Author: By David Migoya
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Senate rejects Colorado judicial discipline appointee while approving another
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The Colorado state Senate on Wednesday rejected the reappointment of the chairwoman to the state panel that handles judicial discipline but narrowly kept its vice-chair. Needing 18 votes to confirm their reappointments to the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline, chairwoman Mindy Sooter came up two votes shy (19-16 against), while Jim Carpenter was approved by…
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Colorado Senate committee balks at governor’s judicial discipline nominations
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In a bipartisan rebuke of how a years-long scandal has been handled, a Colorado Senate committee on Monday made the rare move of not approving the gubernatorial reappointment of the top two members of the state’s Commission on Judicial Discipline. Just months after voters statewide overwhelmingly chose to change how Colorado disciplines judges, the state…
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Bill limiting grocers from selling hard liquor passes, heads to Colorado governor next
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Colorado’s independently owned liquor stores, reeling from voter-approved wine sales in grocery stores, landed a significant victory with the passage of a bill that stops more grocery stores with pharmacies from getting into the booze-selling game. Senate Bill 25-33, passed the full Colorado House of Representatives this week, 55-8, and now heads to Gov. Jared…
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Colorado legislators embrace electric vehicles and mileage reimbursements
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At least a dozen Colorado legislators and an untold number of state employees have personally benefited from buying an electric vehicle the past few years, not only in the associated savings in fuel costs but also in the hundreds — sometimes thousands — of additional dollars they’ve claimed in taxpayer-funded mileage reimbursements. While Colorado remains at the…
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Judicial department to legislators: Discipline commission ‘inaccurate’
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The commission that investigates and disciplines Colorado judges was “inaccurate” several times last month when characterizing to legislators difficulties it was having with the judicial department, according to a letter the department sent Monday to lawmakers. In a 10-page letter to the legislature’s interim committee studying potential changes to how judicial discipline happens, State Court…
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Investigators of Judicial Department misconduct to appear before legislative committee
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The two main investigators behind a recent report that said no contract-for-silence deal existed in the Colorado Judicial Department are expected to testify Tuesday before a legislative committee on judicial discipline. Former U.S. Attorney in Colorado Robert Troyer and former Denver Independent Monitor Nicholas Mitchell are scheduled to appear before the special committee to discuss…
