“Today, Dybing is an advocate of "ban the box," a bill that would prohibit employers from asking about past criminal convictions on that initial application. Democrats have tried to pass it before, but it always died in the Republican-controlled Senate. Now, with Democrats holding the majority in both chambers of the statehouse and a more business-friendly version of the bill, this could be the year it happens." "Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, says she's confident that her new