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Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet shares her priorities for the 2025 session. January 9, 2025
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Colorado bill to make free youth therapy permanent moves forward. January 24, 2024.Trio of Michaelson Jenet Bills to Improve Access to Health Care Clear Committee. Febuary 23, 2024.An amendment to hold predators accountable. February 23, 2024.Colorado can take bold step to block pollution with critical anti-incineration bill. February 28, 2024.Q&A With Dafna Michaelson Jenet First year senator on faith, children, writing and mental health. March 4, 2024.Colorado bill would require insurers and Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs like Wegovy. March 7, 2024. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-bill-insurers-medicaid-cover-weight-loss-drugs-wegovy/New immigrants could apply for driver’s licenses immediately under Colorado proposal. April 2, 2024.Bill passes Colorado Senate aimed at having NARCAN on school buses, training students and bus drivers how to use it. April 2, 2024.Lawsuit claims Colorado lawmakers suppressed free speech on transgender name change bill. April 7, 2024.Colorado legislators push obesity prevention bill, governor’s approval is uncertain. April 12, 2024.Medicaid, many private insurers could soon be forced to cover new anti-obesity drugs. April 29, 2024.Gov. Jared Polis accused of “extreme effort” to defeat Colorado bill requiring age verification on social media. May 3, 2024.Colorado makes I Matter program permanent, offering free therapy sessions for youth. June 5, 2024.Sen. Dafna Michaelson Jenet discusses life after October 7. July 1, 2024.Legislation needed to better treat Coloradans’ obesity, prediabetes | OPINION. July 3, 2024.She Traveled to All 50 States- This is What She Learned About Business. July 22, 2024.Colorado Will Soon Expand Insurance Coverage for Abortion. July 26, 2024.Colorado State Senate District 21 candidate profile: Dafna Michaelson Jenet. October 4, 2024. https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/10/04/colorado-state-senate-district-21-candidate-profile-dafna-michaelson-jenet/STATE SENATE DISTRICT 21: Michaelson Jenet vs Alfred. October 9, 2024.Colorado State Senate District 21 candidate Q&A. October 11, 2024.Dems win Aurora legislative seats — except one. November 5, 2024.James Coleman, a Denver Democrat, will be next Colorado Senate president. Nov. 8 2024.(regarding 2025 session leadership)‘We will show the country why Colorado is special’ — Senate Democrats pick new leader as legislature looks toward a year of belt tightening. November 8, 2024.A Colorado budget crisis years in the making. November 15, 2024.Lawsuit challenges Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, saying it violates free speech. December 20, 2024.
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“Stop stigmatizing”: Colorado lawmaker stands tall after facing backlash for sharing mental illness. February 28, 2023.Modern Marias: Dafna Michaelson Jenet. March 14, 2023.New state department tasked with fixing mental health care in Colorado mired in turmoil. May 13, 2023.At Sobibor, a filmmaker unearths Nazi Germany’s attempts to cover up its crimes. May 16, 2023.4 Colorado House members file to run for Senate. May 19, 2023.Colorado students could receive annual mental health screenings under Democratic bill. March 20, 2023.Rep. Jenet: Renewed interest in student mental health bill since East High School shooting. March 30, 2023.Colorado Governor Jared Polis Signs Radon Disclosure Bill into Law. June 13, 2023.No. 2 Democrat in Colorado Senate is stepping down to join new Denver mayor’s administration. August 4, 2023. https://coloradosun.com/2023/08/04/dominick-moreno-colorado-senate/No. 2 Colorado Senate Democrat stepping down to take role in Denver mayor’s administration. August 4, 2023.CO lawmakers aim to amend constitution, give child sex assault survivors ability to sue retrospectively. August 21, 2023.Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet picked to succeed Dominick Moreno in Colorado Senate. August 31, 2023.State Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet selected for open Colorado Senate seat. August 31, 2023.State Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet picked to replace state Sen. Dominick Moreno. August 31, 2023.Dafna Michaelson Jenet picked to replace Dominick Moreno in Colorado Senate. September 1, 2023.Former head of Colorado Behavioral Health Administration alleges she was fired due to racial discrimination. September 21, 2023. https://www.denverpost.com/2023/09/21/morgan-medlock-eeoc-complaint-colorado-behavioral-health-administration/Adams County Democrats pick Manny Rutinel for House vacancy. October 2, 2023.Colorado Democrats pick Manny Rutinel to take vacant seat in Legislature. October 2, 2023.Environmentalist wins Colorado House appointment to represent Adams County. October 3, 2023.Video of Colorado lawmaker refusing to condemn Hamas atrocities in Israel goes viral. October 11, 2023. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/video-colorado-lawmaker-refusing-condemn-hamas/Israel conflict hits home for Colorado legislators on both sides. October 11, 2023.One answer to the youth mental health crisis? Asking Colorado students how they’re feeling. October 18, 2023.Colorado lawmakers with deep ties to Israel and Gaza share thoughts on war. October 21, 2023.Clip: CO State Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet on requiring insurance coverage for annual mental health wellness exams | Every Mind Matters. November 2, 2023.Prominent Colorado lawmaker calls Israel war “genocide”. November,15, 2023.Colorado Jewish Democrats call for an end to “dangerous” rhetoric as Israel-Hamas War divides the party. November 29, 2023.
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Colorado State House District 32 candidate Q&A. October 14, 2022.
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Anatomy of a TED talk. May 19, 2021.Young Coloradans can now receive three mental health counseling sessions for free. October 28, 2021.
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Legislator US rabbi in Illinois loses Democratic primary bid. March 18, 2020.State lawmaker says she has tested positive for coronavirus. March 19, 2020.Colorado lawmaker tests positive for coronavirus, but it’s not COVID-19. March 19, 2020.I want to thank the donors who changed my life, and Colorado law. July 21, 2020. **OP-ED**VOTER GUIDE 2020 | Colorado House District 30: Dafna Michaelson Jenet and Kerrie Gutierrez. October 12, 2020.Voices of Colorado youth, amplified by activism and opportunity, find receptive ears with lawmakers. December 10, 2020. **UPDATED OCTOBER 6, 2022**
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Dafna Jenet and Yehiel Kalish: A Jewish brother and sister making political history. January 24, 2019.Colorado Republican State Rep. Kimmi Lewis dies after breast-cancer battle. December 6, 2019.
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Colorado lawmaker speaks about abortion experience in video launching national reproductive rights coalition. January 17, 2018. https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2018/01/colorado-lawmaker-abortion-experience-video/7319/Women quietly emerging from the political shadows in Colorado. June 22, 2018.https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/22/women-quietly-emerging-from-the-political-shadows-in-colorado/How Judaism and a yearlong trip around the country inspired a Colorado woman to run for office. August 9, 2018. https://www.jta.org/2018/08/09/politics/judaism-yearlong-trip-around-country-inspired-colorado-woman-run-officeJudaism and a yearlong road trip inspired this Colorado woman to run for office. August 11, 2018.Dafna Michaelson Jenet, candidate for House District 30. October 9, 2018.
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An Inside Look at Running for State Office. September 22, 2016.
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15 Minutes With…International Book Award Winner Dafna Michaelson Jenet. July 10, 2015.