Sweeping fentanyl bill caps Colorado lawmakers' 2022 session

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Democratic-led Legislature capped its 2020 session by passing a bill designed to confront the fentanyl crisis.

The bill aims to make it easier for prosecutors to pursue felony charges while providing substantial support and treatment services.

Gov. Jared Polis and fellow Democrats had pledged at the start of the four-month session to tackle rising crime and soaring inflation — key issues highlighted by minority Republicans heading into this year’s midterm elections.

Several bills on those issues passed in a session highlighted by a new law enshrining the right to abortion in state statute.