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Trending: The 7 hottest Colorado Politics stories of the week

What. A. Week, folks. We’ve talked about a lot, haven’t we? From the Denver Young Democrats as a microcosm of the national Democratic party and the group’s quiet-and-quick impeachment of President Becca Sunshine-DeWitt, to how many pot plants you can (and should be able to) legally grow at home and the uncertain future of Denver’s EPA office, we’ve covered a lot of ground.

Now, for a walk down memory lane.

Here are this week’s seven most visited stories in order of popularity.

 

1) Denver Young Democrats’ turmoil symbolic of party’s struggle to rebuild

Last Tuesday evening in Denver, about 40 young Democrats gathered in a brewery for an “airing of grievances.” It was not a “festivus.” Sitting inside the backroom of the Diebolt Brewing Co., surrounded by fermentation tanks and the smell of yeast in this gentrified north Denver neighborhood, millennials sipped craft beer and sat on fold-out chairs at long banquet-style tables.

 

2) Backlash at transportation tax proposal spawns a ballot drive of its own

Hey, how about a ballot issue to upgrade the state’s woefully bottlenecked, backlogged and aging highway network – without raising taxes?

You want it? You got it: The libertarian-leaning Independence Institute in Denver announced it filed a ballot proposal with the state today that would require the General Assembly to issue $2.5 billion in bonds to fund a raft of highway projects statewide – and repay the debt by “reallocating priorities in the state budget.”

 

3) Home-grown marijuana crackdown passes first test in legislature

State lawmakers on Monday advanced a measure that aims at cracking down on the illegal diversion of marijuana.

House Bill 1220 would limit marijuana home grows to 12 plants statewide. Local jurisdictions, including Colorado Springs and Denver, have already limited home grows to 12 plants. But law enforcement felt there should be a statewide standard.

 

4) Denver EPA office at risk as Trump looks to pare down agency

The EPA’s Denver office could be a target for closure as the Trump administration looks to make deep cuts in federal regulatory programs.Denver is one of the two the Trump administration might seek to shutter, the environmental newsletter InsideEPA.com reported Monday.

 

5) Daylight saving time proposal dawns in the House

They should call it the You First Act. The bleary-eyed can take heart Sunday morning when daylight saving time begins and  they’ve lost an hour of sleep. The Colorado legislature feels their pain.

A bill introduced – well, reintroduced – in the Colorado House this week would make daylight saving time the year-round clock in Colorado. That would mean no more falling back in November and springing forward in March.

 

6) Transportation plan lands, and it includes a higher sales tax

Legislative leaders rolled out a tax plan Wednesday to pump about $677 million a year into Colorado’s ailing transportation system.The centerpiece agenda item for this year’s legislative session could cover everything from traffic relief to buses and bike paths.

  

7) House Democratic women show up late in ‘Day Without a Woman’ solidarity

House Democratic women on Wednesday showed up 15 minutes late to morning floor proceedings wearing red as part of a demonstration connected to “A Day Without a Woman.”The show of solidarity came as Senate Republicans objected to a somewhat symbolic resolution that encourages equitable and diverse gender representation on corporate boards.

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