Author: Jessica Machetta
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DeGette’s LED bill clarifies how new lighting technology is regulated
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The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that promotes energy conservation and encourages innovations in LED lighting, authored by Congresswoman Diana DeGette, D-Colo. The bill heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law. “The holiday season will be all the brighter thanks to our bipartisan efforts to speed the nation’s progress in the…
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Tancredo calls liberalism a mental disorder on Twitter
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Tom Tancredo, Republican candidate for governor, is known for being forthright. Just last week, he took on political correctness in a Facebook Christmas video, saying the days of playing “cowboys and Indians” in his childhood seem “as distant as the Ward’s catalog.” On Wednesday he called out Newsweek for an article headlined “How Trump and…
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With lone candidate dropping out, Colorado Green Party lacks a gubernatorial candidate
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Veronique Bellamy of Longmont – the lone Green Party gubernatorial candidate – says she has withdrawn from the race for governor. “I announced earlier this year that, on the advice of officials within my political party, that I would drop out of the race in order to allow the state party to build our base,”…
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Backlash to Growth: Not everyone is crazy about soaring metro Denver expansion
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Jack Keener is a Denver native who feels like he’s being robbed of his city, and he’s not alone. The 51-year-old McDonald’s manager walked out of the public library in Lincoln Park, lit a cigarette and made his way past a new apartment complex being built just across the parking lot. The new construction cuts…
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Mike Johnston was an average kid from Vail, until he wasn’t
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Growing up in Vail, Mike Johnston was just your average kid in some ways, growing up in a small Western town playing soccer, ice hockey and ski racing. But then, your average kid in the ’70s and ’80s didn’t memorize speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and recite them in front of the family…
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State Sen. Martinez Humenik: 276 Colorado foster kids still need to be adopted
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State Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, R-Thornton, doesn’t have kids of her own, but getting foster kids into a permanent home is an issue she holds close to her heart. And though November was National Adoption Awareness Month, it’s a very real year-round need, she said. “Kids just need love,” Martinez Humenik said about chrildren waiting…
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Cary Kennedy unleashes ‘tweetstorm’ … on Colorado growth
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Former state treasurer and Democratic candidate for governor Cary Kennedy held a 25-hour “tweetstorm” Thursday, one tweet per hour for every new person that moves into Colorado, 25 each day. Also this week, Kennedy unveiled her goal of improving the state’s transportation challenges and expanding broadband in rural areas. “Growth is a top concern,” Kennedy…
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E-bike entrepreneur hopes to help ease Colorado’s traffic problem
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Tom Nardi and Kenny Fisher, founders of FattE-Bikes, promoted their new company and the e-biking experience at Denver’s the Sustainability Expo this month. Fisher said the e-bike could easily replace a second car, or even a first one, for commuters of all ages. “The reason many people don’t bike is because of deterrents,” he said,…
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Colorado marijuana retailers brace for new labeling rules Jan. 1
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Colorado rules going into effect Jan. 1 are intended to ensure that marijuana packaging doesn’t appeal to minors and that the packages cannot easily be opened. The new rules on labeling should also make it easier for consumers to know what they’re consuming, Mike Hartman, executive director of the Colorado Department of Revenue, told Colorado…
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Colorado ag officials searching for new state fair manager
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Not many folks are thinking of corn dogs, champion steers and riding the Ferris wheel this time of year, but preparations for the 2018 Colorado State Fair are already well underway. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has launched a national search for a new fair division director. The department reports Sarah Cummings, the fair’s general…
