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THE PODIUM | A vote for paid family leave is a vote for real family values
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So much for family values. As the legislative session came to a close, in what appeared to be a partisan and political vote, state Senate Republican lawmakers defeated the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act – or FAMLI Act – which would have established paid family leave in our state. It was a pro-family and…
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Campaign launch to hike Colorado minimum wage sees good turn out, high energy
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Supporters of a statewide ballot initiative to increase the minimum wage to $12 an hour enjoyed an energetic formal launch on Wednesday in Denver. They’ll have to keep stoking and feeding off of the same grassroots energy if they hope to overcome stiff resistance from big-money business groups in the state. “There’s a lot of…
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Sherick tops Court in hot SD 31 voting this weekend; three-candidate contest continues
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Colorado politics watchers looking for more clarity on the tight state Senate District 31 race after this weekend’s Democratic Party assemblies will just have to wait. Emergency room doctor Steve Sherick topped veteran lawmaker Rep. Lois Court in assemblies held in Denver and Arapahoe counties, but both candidates won enough votes to make it onto…
