6/17/2011. Update on legislative bills (and also about me). Roofing, private
investigators, mental health workers.
4/17/2011. Roofing Contractors.
3/28/2011. Mental
Health Board.
3/19/2011. Private Investigators. The push for occupational licensing.
2/4/2011. Can Unlicensed Psychotherapists Claim
They're Registered by the State?
04/50/2010. Morgan Smith and the history of the
Colorado legislature. Increase in required education for CPAs.
01/09/2010. Knock on Doors; advice for
legislative candidates. Plus: What the Department of Regulatory Agencies
could do regarding medical marijuana dispensaries.
12/5/2009. Changes in Medical Licensing.
11/25/2009. Obesity Statute.
11/22/2009. Mixed Martial Arts
Regulation.
11/7/2009. Accounting Education.
8/30/2009. Sign Language.
6/14/2009. Mortuaries and Naturopaths.
1/26/2009. Car Dealer Franchise Laws. How
the legislature gives franchisees unfair power.
1/19/2009. Chiropractor
Regulation, Sunset Review.
12/13/2008. Guilty Nurses. Regulations for
nurses give them the near-impossible burden of proving that they are not
alcohol or drug addicts. Other foolish regulations also contribute to
the shortage of nurses.
12/6/2008. Pet Regulations. The need to upgrade the inspection system for
Colorado's pet industry.
11/15/2008. Hair Braiders. Plans for
unnecessary regulation of Hair Braiders, Human Trackers, and Solar
Electric Installers.
11/9/2008. Notary Public. Efforts to pick the
pockets of notaries, through excessive requirements for bonding.
6/8/2008. Mortuary Licensing Refuses to Die.
5/13/08. Dog Massage Therapy.
3/22/08. Occupational Therapists.
3/1/2008. Massaging Animals, and
regulatory control thereof.
1/14/2008. Funeral
Bill 2008.
12/12/2007. Advisory Boards to Abolish.
10/27/2007. Mortuary
Licensing and Debbie Stafford's Party Switch.
9/28/2007. Sunrise Reviews.
7/11/2007. DORA 2007.
5/24/2007. Theft Penalties, Landscape Architects, Rookies in the Legislature.
5/18/2007. Mortuary
Licensing.
3/14/2007. Naturopath 2007.
1/13/2007. Security
Guards.
3/13/2006 Athlete
agents.
2/25/2006. Sunset
2006.
12/27/2005. Burglar alarm installer regulation.
12/7/2005. Landscape
Architect Licensing.
11/23/2005 Regulation of Naturopathics.
10/30/2005. DORA Regulations 2005.
6/7/2005 Licensing Hair
Care Businesses. SB 14
4/8/2005 Security Guards.
2/14/2005. 24 Bills to regulate
occupations.
Respiratory Therapists
DORA
Mortuary and funeral home
regulation.
Boxing
11/28/2003 Sunrise-Sunset plans for 2004
9/15/2003 What happened to some 2003 bills: outfitters, health information, health dept. powers and duties
6/25/2003 Landscape architects, animal chiropractors.
4/4/2003 Dental bill and continuing education
2/14/2003 Down in the
Mouth over Losing Dentists
1/15/2003 Regulating outfitters: Entz vs DORA
1/1/2003 DORA tries to move collection agencies into DORA
6/28/2002 Division of Insurance continuation not passed
12/4/2001 Sunset regulatory reviews for 2002
5/30/2001 Interior designers bill passed. History of how it happened. Lack of oversight.
4/24/2001 History of Sunset and Sunrise laws. Ignoring passenger tramway report by legislature. Older law saved millions.
12/10/2000
DORA report on Alcohol, Drug Abuse counselors for 2000. DORA report on Certified Public Accountants for 2000
11/26/2000 DORA report on debt management companies for 2000
11/27/1998 Regulation of boxing, DORA review, and past history
2/20/1998 Regulating psychotherapists by different boards
8/27/2000 Kopel response to Powers, George letter on five or more Sunset Sunrise occupations
8/6/2000 George, Powers claim Kopel wrong on Sunset occupations
4/9/2000 More new regulatory occupation bills introduced in violation of law
3/31/2000 Addiction counselors licensing law killed
1/22/2000 Naturopaths seek regulation (other alternative treatments)
5/1/1998 Response by Kopel to Brian article
on Psychotherapy Board
4/3/1998 DORA research office reports are ignored. Bingo, PUC, Grievance Board, Motor vehicle dealer licensing
1/23/1998 Regulation of electricians.
Fire suppression contractors.
11/28/1997 State Grievance Board to be dismantled by psychotherapists
3/28/1997 Kopel response to Brian letter on
psychotherapy regulation.
2/28/1997 Psychologists and Social Workers try to get out from under State Grievance Board: History of Grievance Board
2/7/1997 HVACR bill and why it isn't needed, HB 1062. HB 1121 to regulate and license boxing
1/10/1997 Congress Sucker Punches Colorado.
Boxing regulation. Rocky Mountain News.
12/6/1996 Legalized thievery in credit insurance charges in bill
2/16/1996 Sunset of the Sunrise/Sunset committee
12/30/1995 Leaking Underground Storage Tank review
12/23/1995 Plans for a boxing commission law
11/17/1995 Nursery law against bad plants to be changed
10/20/1995 Sunrise-Sunset Advisory Committees killed
2/17/1995 Respiratory Therapists
10/14/1994 Nurses and Mandatory Continuing Education
8/25/1994 Hearing aid dealers
8/20/1993 Sexual abuse by psychotherapists