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Misguided bill raises tab for prescription drugs
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Amanda Massey Gov. Jared Polis kicked off this year’s session with a laudable promise: “saving Coloradans money and keeping our state affordable is my top priority this session.” Health insurers support the sentiment, but key features of this year’s legislative agenda undermine the Polis pledge. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the recent introduction of the…
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POINT | Council needs a say on mayoral picks
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Amanda Sawyer Given all the unrest in our community, it is virtually impossible to find a thread of commonality among the different voices these days, with a single exception: the people of Denver are all crying out for more transparency and accountability from their government. Also read: COUNTERPOINT | The best prospects wouldn’t apply A pending…
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OPINION | Federal regs confuse little vape with Big Tobacco
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Amanda Wheeler The Trump Administration recognized an opportunity to save thousands of small businesses across Colorado. The president issued an executive order requiring federal agencies to identify burdensome regulations hindering economic recovery and propose modifications or waivers “for the purpose of promoting job creation and economic growth.” One Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation that…
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COVID’s silver lining: We are all in this together
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Amanda Henderson As spring flowers start to blossom and the birds begin building their nests, people from many traditions are preparing to observe some of their most holy days – Passover, Easter and Ramadan. But the global COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on those observances with communities unable to gather in worship, prayer and…
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Property owners in Denver’s Stapleton will vote on changing neighborhood’s name (VIDEO)
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Those who own property in Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood will get to once again vote for whether that name will stick around. The master community association says it will be sending out a referendum in June to property owners who will then be able to vote on changing the neighborhood’s name. The neighborhood was named after…
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OPINION | Proposed tobacco tax hike misfires at unfairly maligned vaping
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Amanda Wheeler Last week, Gov. Jared Polis announced a last-minute proposal for a higher excise tax on all nicotine products, including e-cigarettes. Far from protecting consumers, Polis and Democrats in the legislature threaten to close consumers off from healthier options and put small business at risk. Gov. Polis’s proposed issue for the statewide ballot recommends raising…
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Scammers peddling bogus tax breaks to Coloradans, other US residents find traction on Facebook
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Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None of it was true. The scam ads used photos of nearly every U.S. governor – and sometimes President Donald Trump – to claim that with new,…
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New law helps protect kids operating lemonade stands in Colorado
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Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law a bill that offers more protection to small, temporary businesses run by kids – like lemonade stands. Senate Bill 101, called “Legalizing Minors’ Businesses” prohibits any county or city from requiring a license or permit for people younger than 18 who are running a temporary business. Under the new…
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CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM | Amanda Gonzalez: Denver charts a new course
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Amanda Gonzalez Editor’s note: Now through Wednesday, Colorado Politics presents eight perspectives on campaign finance reform. Too often in today’s state of politics, too many voters feel like their voices are not being heard in government. It often seems like big-money special-interest groups write the political rules on the backs of dark-money checks, while the…
