Construction-defects reform study dies in Legislature

After months of negotiations over construction-defects reform fell apart, Colorado House Democrats refused to approve a study group to look into the issue Tuesday, bringing accusations from a longtime proponent of legal changes that opponents were negotiating in bad faith the whole time.

That defeat in the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee came just hours after the Republican-majority Senate gave overwhelming bipartisan approval to two bills seeking to increase access to affordable…