Author: Roxann Elliott
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New regional interest group Northwest Chamber Alliance buzzes the Capitol
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Amid the clamor at the Capitol over transportation funding priorities, a new coalition of northern Front Range business interests has formed to help make sure their concerns don’t fall to the wayside. Leaders from the Northwest Chamber Alliance — the new legislative lobby group organized by the communities of Broomfield, Boulder and Longmont along with…
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At mid-session, freshman Buckner wiser, more determined than ever
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State Rep. Janet Buckner is going all in. During her first regular session filling the House seat vacated by her late husband, Rep. John Buckner, Janet spent nearly two months fighting for the parental involvement bill he championed last year only to see it die in the Senate State Affairs Committee. At midsession, her optimism…
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Jumbled Boulder County Democratic Party caucus tallies come into focus
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The confusion sparked by blockbuster Super Tuesday voting in Boulder County continues. Early Wednesday, the county Democratic Party issued a news release announcing total voter turnout at 23,568, a figure subsequently cited by The Boulder Daily Camera. But statewide results listed by the Colorado Democratic Party include a Boulder County vote total of 17,275 with…
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VIDEO: Dems reignite battle over immigrant drivers licenses
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Launching what is sure to be a heated round of election-year debate, Democratic lawmakers announced Wednesday that they would be introducing two new bills in the coming weeks to rescue a 2-year-old program that provides driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants in the state. The program was hobbled by Republicans who opposed the plan when it…
