Commissioners name nominees for New Mexico Senate seat
GALLUP, N.M. – Two former New Mexico county commissioners have been nominated to fill the seat of state Sen. John Pinto, who died last month at the age of 94.
The Farmington Daily Times reported Monday that the San Juan County Commission nominated its former commissioner Wallace Charley.
McKinley County commissioners nominated their former commissioner Carol Bowman-Muskett.
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will choose one of the nominees or appoint someone else from the northwestern New Mexico district.
Pinto’s term was set to expire next year, so the person appointed would have to run in 2020 election.
Pinto, a Democrat and a Navajo Code Talker in World War II, was the longest-serving state senator in New Mexico history.
Colorado open records reform bill dies in Senate committee
Marianne Goodland
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Efforts to overhaul Colorado’s open records law have stalled again. Senate Bill 107, which would have extended response times for public records requests and added accountability measures for late responses, failed to advance out of its first committee and will...
Colorado Supreme Court blocks ballot initiative defining ‘fees’
Michael Karlik
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The Colorado Supreme Court blocked a proposed ballot initiative on Monday that would have required voter approval for new fees above a certain threshold, while also enshrining a definition of “fee” into the state constitution for the first time. Chief...
Colorado joins multi-state call to keep ICE away from polling locations
Jacob Mauk
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Colorado prostitution decriminalization bill shelved after sponsor says it lacks votes
Marianne Goodland
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Updated 31 minutes ago
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GOP senators push back against Schumer’s ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ description of SAVE Act
Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner
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Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) pushed back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) framing of the SAVE America Act as “Jim Crow 2.0” on Sunday. President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will not sign any...
Rubio warns US will no longer tolerate ‘hostage diplomacy,’ claims Iranian military is ‘being eviscerated’
Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is warning hostile state actors, Iran in particular, that the United States will no longer engage in “hostage diplomacy.” Rubio made the remarks ahead of a flag-raising ceremony at the State Department to mark U.S....
Colorado justices, by 5-2, say Longmont detective did not violate suspect’s Miranda rights
Michael Karlik
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Updated 4 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court’s majority ruled on Monday that a Longmont detective did not coerce a suspect into talking by making references to how a judge would look at his character, and by suggesting he may get out of prison...
Colorado justices find Fort Collins police lacked probable cause to arrest suspect in park
Michael Karlik
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Updated 6 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court agreed on Monday that Fort Collins police lacked probable cause to arrest a man for a child sex offense based on his presence in a public park around the time they intended to meet with their...
Colorado board delays vote on banning soda purchases with SNAP benefits
Marissa Ventrelli
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Updated 5 hours ago
The Colorado Board of Human Services voted to delay its decision on whether to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to use benefits to buy soft drinks. Under the “Healthy Choice Waiver,” SNAP recipients would be prohibited from using benefits...
Supreme Court to hold oral arguments, discipline commission releases report | COURT CRAWL
Michael Karlik
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Updated 8 hours ago
Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics’ roundup of news from the third branch of government. The state Supreme Court is holding oral arguments this week, plus Colorado’s judicial discipline commission released its annual report. Colorado Supreme Court news • The Supreme...
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