For the second year in a row, the Colorado legislature intervened to tackle scandals that many said have shaken the public's faith in state institutions and industries.

In 2025, lawmakers passed three new laws aimed squarely at controversies surrounding the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Last year, state lawmakers worked on regulations around who could work in the funeral industry.

This year’s bills are all tied to the misconduct allegations against Yvonne Woods, a nearly 30-year employee of the investigation lab accused of deleting data and manipulating DNA evidence in more than 1,000 instances.

Those errors are estimated to have cost CBI more than $11 million. Woods has since been indicted on 102 felony charges.

As the repercussions continue to mount, the conviction of a man in Bo

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