VOL. 02 NO. 010 | JANUARY 20, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017

DENVER – Good morning and happy inauguration day! Some of you are beside yourselves with joy this day, others are hiding under your desks. To all of you, we wish you a peaceful, safe and productive day.

State Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver, will be spending his morning protesting in front of Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner’s office from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

State Rep. Clarice Navarro, R-Pueblo, attended the 2017 Latino Inaugural Ball in Washinton D.C. last night, wowing the crowd with her tasteful and stylish winter attire.

Need more of a social fix than just watching the inaugural events on TV with the cheese dip? Tonight, the Lincoln Club of Colorado is hosting an inaugural celebration from 6:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. at the Marriott Denver Tech Center, 4900 S Syracuse in Denver. Some of the hosts include Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, Treasurer Walker Stapleton, and Secretary of State Wayne Williams.

Here’s your timeline of events for the inauguration – in Mountain Standard Time to save you the math!

Have a fun day, whether you’re watching or avoiding!

Today’s Capitol social calendar

News from The Colorado Statesman

State Sen. Ray Scott’s storm tossed Old Glory

State Senate GOP energy committee launches with hearing heavy on data, light on controversy

Transportation funding transfers tricky

Johnston campaign makes first hire

Battery storage bill aims at preventing price shock

US Supreme Court hears case on Colorado’s Exoneration Act

Nicolais: Dylan Roof, absolutists and the death penalty

May: Lost in cyberspace

The First Shot

“Speaker Duran is already at odds with her commitment to bipartisanship and inclusiveness when in just the first week of session she sends Republican bills that support the Second Amendment, provide religious freedom, increase government transparency, reduce burdens on businesses, help ranchers and farmers and better protect students, to her kill committee.”

–  House Republican Leader Patrick Neville of Castle Rock

Trump Inauguration and Administration

Will Donald J. Trump save the U.S. or tear it apart? Colorado Springs-area residents share their views of a new presidency

http://gazette.com/will-donald-j.-trump-save-the-u.s.-or-tear-it-apart-colorado-springs-area-residents-share-their-views-of-a-new-presidency/article/1594719

What the Trump Presidency Could Look Like for Colorado

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/what-the-trump-presidency-could-look-like-for-colorado/

AMAZING:  ‘Twas the Night Before Inauguration

https://youtu.be/8FZt_wv_q9M

Trump inauguration: ‘Schools should let students witness history’

https://www.9news.com/news/local/next/trump-inauguration-schools-should-let-students-witness-history/388590108

Colorado supporters of Donald Trump prepare to party in D.C. for presidential inauguration

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/19/colorado-supporters-donald-trump-inauguration/

Washington ready for Donald Trump’s inauguration

http://kdvr.com/2017/01/19/washington-ready-for-donald-trumps-inauguration/

OPINION:  Melania Trump refuses to act like a first lady. Good for her.

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/19/melania-trump-refuses-to-act-like-a-first-lady-good-for-her/

Fearing Trump’s policies, Colorado’s undocumented immigrants get organized

https://www.coloradoindependent.com/163496/colorado-immigrants-trump

#THROWBACKTHURSDAY: Remember Republicans’ Protests against Obama’s Inauguration?

http://coloradopeakpolitics.com/2017/01/19/throwbackthursday-remember-republicans-protests-against-obamas-inauguration/

NASTY TWEET ALERT: No, Not From Trump

http://coloradopeakpolitics.com/2017/01/19/nasty-tweet-alert-no-not-from-trump/

Colorado Latina lawmakers to Trump: Back off pledge to end protections for young undocumented immigrants

https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/01/19/colorado-latina-lawmakers-to-trump-back-off-pledge-to-end-protections-for-young-undocumented-immigrants/

Joining the Women’s March on Denver Saturday? Here’s what you need to know

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/18/womens-march-on-denver-guide/

RTD bus routes extended, detoured by Women’s March on Denver

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/19/rtd-bus-routes-womens-march-denver/

EDITORIAL:  We stand with the Women’s March call for reproductive rights

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/19/we-stand-with-the-womens-march-call-for-reproductive-rights/

Denver Police prep for Trump inauguration protests at state capitol

http://kdvr.com/2017/01/19/denver-police-prep-for-trump-inauguration-protests-at-state-capitol/

CU Profs’ Picks for the 10 Worst Presidents, Trump’s Odds of Joining Them

https://www.westword.com/news/cu-profs-picks-for-the-10-worst-presidents-trumps-odds-of-joining-them-8595675

Trump reportedly wants to cut cultural programs that make up 0.02 percent of federal spending

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/19/trump-cut-cultural-programs-federal-spending/

EDITORIAL: Health care? The answer is supply, stupid

http://gazette.com/editorial-health-care-the-answer-is-supply-stupid/article/1594695

Trump cabinet confirmation hearings feature Colorado senators

https://www.9news.com/news/local/politics/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings-feature-colorado-senators/388538854

Woman in Denver says tweet about Trump assassination was a joke

https://www.9news.com/news/local/next/woman-in-denver-says-tweet-about-trump-assassination-was-a-joke-/388544021

Woman in Denver says online threat against President-Elect Trump was a joke

http://kdvr.com/2017/01/19/woman-claiming-to-live-in-colorado-makes-online-threat-against-president-elect-trump/

The General Assembly

Insights: Even if House GOP’s bills die, can bipartisanship live on?

http://coloradopolitics.com/insights-even-house-gops-bills-die-can-bipartisanship-live/

Colorado bill would repeal death penalty

https://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/19/colorado-bill-repeal-death-penalty/

Colorado’s aid-in-dying law in disarray as big Catholic health systems opt out

https://www.statnews.com/2017/01/19/aid-in-dying-catholic-hospitals-colorado/

Last call for alcohol could vary if Colorado legislature approves bill

http://gazette.com/last-call-for-alcohol-could-vary-if-colorado-legislature-approves-bill/article/1594711

Colorado lawmakers hope to break logjam on regulatory reform

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/01/19/colorado-lawmakers-hope-to-break-logjam-on.html

Denver chamber takes its stand on upcoming legislation

http://coloradopolitics.com/denver-chamber-takes-stand-upcoming-legislation/

Energy panel more statistical lecture than partisan sizzle

http://coloradopolitics.com/colorado-energy-senate/

New Colorado energy subcommittee on Trump policies convenes

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/new-colorado-energy-subcommittee-on-trump-policies-convenes

New Colorado Energy Subcommittee On Trump Policies Convenes

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/01/19/new-colorado-energy-subcommittee-on-trump-policies-convenes/

Legislative Hispanics call on Trump not to revoke protection for immigrants

http://coloradopolitics.com/legislative-hispanics-call-on-trump-not-to-revoke-protection-for-immigrants/

Colorado Latina lawmakers to Trump: Back off pledge to end protections for young undocumented immigrants

https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2017/01/19/colorado-latina-lawmakers-to-trump-back-off-pledge-to-end-protections-for-young-undocumented-immigrants/

Colorado Latin@ Lawmakers Tell Trump to Leave DACA Kids Alone

https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/91127/colorado-latin-lawmakers-tell-trump-to-leave-daca-kids-alone#sthash.hQgJ5Zi2.dpbs

Local authorities reach out to Spanish-speaking community with first Spanish citizens’ academy

http://gazette.com/local-authorities-reach-out-to-spanish-speaking-community-with-first-spanish-citizens-academy/article/1594768

GOP Shower Stall Showboating Backfires

https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/91123/gop-shower-stall-showboating-backfires#sthash.hrNIGIfG.dpbs

Politics in Colorado

So, were the protesters at the Coffman event organized or what?

https://www.9news.com/news/local/next/so-were-the-protesters-at-the-coffman-event-organized-or-what/388596839

Trump cabinet confirmation hearings feature Colorado senators

https://www.9news.com/news/local/politics/trump-cabinet-confirmation-hearings-feature-colorado-senators/388538854

Campaign worker pleads guilty to felony forgery on minimum-wage petition

http://coloradopolitics.com/campaign-worker-pleads-guilty-to-felony-forgery-on-minimum-wage-petition/

Just for laughs

Calendar

January 20th

2017 United States Presidential Inauguration

Lincoln Club of Colorado sponsoring Inaugural Ball

Mesa County Repubican Party-Monthly Luncheon

January 21st

Adams County Republican Women/Trumpeteers

Women’s March on Denver

Today in history

1991 – Sudan’s government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country’s Muslim north and Christian south.

1986 – In the United States, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.

1981 – Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, Iran releases 52 American hostages.

1948 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 39 relating to India and Pakistan is adopted.

1937 – Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President, the first occasion a Presidential Inauguration to take place on 20 January following the ratification of the 20th Amendment

1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is founded.

1887 – The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.

1841 – Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British.

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