up to testify against this bill and tens of thousands more signed petitions against it.

But the custody part is not in the bill poll assigned thanks to Colorado parents who came out in force to fight it. More than 700 Coloradans signed up to testify against this bill and tens of thousands more signed petitions against it.

Still, the new law bars Colorado courts from cooperating with other states' laws that protect children from parents who want to give them transgender hormones or surgeries. It also requires schools that have dress codes and policies about names to allow children to use a transgender name or wear the school uniform of the opposite gender.

Still, the new law bars Colorado courts from cooperating with other states' laws that protect children from parents who want to give them transgender hormones or surgeries. It also requires schools that have dress codes and policies about names to allow children to use a transgender name or wear the school uniform of the opposite gender.

The bill also allows people to change their gender marker on their driver's license three times up from just once. We spoke to the Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Puglisi about the bill.

The bill also allows people to change their gender marker on their driver's license three times up from just once. We spoke to the Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Puglisi about the bill.

Fuglisi said Colorado's Democratic majority was able to use House rules to shut our voices down.

Fuglisi said Colorado's Democratic majority was able to use House rules to shut our voices down.

They are. We spoke to Erin Lee. She's executive director of Protect Kids Colorado. She warned that Colorado Family Courts and CPS already favor the gender-affirming parent, but she said this bill was a turning point.

They are. We spoke to Erin Lee. She's executive director of Protect Kids Colorado. She warned that Colorado Family Courts and CPS already favor the gender-affirming parent, but she said this bill was a turning point.

We also spoke with Pastor Jay Chase Davis of the Well Church in Boulder who organized two rallies at the Colorado Capitol against the bill.

We also spoke with Pastor Jay Chase Davis of the Well Church in Boulder who organized two rallies at the Colorado Capitol against the bill.

And by the way, Colorado has other controversial bills on transgender ideology coming down the pike, including one that would ban health insurers from limiting so-called necessary transgender treatments.

And by the way, Colorado has other controversial bills on transgender ideology coming down the pike, including one that would ban health insurers from limiting so-called necessary transgender treatments.

Hi, John. Yes, so on Wednesday, Duffy testified to lawmakers on a House Appropriations Subcommittee about the Transportation Department's new budget request. He's asking for billions of dollars to fix the country's air traffic control system, which, as you know, has been the target of a lot of criticism after several deadly disasters and major snarls in the system.

Hi, John. Yes, so on Wednesday, Duffy testified to lawmakers on a House Appropriations Subcommittee about the Transportation Department's new budget request. He's asking for billions of dollars to fix the country's air traffic control system, which, as you know, has been the target of a lot of criticism after several deadly disasters and major snarls in the system.